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Sparrow: A simplified Mac email app. It looks cool, but IMAP support is still lacking.
By paul | March 25, 2011
Today I gave Sparrow a try. It’s a simplified Mac email app that recently gained support for imap email accounts. Prior to version 1.1 it was strictly for use with Google’s gmail (which I don’t use). I was curious about the idea of using a much more streamlined email client. Currently I use Apple’s Mail, and although [...]
If you haven’t already heard, Apple updated its entire line of Macbook Pros this morning. Like usual, the new models have updated processors, graphics cards, etc… But the biggest new feature is the addition of a new port called, Thunderbolt. From Apple: “…Ultrafast and ultraflexible, the Thunderbolt pipeline is more than 12 times faster than FireWire [...]
If you use a Mac, it’s very important that you read this, even if you don’t use Safari. Republished from Brian Mastenbrook: Disclosure of information vulnerability in Safari Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 Last edited Tue, 13 Jan 2009 I have discovered that Apple’s Safari browser is vulnerable to an attack that allows a [...]
You can save 20% on Culture Code’s excellent task manager, Things, by using the coupon code, “thingspresale20″ before January 15th, 2009. I was using OmniFocus, but after a demo at Macworld I decided to make the switch to Things. I don’t have time to write a full review right now, but I wanted to mention [...]
When Apple first announced that they were moving all of their displays to glossy, I was, in a word, horrified. I’ve always preferred the matte displays and I didn’t like this move at all. When Apple announced the new 17″ Macbook Pro at Macworld 2009, they said we would actually still have the choice on [...]
Why we can’t replace the battery in the new 17″ Macbook Pro, and can we still get to the hard drive?
By paul | January 6, 2009
One of the great things about the new 15″ unibody Macbook Pro is the ease at which you can get to the battery, RAM, and hard drive. You simply flip a latch on the underside of the computer and a panel opens up giving you access to everything. In previous generations, the hard drive was [...]
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