Category: Reviews-HowTos

Apple’s 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro has a problem: OS X doesn’t allow users to easily take full advantage of the Retina display. Specifically, OS X doesn’t provide a simple, quick way to switch between the many supported screen resolutions; in …

In some ways, Thunderbird 16’s open-source origins are a blessing. This free email client from the makers of Firefox—aided by a legion of dedicated volunteer programmers—offers more add-ons and customizable features than Apple’s Mail 6 () …

Just under a year ago, I wrote about how to create shared Reminders lists with iCloud. Back then, I explained that while you could create reminders and lists on your iPhone or iPad, the only way to create shared lists—which you and others could …

Loren Brichter created Tweetie, the incredible iPhone app that eventually became the official Twitter app. He invented pull-to-refresh. And if you had asked me what kind of app he might release as his long-awaited follow-up to Tweetie, boy, I neve…

Reader Chris Connors is not entirely happy with interactions between the Calendar and Mail applications. He writes:

I’m running Mountain Lion on my MacBook Air but I’m using an email client other than Mail. The problem I’m having is that e…

With the release of the Sony Alpha SLT-A55 and SLT-A33 in late 2010, Sony created a new category of camera, similar to a conventional digital SLR in many respects (same sensor size, lens mounts, general form factor) but with an ingenious technical…

Taking the dry complexities of legal battles and turning them on their head, Devil’s Attorney makes courtroom combat feel fresh and fun by re-envisioning the whole affair as a game of turn-based strategy. Unlike other offerings in the genre, you don’t …

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Who said that? Let me scroll back in Messages to find the exact person. (Ah, yes, George Santayana.)

One of iChat’s nicest features was the way it allowed you to sift through the t…

Planning a Halloween party can be a complicated task. You need to think about music, food, drinks, and most importantly, making sure your guests actually show up. Luckily, there are tech tips and tricks to make such things easier every step of the…

Rockmelt began life as a Mac browser a few years back, but newly released on the iPad, it aims to deliver an all-in-one web browsing, news reading, and social discovery service for well-connected tablet users. Embarking on a jack-of-all-trades approach…

The newest in the iPads is set to hit the stores in just a few weeks, with an anticipated release date of November 2nd after its launch this week on the 23rd.  The media event should be a good one this week, and we’re assuming that the star of the show will me the new […]

I just upgrade to Mountain Lion and was having trouble accessing my Yahoo POP email account. In my intelligence, I deleted the account and went to reset the settings. Afterwards, I noticed that I had lost all of my email on the POP account hat I had no…

It’s a clever idea, using physical figures or toys to interact with the iPad’s touchscreen, but much of the time it simply proves a novelty: a short-lived diversion that deflates once you realize you’d rather be playing a great, standalone tablet game …

What’s more important than education at a university? If you ask Adult Swim, the answer seems to be balancing out the proximal science of love for all who attend. In a bizarre case of opposites attracting, girls adore robots, cooing when placed next to…

In keeping with the simple, relaxed style of its signature beachwear, Tavik’s Time case for iPhone 5 is a model of mellow functionality. The hard shell case snaps on easily, and offers easy access to your iPhone’s controls. The signature cross logo is …

When gamers want more from their experience, they typically go one of two directions. Those wanting to improve their chances will go for high-end equipment in the hope that it will help them react faster than their opponents, usually through gaming key…