It has become a tradition for Apple to announce its ‘Back to School’ specials during the first week of June. While it’s not June yet, June is just a month ... Read More

If you were considering attending this year’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), then you can stop thinking and start relaxing; the conference has been sold out. The annual WWDC is scheduled ... Read More

Apple has repeatedly said that it won’t build a Mac netbook because it doesn’t know how to make a sub-$500 portable Mac that would be worthy of the Macintosh name. But ... Read More

Current developer builds of Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) show substantial new QuickTime features that will be part of the OS. The new QuickTime features appear to include screen recording, ... Read More

Pixelmator from the Pixelmator Team has got to be one of the coolest Mac-only image editing applications around. It uses Leopard’s Core Graphics to provide advanced graphics capabilities that can ... Read More

Apple has revealed the winner of the one billion app countdown contest: Connor Mulcahey, age 13, of Weston, CT. Courtesy of Apple Conner downloaded Bump, a free app that swaps contact information ... Read More

According to a new patent application filed with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office), future versions of the Safari web browser may include built-in volume controls. The patent shows ... Read More

The Street and its analysts predicted gloom and doom for Apple’s quarterly results, with both iPod and Mac share losses. Instead, iPod sales continue to increase market share. Mac sales, ... Read More

American soldiers have been carrying the iPod touch into Afghanistan and Iraq for just about as long as the devices have been available. But now, according to Newsweek, the military ... Read More

The background noise on the rumor mill is picking up, and the buzz seems to be about an Apple netbook product. If you remember, Steve Jobs has in the past ... Read More

This morning Apple released four new Get a Mac ads, with the Mac and PC guys at it again. These are the first Get a Mac ads for 2009; the ... Read More

Live Interior 3D from BeLight software is a 3D modeling tool for the Mac. Targeted directly at consumers, Live Interior 3D allows you to quickly harness the power of your ... Read More

Electronista cites an annual report from Forrester Research that gives Apple a wide lead in customer satisfaction, user experience, ease of use, and meeting needs. In its “Customer Experience Index ... Read More

Symantec is reporting in its Virus Bulletin (subscription required) that it may have discovered what may be the first botnet composed of infected Macs. The newly discovered iBotnet (cute name, ... Read More

Apple has been accelerating its developer seeds of OS X 10.5.7. This usually indicates that the development phase is winding down, as fewer and fewer bugs need to be fixed ... Read More

Microsoft has created a demo version of Office 2008 for Mac. This 30-day fully-functional demo includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Messenger, and Entourage. One of the knocks against Microsoft has been ... Read More

I’ve gone through my share of hard drives over the years. Over time, I’ve replaced all of the stock Apple-supplied drives in every Mac we have ever owned. Sometimes we ... Read More

Jude, an About: Macs reader, jogged my memory about Snood, a game I frequently played in pre-OS X days. Snood, a remarkably funny and addictive puzzle game, was recently released ... Read More

The App Store is rapidly approaching the one billion downloads mark and to celebrate, Apple has launched a 1 Billion App Countdown Promotion. Courtesy of Apple “As of today, nearly one billion ... Read More

According to DigiTimes, Apple has placed orders for 100 million 8 Gigibit flash RAM modules, which can hold 1 GB of memory. This large order, placed with Samsung and other ... Read More

Autodesk, the makers of AutoCAD, are sending an ‘Apple 2009 Survey’ to some current AutoCAD users. The survey was also mentioned in a recent blog by Shaan Hurley, Autodesk’s platform ... Read More

Owners of the least expensive model of the MacBook have been reporting cracks and blemishes showing up on their machines for some time. Apple has been covering repairs of cracks ... Read More

It’s Tuesday, so I did my usual check to see if Apple made any new product or service announcements. Sure enough, earlier this morning Apple announced two new Xserve models ... Read More

According to iPodNN, Apple has posted a new job listing for a “camera project manager,” who will be responsible for the design, development, and integration of cameras across iPhone and ... Read More

Jym O, an About: Macs reader, suggested Ambrosia Software’s iSeek as a good choice for a budget software pick. After taking this sleek little application for a spin, I have ... Read More

Yesterday pfc1 posed an interesting question in the About: Macs forums, about using a flash drive to transfer a folder between an Intel-based iMac and an older G4. Once he ... Read More

Each week I pick a software application that meets our goals for quality software with extraordinary value. I would like to hear from you, our About: Macs readers. Please nominate ... Read More