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How to make and receive calls from your Mac

How to make and receive calls from your Mac

Christopher Lee · May 12, 2018

You don’t have to reach for your mobile every time you need to make a phone call. If you have an iPhone running iOS 8 or higher, then you can make and receive phone calls from many of macOS’ built-in apps, including FaceTime, Contacts, Safari, Spotlight and Mail. When you place or take a call […]

Have I Been Pwned? Check whether your password has been stolen

Have I Been Pwned? Check whether your password has been stolen

Christopher Lee · May 11, 2018

Someone logging into your account without your permission can be a frightening experience! If it’s ever happened to you, then hopefully it was just a friend who wanted to post something embarrassing to your Facebook page, but often people hack into accounts with much more than practical jokes in mind. If a hacker ever gains […]

Alternatives to Paid mac apps

Great free alternatives to must-have paid Mac apps

Lisa Sinclair · Oct 19, 2015

You don’t have to pay for everything these days, what with the great open source applications available over the internet. This post will cover the ins and outs of some free applications which are free alternatives to iTunes & Quicktime, Microsoft Office and iWork, and Photoshop, Aperture and Adobe Lightroom.

Mail in OS X El Capitan

What’s New in Mail 9 – OS X El Capitan

Roland Banks · Oct 12, 2015

Mail on the Mac is sometimes believed not to be the most feature-rich email app available, but it’s baked right into OS X and is the default mail client. It’s also more than good enough for the majority of people and offers some nice features that make it that little bit easier to compose and read messages. In the latest […]

New to OS X Yosemite? – 12 Apps You Should Go Download Right Now

Harry Robinson · Apr 28, 2015

With so many apps available for Apple’s OS X operating system, it’s hard to tell which are worth a download, and which aren’t. Hopefully this article will help shine a light on those Yosemite apps that you just can’t do without. 1. Caffeine Free from the Mac App Store Caffeine is a small app that […]

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8 Essential OS X Developer Tools

Roland Banks · Jul 10, 2012

In recent years, dozens of superb tools have become available that let you create stunning Mac and iOS applications. The Mac is an ideal platform because independent developers can control the entire process and release apps to the mass market through the app store.

Suit Yourself – The Men’s Outfit Creator for iPhone

Suit Yourself – The Men’s Outfit Creator for iPhone

Christopher Lee · Jul 6, 2012

While many of us bought the iPhone to facilitate our addiction to Angry Birds – admit it! – there are some for whom the device serves as a glass and aluminium complement to their expensively tailored looks. These men about town, whose wardrobes are almost uniquely composed of suits and Burberry pullovers, are the market […]

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Best Fax Apps on the Mac

Roland Banks · May 1, 2012

We might be living in the advanced technological age of email and the Internet, but there was a time when the fax was one of the essential items of any office. Nowadays, it’s still sometimes necessary to send documents by fax, but the vast majority of people don’t have access to a fax machine unless […]

Three Alternatives To Instagram

Three Alternatives To Instagram

Christopher Lee · Apr 20, 2012

If you’ve already closed your Instagram account and don’t know what to with the photos you’ve got, then this is the post for you. If you haven’t yet done that and want to, you can find out how to do that here. Instagram has long been one of the most popular photo sharing sites on […]

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