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Posted on June 30, 2008

A tale of two XBMCs

XBMC, the XBox Media Center, started out its life as a piece of media center software for hacked XBoxes. After much success, its open source status has spawned some new projects — including those for the Mac. Get to know the two leading projects.

OS X XBMC. The most loyal port for the Mac, the OS [...]

Posted on June 24, 2008

Software Review :: Stomp 1.8

Video sharing is gaining more popularity than ever, but there are still some obstacles to overcome — mainly the video’s size. That’s where Stomp comes in. Stomp is a simple app with a not-so-simple task: reducing a video’s size into something more manageable for whatever use is intended for it. If you have to process [...]

Posted on June 20, 2008

Five uses for an “old” Mac

Maybe you just bought the latest Mac on the market and have your old one lying around doing nothing. Take a look at your “old” Mac — does it still work? Does it have a G4 processor, at least? Well, here are five quick ideas as to how it may be put back to work [...]

Posted on June 17, 2008

Safari not your thing? Firefox 3 is here!

Even if the majority of Mac users are content with Safari — the #1 Mac web browser — no two web browsers are alike. Today, to much anticipation and enthusiasm, the 3.0 version of Firefox has arrived. With more speed, notable new features, and a more Mac-like interface — Firefox 3 is a big improvement. [...]

Posted on June 16, 2008

The current state of Apple and videogames

Even though Apple likes to turn around and ignore the shortcomings of Mac gaming, it has pushed videogames in some of its recent keynotes like never before. But beyond the patented Apple Reality Distortion Field, what is the current state of videogames for all Apple users?
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