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After chatting with some of you, I’ve discovered that a considerable amount of readers to this blog are also bloggers. So why not take advantage of that and write some tips for the bloggers who work on a Mac? Here some quick and easy tips for consideration.

If you listen to your iTunes music through your AirPort Express’ audio-out, then you already know how impractical it is to control it if the originating computer is far. Even if you just want simple iTunes control — no matter how you use it — here’s a simple solution, courtesy of the free iPhone Remote [...]

BackRow is the piece of software that powers every Apple TV out there — and since Apple TVs are basically slimmed-down Macs, you figure you may simulate one in them. Now, if you’ve got a spare (Intel) Mac in your house, you can now easily convert it to an Apple TV. All you’ve got to [...]

HandBrake is an amazing app that allows you to rip your personal collection of DVDs. What many people do not know is just how easy it has become to use, thanks to the last few updates. This one-minute video demo shows that the whole process of ripping a DVD can be in as little as [...]

Throughout the first year there were more than 180 posts in Mac Recon, which roughly translates into one post every two days — you be the judge whether that’s a good number. Sure, there were some posts that were more popular than others, and here are the best ten of them. Traffic, graphs, dugg posts… [...]