Joost is a new application for Mac and PC that allows you to watch the TV programs you want, the way you want it, on your computer. With a super cool interface and instant playback, the Joost beta shows amazing potential for taking it’s place as my TV solution. Listen in to the review here. [...]
I was asked a little while back if I wanted to take on a small project and I jumped at the chance. I was given some mockups for the pages in the site and asked to turn all that into a website, in 3 weeks. 1 week early I gave the guy the files and [...]
For those who haven’t saw elsewhere on the net today, RapidWeaver 3.6 was released. RapidWeaver is the best website creation and management application for Mac available, with tons of plugins, great themes, and a general ease of use and elegance that lets you get up and running quickly. The 3.6 release adds features such as [...]
So I’m addicted to web browsers. I switch between browsers at whim when I see a feature that I really like. I’ve flirted with tons of decent browsers for Mac and have happily lived with Camino for the past 6 months or so. However, other browsers are seeing new features and plugins, and those just [...]
Ever wondered why your Party Shuffle won’t sync with your iPod? This reader sent in an email some time ago to correct the problem involving a few smart playlists in iTunes. He recommends using an Automator action to set the comments field of some songs to something useful. In this example, we’ll use “Mac Fanatic”. [...]
I’ve been asked to compare some features found in the three popular solutions for running Windows on a Mac, so here is that episode. Boot Camp is Apple’s own implementation allowing you to either use your computer as a Mac, or turn it off and restart and use it as a Windows PC. Disadvantages include [...]
For those who haven’t heard of the most amazing web statistical software ever created, Mint, I encourage you to stop reading this post and download it now. Your life will never be the same. I just had to throw this out there because I find myself doing it all the time. I check my mint [...]
I wanted to point everyone over to the MacReview Cast this past week. I was asked to present a 5 minute review for the show, so I talked about Schoolhouse 2. In case you’ve never listened in, it’s a great Mac podcast that crams several application reviews into one episode. You’ll come away with so [...]
I wanted to let everyone know that I spent most of this Saturday setting up a message board system here on the site. You can access that at http://www.macfanatic.net/board/. Please go forth and register on the boards. Pick out an avatar from the gallery or upload one of your own. Then start some discussions and [...]
In this episode I take a look at Coda, the new integrated web development application created by Panic Software. Coda was created as an application to help web developers streamline their workflow by letting you edit and preview CSS and text files, search documenation, and manage file revisions with a built-in FTP tool. Screenshots (Click [...]