Mac OS X
Should You Buy a Used MacBook?
Dennis, a member of the Gnomies community, asked: “Is it a good idea to buy a secondhand or refurbished MacBook Pro?” Dennis, this is an excellent question and one with several answers. I’ll try to break things down here in a way that covers most of the opinions out there either for or against buying [...]
How to Run Multiple EVE Online Clients on OS X
EVE Online is one of the most popular MMO titles available for the Mac, and many EVE players enjoy running multiple clients and controlling several characters at the same time. Unlike most MMOs, EVE doesn’t require the constant undivided attention that most online games require. This allows players to easily switch between clients and assign [...]
Revisiting iVisit – Conference Calling Like We Did Last Decade
A bit over a decade ago I began toying around with my first webcam, a product called iBOT distributed by the now-defunct company Orange Micro. iBOT was a cute little translucent-gray and blue FireWire camera shaped like an eyeball and mounted on a foot-shaped pedestal. I’d impulsively purchased the little guy after spotting him at [...]
Apple Wireless Keyboard Review
I made the purchase of the Apple wireless keyboard late last week with the intentions of giving you lovely people my first impressions of this keyboard. However, that never materialised because of a few circumstances out of my control. The keyboard costs £57 in the United Kingdom and $69 in the United States. This article [...]
Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac: Windows 8 and Beyond
This is a sponsored post that I’ve written on behalf of Parallels. All opinions are 100% my own. Parallels is currently offering an impressive deal in its flagship program, Parallels Desktop 7. Parallels has long been one of the most popular and feature-rich virtual machine solutions for the Mac. Running within OS X, Parallels gives [...]
The Ethics Behind the Hackintosh Computer (And Other Things)
Last week, my fellow LockerGnome writer Matt Ryan discussed the legality of Hackintosh computers. That is, non-Apple-branded computers that run OS X. From the community’s reaction, it appears to be a very sensitive topic for some of our readers. While Matt was working on his article, once in a while he would bring the topic [...]
How PayPal and Apple’s Fraud Policies Punish the Honest User
In mid-November last year, I woke up to the sound of my inbox suddenly being flooded with new messages. I have things set to alert me whenever PayPal, Wells Fargo, or iTunes emails me because I know that means that money is either being given to me or taken away. To my surprise, what I [...]
Are Hackintosh Computers Legal?
It seems that a week doesn’t go by that we don’t have someone in the community asking about Hackintosh computers. Hackintosh is a nickname given to a PC, made of non-Apple components, which runs on some version of OS X. Simply put, this is seen as an inexpensive method of building a Mac without having [...]
OS X (10.8) Mountain Lion: Unifying the Computing Experience
Within a year of Apple’s release of Lion (Mac OS X 10.7), they’re preparing to unleash Mountain Lion – providing even more of an integrated experience for those people who rely heavily on iOS devices (or, as I like to call ‘em: the gateway drugs). If you take the time to watch the teaser video [...]
How to Do a Clean Reinstallation of OS X Lion
Being in the business of testing and tinkering with computers, it’s no surprise that I have to format and reinstall once in a while. This habit is closely associated with Windows machines, which are larger targets for viruses and other malicious software. Contrary to popular belief, there are occasions where you might find yourself needing [...]
