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Quick Tip: What to do when Bluetooth Abandons your Mac

Posted on 22 Feb 2012 by Jay

Image from http://www.iconspedia.com Last week I was presenting to about 60 people and everything was going swimmingly. Keynote, which rarely fails, was spot on; the music playing through the bluetooth connected Supertooth Disco I had selected was perfect for the audience; it couldn’t have been going better. That was until …

How I Work and Play with the MacBook Air

Posted on 20 Feb 2012 by Alex Jordan

I have owned my MacBook Air for a little over two months now. My previous piece regarding the matter sung the praises of the device. When I originally wrote that piece, the device was brand new to me. So, after living, working, and playing on the machine for a couple …

VLC 2.0 Now Available on OS X

Posted on 18 Feb 2012 by Thomas

VLC 2.0, the traffic cone-iest open source media player ever made, is now available for download on your Mac. There are a ton of technical highlights of the 2.0 features on the VLC homepage, but I’d actually recommend reading this VLC 2.0 MacStories post instead, which sums up the more …

Final Cut Pro X Updated, Multicam Support, Advanced Chroma Keying, XML Support

Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by Alex Jordan

During the summer of last year, Apple released Final Cut Pro X, which caused quite a stir. It was a total redesign of the Final Cut Pro video editing software. Some pro users disliked the redesign, but especially disliked the number of dropped features in the new release, such as …

Apple Seeds: The Benefits to Working at Apple, iPad/Tablet Shipments in Q4 2011, More

Posted on 26 Jan 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Apple To Offer Steep Discounts on Macs and iPads to Employees It is being reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook will …

Apple Announces Best Quarter Ever in Q1 2012 with $13.06 Billion in Profit

Posted on 24 Jan 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple has announced their financial results for calendar Q4 of 2011 and Q1 of 2012, wherein the company announced revenue $46.33 billion and net profit of $13.06 billion in profit. That works out to be $13.87 per diluted share. This compares to $26.7 billion in revenue, and 6 billion in …

Why Buy A Mac? I Don’t Get It….

Posted on 22 Jan 2012 by Joe Tomasone

Why buy a Mac?  I don’t get it… As a twenty-year plus Windows veteran, it’s obvious that I don’t need a Mac.  They are certainly more expensive than a comparable PC for no additional perceived value (with the possible exceptions of musicians, desktop publishers, and Photoshop users).  In fact, I …

Cinch for Mac Makes Managing App Windows a…Lot Easier

Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Thomas

If you’ve been looking for a clever mouse-driven window manager on the Mac, Cinch is it. $7 on the Mac App Store will net you the ability to take an app window (say, Mail, Safari, or Adium), drag it to the side of the screen, and have it auto-resize itself. …

Lifeworks Introduces New iHome-Branded Carrying Solutions For Apple Devices at CES

Posted on 11 Jan 2012 by Joe Tomasone

Are you a die hard Apple fan? Do you have a lot of iDevices that you want to carry around?    The new line of carrying and protective solutions introduced by Lifeworks (under the iHome brand) may be exactly what you’re looking for. The Smart Sleeve has a compartment for a …

iSource CES Coverage

Posted on 09 Jan 2012 by Joe Tomasone

Welcome to iSource’s coverage of the 2012 International CES! We will be roaming the show floor, bringing you the latest news of all things Apple. While Apple themselves will not be at the show, plenty of companies that make accessories will be there, and based on the advanced press releases …

iSource Picks of the Week

Posted on 06 Jan 2012 by Renkman

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks. Hopefully many of …