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How To Use Apple’s Magic Mouse on a Windows PC

Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by UzEE.

Apple’s hardware is notorious for having elegant designs backed by innovative engineering. From their desktops (like iMacs) to handheld devices (like the iPods), every single piece of hardware is an example of excellent craftsmanship.

So is the case with their newly unveiled Magic Mouse, which replaced their previous Mighty Mouse in their mainstream desktop lineup. The Magic Mouse’s main highlight isn’t its curved design or the elegant build – it’s what features it packs. The whole surface of the mouse is a capacitive sensor giving you full multi-touch control over your Mac.

Unfortunately, those in the Windows PC camp (which includes Bootcamp users) were left in the cold because the mouse only worked with Apple’s machines. And to make things worse, the only devices with similar functionality for the PC market are a couple of engineering prototypes by Microsoft – which even though are far more advanced, would still require lots of time before going mainstream.

Thankfully to fill in this gap, a couple of wonderful people from UnEasySilence have managed to make their Magic Mouse work on computers running Microsoft Windows. Here is a simple how-to guide for you to get the same functionality on your machine.

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Picturesque: Photo Edits for Mac that Trump Photoshop

Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

There is no doubt that Photoshop has become the heavy hitter with photo edits and graphic creation. Adobe has laid it’s dominance down for quite sometime, and with the acquisition of Macromedia, there is little out there to offer competition enough to change the tide of popularity. Several open source applications have risen up to tackle the behemoth, the most popular being GIMP. GIMP has acquired quite the following but even those followers admit that Photoshop offers a bevy of choices that GIMP still does not offer.

But what about the casual user who just wants to touch up photos? Photoshop can have a steep learning curve for those not familiar with the product, and more time will be spent learning the applicatoin then actual work. So where is the happy medium for a user where an application is both easy to use, and quick to make the edits necessary? The answer comes in a small Mac application called Picturesque.

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iSale: eBay Auction Application for Mac

Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

When eBay launched it was the second coming. Millions of people flocked to its services in order to be the first to sell this, or the first to acquire that. There was no doubt that the online world was never the same. Whether it was ready for it or not eBay would become an online merchant phenomenon that would go global.

Shortly after, came the evolution of eBay stores that would save the uninitiated and simply take items, sell them on eBay for people and in turn take a percentage off the top before paying the owner of the sold item. Seemed like a lucrative business, and for awhile it was, but ultimately the concept faded away and fewer and fewer of these strategies seemed viable.

Today, there is a great application that brings back the simplicity of letting someone else sell your stuff on eBay.  It’s called iSale!

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The Ins and Outs of Jaikoz Audio File Meta Data Program

Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by LesliePoston.

I am a Mac junkie, and a music lover. I have over 80GB of music, most of which I’ve imported from records, cassettes and CDs that I own. This means that much of my collection had issues with tags, missing album art and more meta data problems than you could shake a stick at. Then a friend recommended Jaikoz to me and I must say that it has made me a very happy girl.

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Backup Your Mac with SuperDuper

Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

As a Mac user I am protective of my information and understand that while Macs might have the myth of “never getting a virus” around them, it’s not always true. Infections can indeed attack a Mac, and they are also just as susceptible to hardware failure over time as a standard Windows machine

Because of these facts, I like to take precautions with SuperDuper, a great backup software for Macs.

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Free Mac PDF Reader: Skim

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

As an avid Mac user, I’m sharing with the Lost in Technology audience some very cool tools that I have come across thanks to recommendations, deep research, and pure blind luck. I’m typically pretty open to find ways to do things better if not easier. Anything to make my digital life easier will attract my attention and probably deserves a download. I try very hard to give every opportunity to the applications I download, and while not all of them are successes, I do enjoy the ones I keep.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Mac tools that you should check out for yourself. I won’t say that you HAVE to have them only because I know Mac users are individuals all with their own tastes, but I think you’ll like some of the apps that I post up here. If you know of an app that you’d like mentioned, let me know.  Leave it in the comment section, and I’ll be happy to highlight it for you and the audience.

Enough with the introduction, let’s get into our first recommended Mac tool, Skim PDF reader.

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MacWorld Screensavers Shared

Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

Are screensavers even relevant these days? A good question, considering most of us spend so much time on the design of our laptops and desktops.  Screensavers used to add a certain flare that even when we weren’t using them made them still interesting.

Apple fans will be happy to know that screensavers are still relevant, and while not all are free, those shared by MacWorld’s Dan Frakes are really beautiful to look at.

“Free Mac Screensavers ” is just the tip of the iceberg when seeking out new and interesting screensavers for your computer’s idle time.  Besides the screensavers in the article, you can also try these Top 5 Screen Savers for your Mac:

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Top 5 Blogging Tools for Mac: #4 Pingoat, #5 Pukka

Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by Luis Sandoval.

This final post to my “Top 5…” series is a combo post to wrap up with some smaller tools that bloggers on Apple’s OSX platform will truly appreciate. In previous posts, the tools that related to blogging were mainly composition tools that utilized to make your post as powerful and interesting as needed.

Starting with research, to writing, to image manipulation. By now your post is done, and ready to be read by the world. Whether you’re writing from a free blogging site or paying for your own site with private hosting, these tools are vital and can make your blog process as quick and easy as possible.

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