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Mac Simplified: Every Preloaded App on Your Mac: The Complete Guide

What Applications Are included with the Mac, and what do they do? This is the first question we’ll answer in our new continuous series on simplifying the Mac. We’ve created a huge guide to simplify and demystify each and every app, and even some hidden ones, on your mac, so even a new mac user will never have to say “What does that app do”? We...

There’s a Psychologist in your Mac- Mac Easter Eggs 2

I wrote yesterday about some easter eggs hidden deep within the mac, and today I’ll write about some more great ones. Access your inner self- The Terminal Psychologist Terminal has a built-in ‘Psychologist bot’ that’s very entertaining to play with. Here’s how to access it. Open up Terminal from your utilities folder. Type in “emacs” Press ESC and X at the same time. You will see...

Play Tetris on Your Mac, and Other Easter Eggs- How To

Mac OSX has a ton of “easter eggs” (fun hidden features) built in, but not many people know them. Did you know you can play snake, and tetris, and pong straight from Terminal? I put just a few of the best easter eggs and fun little tricks here. How To Play Tetris, Snake, and More for free- no downloads necessary Open up Terminal from...

Icy Tower App Review ($2.99)- Mac Games

(MM-M-M-MM) Confused? If you aren’t,  you’ve probably played Icy Tower before. Those are the first few sounds of their signature theme song which is so damn catchy. But Icy Tower is more than that. Icy Tower is an absolutely classic game that I had on the first PC I owned several years ago. I can not say Nostalgia didn’t play a part in my...

What Does The New Macbook Pro Mean For You?

So, at WWDC Apple completely revamped the Macbook line. I could spend this post recapping the features, but I’m not going to do that. I’m going to answer some questions I’ve gotten on whether the new Macbook Pros are worth getting for you, and what this means for computing. Tomorrow I’ll cover the details of the 2012 Retina Macbook Air, but for today it’s...