No, there isn’t a new release of Mac OS X just yet, but there are obviously some users out there (mostly within Apple’s ranks) that are apparently testing out some early versions of the OS. This is known because of the sudden surge in web logs, where the user agent identifies itself as Mac OS X 10.7. Most of these users are coming from the IP Address 17.x.x.x. This further suggests that the release is still deep within Apple, but does give us evidence that the new system is in the works, and should be coming to us this fall.

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This christmas, iTunes has a gift for you. The coolest part is that it is like one of those oddball gifts from that far-off step aunt that actually wants you to open her gift early, only this one you actually want to use.

iTunes has released a music sampler pack (iTunes Link) for anyone that wants it this christmas, for free. The best part about this gift is that it not only includes 20 favorite christmas tunes, but it also includes an iTunes LP. This is a great introduction to iTunes LP if you haven’t had the chance to try one out yet. Read the rest of this entry »

A few days ago, Apple acquired a new company, that many speculated could show us a glimpse of the future for our beloved iTunes. Now, those rumors have been confirmed by the Wall Street Journal. WSJ claims that according to “people familiar with the matter” , not only was the acquisition for a totaled $85 million, but that the new acquisition will mean that a new form of iTunes is coming.

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One thing I have always enjoyed about my Mac is the high amount of free little applications that are available for it. For some reason, the mac community tends to scratch each other’s backs and create various little applications, that add functionality that you probably never thought you would want. I have ran across a countless number of these “mini apps” over the years and it is now my pleasure to present to you the top 5 mini mac apps that you never knew you needed. Once you start using these, you will probably never be able to live without them again. At the bottom of the article you will be able to give your own ratings for each application. No sign-up is necessary so be sure to vote.

5 Mini Mac Apps That You Never Knew You Needed

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#5 – Caffeine

I guarantee no one ever thought that installing an app would solve this problem. But we have probably all felt the pain of life without it. Have you ever been watching a movie, presenting a keynote, or just plain staring at your computer when it all of a sudden dims or goes to sleep? We all know the solution… and we all go through the same process. It starts off by jiggling the mouse to wake it up again. Then we realize how annoying that could be, but go straight on working. A few seconds later it does it again. Now we are sort of upset, so we go to system preferences to change the screensaver settings, but then pause when we realize that we will probably forget to change it back again and will eventually come back to our macbook down the road and it will be dead because it didn’t auto-dim or auto-sleep. So we close system preferences and resort to jiggling the mouse every 30 seconds. However, every time we jiggle that mouse we think to ourselves, “I wish there was a better way”. Well now there is, load your computer with caffeine and it will never sleep again (well, until it wears off). Read the rest of this entry »