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iWork.com Public Beta Gains Presentation and Publishing Enhancements

Apple has released an announcement, via e-mail, that enhancements to iWork.com Apple’s public beta online service for iWork ’09 users have been released. This announcement came out of the blue regarding a service that has definitely been off the radar for a long time and...

Mac App Store Says “@@errorNum@@” AppleCare Says Try Again Later

I had originally experimented with the Mac App Store on my desktop computer installing a number of free and paid for applications. Now, I’ve finally gotten around to trying to install the same applications onto my MacBook Air just to see if I could, but...

Ruh Roh Sales Taxes May Make Some Mac App Store Deals Not So Great

I’ve been exploring the Mac App Store and discovered another little tidbit that might pose a problem for some frugally minded people – like me. I was looking for apps that I already owned that might be in the App Store and I found one...

Mac App Store Some Things You May Have Missed

Apple has opened the Mac App Store today ushering a new era for Mac software distribution. It is an interesting new way to get software for your Mac in a way many of you are already used to using for the iPhone, iPod touch, and...

Another Fix for Flickering MacBook Air External Displays [How to]

According to a post on Apple Discussion forums by user addcore AppleCare suggested a fix for the occasional problem where an external monitor attached to a MacBook Air would flicker. However, the fix doesn’t seem to be a complete cure, but according to addcore, ” I’ve...

Manage How You Use Your Disk Space on Any Mac [How To]

Apple’s new 11-inch Macbook Air with a 64Gb SSD drive is said to be very popular and flying off the shelves at Apple Stores everywhere and beyond. It represents  the smallest notebook computer that Apple makes and the default base model ships with the smallest...

Skype With Video Calling for iPhone Released

Skype’s official iOS client can now make video calls using an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, or fourth-generation iPod touch. People using any of these devices can share real-time video between themselves and people using Skype clients on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. If you...

2010′s Best Hardware Peripherals for Your Mac [Year in Review]

Here’s our 2010 Year in Review of the best 10 hardware peripherals for your Mac that we’ve come across in the last twelve months. If you missed any of these or didn’t get a chance to check them out for some reason or another, don’t...

Apple Publishes Six Free Electronic Books for Developers

Apple’s passing out Christmas gifts early for Mac and iOS developers. The company is offering six development books covering Mac OS X and iOS development — for free. The new eBooks aren’t really new, but they haven’t been available in the iBookstore until today. Previously...

Stolen iPhone in Houston Ends With Suspect Apprehended After Fiery Crash

According to a recent Houston Chronicle story an iPhone has once again saved the day and solved a crime. This particular iPhone was stolen from a female jogger, who was jogging with a friend, during an armed robbery that occurred in the 700 block of...

Apple Releases iBooks 1.2 Adds PDF Printing and Collections

Apple has released an updated version of iBooks, version 1.2, introduces PDF printing and Collections. Collections allow you to organize your books and PDFs. The app is now able to provide better graphics support for children’s books and there is even an option that will...

MobileMe Login Woes — Change Expiring Apple ID Account Passwords [How To]

Something new and unexpected happened to me today. I, like many others including other staffers at Cult of Mac, found ourselves unable to log into mobileme.com. If you attempt to log in the MobileMe log in screen is absolutely no help whatsoever. There is no...