Got a PDF form you need to fill out? The new “Mountain Lion” update for the Mac comes with a clever trick up its sleeves: the ability to fill in blanks and checkboxes on just about any PDF, including those that weren’t designed for easy text entry....
One of the best—and, potentially, most annoying—features in the new “Mountain Lion” update is Notification Center, which pops up banners and alerts for incoming email, to-do items, upcoming appointments, and other noteworthy events. That’s all well...
Want to know the No. 1 question I heard after last year’s “Lion” update for the Mac? Here you go: “What happened to the scroll bars, and how do I get them back?” Well, bad news first. The new Mac OS X “Mountain Lion” update...
Joel writes: Hey Ben, I just read your tips on the Mountain Lion release. Should I go ahead and update my MacBook Pro ASAP or wait a couple of weeks for the initial bugs to be fixed? Hi Joel! Yes, it’s pretty exciting when a new version of the Mac operating...
The latest version of the Mac operating system has arrived with a grab bag of enticing new features, including a “Notification Center” with alerts for incoming e-mail and calendar alerts, voice dictation, text messaging with iPhone, iPad, and other Mac...
How big is too big? That’s the burning question about Samsung’s new Galaxy Note, a speedy Android smartphone with a five-inch touchscreen and its own stylus. Read on for my full review and our podcast about the massive Note. Also this week: My take on the...
Hey, didn’t we all just upgrade our iMacs and MacBooks to OS X 10.7, a.k.a. “Lion”? Yep, we sure did—yet here’s Apple, already announcing a new version of the Mac operating system. Dubbed “Mountain Lion,” the latest version of OS X...
