Category: 874: Eye Tracking and The Patent War, Speed Up Your Older MacBook Pro, MacBook Air/Pro Battery Fix, The All-New AirPort Extreme & AirPort Time Capsule

There comes a time when you are shopping for a computer when you find yourself gasping at the price tag. It is no mystery; you get what you pay for when you buy a Mac. But that doesn’t mean you always have to drop $1000 to enjoy the robust and reliable performance of a Mac.…

The intelligent, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station with simultaneous dual-band support is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or office. It offers next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology and delivers high-performance wireless access for Mac computers, PCs, and Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV. — OR — Back up a…

In yesterday’s Keynote presentation at WWDC 2013, Apple announced a few new products and a bunch of new features for both iOS and OS X. Two products that I feel weren’t given their fair share of the limelight were the new base stations — the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. Apple is keeping consistent…

If you’ve ever had a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro’s battery disappear at random, it can be a disconcerting feeling. This is often accompanied by an “X” in the battery menu, the message “No Batteries Available”, and a very sluggish Mac. Even after a reboot, the Mac will often have fans running at full speed…

Lately, my pet project has been to try and improve the performance of my 2009 13-inch MacBook Pro as much as possible. I am a speed freak when it comes to my technology. I maxed out the memory at 8 gigabytes which allows me to run multiple things at once, but I find that my…

In this age of technology, a lot of companies — notably Samsung and LG — are using front-facing cameras as part of the interface with their smart phones. Samsung was the first to integrate technology into the camera that would track eye movement. Basically, what this means is that your phones will be able to…

Welcome to another edition of Tech Tails! Another week has gone by and we are now one day into WWDC 2013! There have been plenty of exciting things announced so far (among them OS X “Mavericks”, iOS7, a brand-spankin’ new, redesigned Mac Pro), and the conference will continue through the week. We here in the…