Austin Mac Works Blog: Gretchen Heber

ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

Have you seen ABC's knock-off of the famous Macintosh TV commercial? The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has copied Apple’s famous 1984 commercial to promote its upcoming new singing show called Duets. Alluding to George Orwell’s 1984 novel, ABC’s commercial ...

ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

How To: Use GarageBand’s “Learn to Play”

Apple has made it really easy to learn how to play an instrument at home. The application GarageBand comes standard with the Mac OS, and with it, you can learn the fundamentals of how to play basic, rock or blues guitar, or piano. To get started, launch GarageBand,...

Steve Jobs Documentary Coming to Austin

Steve Jobs Documentary Coming to Austin

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, a documentary feature, will open at select Landmark theaters in 19 cities around the US beginning May 11, including in Austin. The interview was conducted by Robert Cringely a few months before Apple bought NeXT and brought Jobs back to...

Apple Updates Several iOS Apps

Apple Updates Several iOS Apps

Apple recently released updates to several of its iOS apps, including GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto and Cards. iPhoto for iOS received its first update since its release in March. Version 1.0.1 (113 MB) includes a Copy Link button for your journal’s URL to use when...

Check Out Apple’s “Find Out How” Videos

Check Out Apple’s “Find Out How” Videos

Want some great instruction straight from the source? Apple has a gem of a resource, available free. Check out Apple's great “Find Out How” videos—terrific resources for learning everything Mac, including wireless connections as well as Mac software such as iChat....

Products We Love: Mobee Magic NumPad

Products We Love: Mobee Magic NumPad

  Mobee Technology's nifty Magic NumPad transforms your ordinary Magic Trackpad. By applying one their of three magical, reusable films onto your Magic Trackpad, you can turn it into a numeric keyboard with a space for Trackpad gestures, or a full numeric...

How to: Set Applications to Automatically Launch at Startup

Products We Love: Kogeto Dot

We here at Austin MacWorks love this nifty little video camera. The Kogeto Dot allows you to shoot 360° panoramic video from the palm of your hand. Snap Dot onto your iPhone 4 or 4S, download the free Looker app, and instantly record fully immersive 360° videos right...

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