Marin Mac Tech

Apple Now Owns the Page Turn Apple was granted a design patent this week for the page turn in an e-reader application. This is not from The Onion.

Marin County Sample Voter Guide available at the app store! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marin-county-voter-guide/id517296837?mt=8

Marin County Voter Guide Get Marin County Voter Guide on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.

Got my hands on a new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. You don't think you need one until you have one.

MacBookPros are a display of engineering mastery, but how easy ($$) will it be to fix 'em when things go wrong? http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Retina-Display-Teardown/9493/1 #.T-KQtCtYuD5

MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Teardown The MacBook Pro's Retina Display was lovingly disassembled on June 19, 2012.

Photo Geeks this Update is for you! Update to iPhoto (9.3) unifies the libraries with Aperture. http://www.apertureexpert.com/tips/2012/6/16/understanding-the-iphoto-93-and-aperture-33-unified-library.html

Website Login - ApertureExpert.com — Your resource for tips, training, presets and more for Apple's. I’ve been asked many times how you can support the free tips & tricks, and say “thanks” for the answers in the forums, so I’ve finally added “contribute” buttons to the site. Any and all recurring or one-time contributions are greatly appreciated, and allow me to put more time and energy into Apertu...

To AppleCare or Not to Care on your new Mac? Folks ask me this one often. I recommend it! More often than not, I've seen AppleCare save folks $$ when it comes to hardware failures and major repairs. Now if you could just skip to the front of the Genius Bar... http://www.apple.com/support/products/

Apple - Support - AppleCare AppleCare offers a range of service and support products for your Apple hardware, operating system, and built-in applications.

Mail for Lion (10.7) misses the mark. I've been using Postbox as an alternative... and Loving it! http://www.postbox-inc.com/

Postbox — Awesome Email

No new iMacs till 2013. omniscient OS still has some bugs to be worked out. Can't deal with negative thoughts yet. http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms.

"Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?" – Tom Clancy

How Green is your computer? Greenpeace reviews. How Green is your Tech? MarinMacTech is Green Certified by the Association of Bay Area Governments!

Guide to Greener Electronics This Guide ranks leading mobile phone, TV and PC manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products, and make their operations more sustainable.

There's not much need for Flash these days, especially with it recently being exploited. Use Google Chrome if you need to view a Flash page, but your Mac can do with out it. Here's a how-to for uninstalling:

Uninstall Flash for Mac OS X in Seven Easy Steps [How To] | Cult of Mac Here’s a simple how to that will lead you and your computer to an internet without Flash just like on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. I think most of you won’t miss it, but if you do you can reinstall it.