OS X Lion "ready" applications begin appearing in the Mac App Store

Many of the rumors appear that today was going to be the launch of OS X Lion. Although many have been disappointed that nothing has been released, don’t lose hope just yet. It’s still Thursday and the day isn’t over. Although things don’t look likely, it’s still a possibility.

A big thing that has caught a bunch of Mac Users off guard is the face that Apple has begun to approve applications in the Mac App Store. Is this normal to include applications that won’t even run on an older operating system?

What do you think about this? Is this a sign that OS X Lion will be appearing VERY soon? Are you excited for the new release? Leave all your thoughts in the comment section.

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Mac App Store Demo

The Mac App store was released January 6, 2011 and was made available to all Snow Leopard users. So, you'll need to get Snow Leopard to have the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store is a lot like the one you'll find on an iPad or iPod touch, but you will find actual Desktop Applications, not just games. I believe the Mac App store will be the way Apple distributes their iWork and iLife updates from now on. The Mac App store is hooked up with your iTunes account, so you won't have to go to a developer's website and pull out a credit card to pay for it. I think the Mac App store is great and it has a lot of potential! 

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The Incident for Mac

Yesterday, the Mac App Store finally hit the user reach and it is flourishing. There have been over a million application downloads in the first 24 hours according to Apple. Today, I'd like to give you a look at one of the apps in the store. This is The Incident.

The Incident is a fast paced, retro style game that is very fun to play. Originally developed for iOS it has come to the Mac with the Mac App Store. The theme is to avoid falling objects as the travel down the screen by using the arrow keys and spacebar. You have seven levels to beat and then you find out what is causing the objects to fall. The graphics are downright superb, the amount of work is really shown with the amount of pixels showing. The Incident is selling for $2.99 in the Mac App Store.  

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iLife 11: Unboxing and Installation

This post is about my unboxing of iLife 11 and installing it. iLife 11 packs many great new features in iPhoto, iMovie, and Garage Band. Installing this product took about 40 minutes and it was a breeze. The main reason I purchased the upgrade was for iMovie. I do a lot of editing work with iMovie and the new audio editing enhancements, along with the trailers had me sold. iPhoto looked like it was taking a step forward as well. You can now create books easier, as well as make letter pressed cards. The interface looks a lot like the iPad's "Photos" application. The Facebook enhancements were a welcome feature as well. Garageband's updates were pretty great if you're a GarageBand user. I personally don't use it too much but if you do, you will be thrilled. You can use Flex Time to match rhythms, so you're music reaches full potential. Groove matching is also a very useful feature. If you're band is not doing too well, groove matching is you're savior. You can go click on the best instruments and select the groove matching option, and every other instrument will get in sync with that particular instrument. iLife 11 is a $49 upgrade. I say it's well worth you're hard earned cash. 

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Mac Tip: Icon Customization

Today I have a quick tutorial for you. It's a tutorial about customizing your icons in Mac OS X. I find some of the icons in Mac OS X to be a bit dull. I like to mess around with them and change them to my satisfaction. I hope you find this tutorial helpful. 

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