Geek Trivia: Which Annual Event Started Out As A Wedding Reception?

Which Annual Event Started Out As A Wedding Reception?

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Caturday: iCat

There's nothing more annoying/cute than having your iCat hog your iPad. That's the situation that TUAW reader Doug Poland ran into with his cat Miss Maui, who finds the smooth surface of an iPad screen to somehow be more comfy than that pillow in the...

How to Share Your Computer’s Files With a Virtual Machine

Virtual machines are isolated containers, so the guest operating system in the virtual machine doesn’t have access to your computer’s file system. You’ll have to set up shared folders in a program like VirtualBox or VMware to share files.

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Desktop Fun: Robots Wallpaper Collection Series 1

No futuristic or sci-fi story is quite complete unless there are some robots added into the mix…some can be very helpful while others are not only unfriendly, but downright deadly. Gather up a robot army for your desktop with the first in our series of Robots Wallpaper collections.

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Defend Your Servers from the Bad Guys in ‘Install D’

If you love playing tower defense games, then you will definitely want to give today’s offering a try. In ‘Install D’, you must defend your servers from all manner of problems such as glitches, bugs, and viruses that are ready to bring your systems to their knees! Can you succeed, or will the IT department be hanging out the ‘Help Wanted’ sign?

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Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates

Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Apps Now Free ABC Food [iOS...

Camera Lock for OS X keeps prying eyes from spying on you

There was a flurry of stories some months back about rogue programs or hackers activating webcams that were external or built-in on desktop and Mac laptops. The stories left a lot of people with a queasy feeling, and recent NSA revelations have also...

Full video of Eddy Cue and Jimmy Iovine's Code Conference interview now available

Just hours after Apple announced its $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, Eddy Cue and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine sat down with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the inaugural Code Conference to discuss a wide range of topics, though the...

The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for May 30, 2014

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's...

TUAW takes a second look at The Padcaster

Way back in 2012, I reviewed a pre-production version of The Padcaster, an amazing pro tool that's used to equip an iPad with all sorts of accessories for professional-quality video or photography. You probably remember seeing a Padcaster in one of...