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For all it’s UI slickness and user friendliness, Mac OS doesn’t really provide a good way to uninstall applications. The designers of OS X assumed that most people will install applications using the drag and drop approach and uninstalling application will be as simple as dragging the application...

If you rely heavily on Skype for your work or to keep in touch with your friends, I’m sure you’re anxious after reading this morning’s news of Microsoft buying Skype. To be fair, Microsoft has not really said that they’d curtail usage of the free skype-to-skype calling functionality,...

Firefox 4 was released with much fanfare few days back and I’ve been using it ever since as my primary browser. It is a great browser that is fast and respects all web standards but the best thing about Firefox are undoubtedly the add-ons that various people develop for it. Like most firefox users,...

Web browsers have become an integral part of our lives and for a lot of people, a browser is the only way they interact with their computer.  For example, if you’re reading this post, chances are you’re using an Internet browser to read it. While you may not realize, all internet browsers...

I have to confess I’m not a big Skype user. I live in India and the rates offered by skype for various locations are usually more than those offered by the local service providers so its much more convenient (and cheap) to just pick up the phone and call. But, I’m sure many among you, in...

This is a guest post by Matthew Denos. Need to drop some pounds? Have an iPhone? If so, you have an entire weight loss program at your fingertips ! There are 500—and counting—weight loss applications available for download, many of which are free. There are apps that will help you determine how...

Geeky Ninja is a popular and growing technology blog that publishes detailed and descriptive tutorial and review style articles on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux applications. We also occasionally write about cool new Web based applications and utilities that make using a computer easier and fun. We are...

Automator is one of my favorite applications on OS X. Wait … scratch that ! It is my favorite automation tool. Period. Now, there are automation tools available for all consumer operating systems but as far as I know there isn’t any that makes automating tasks as easy as Automator. It’s...

Apple likes to claim that Mac OS X is the world’s most advanced operating system. While that claim may or may not be true, one thing is certain that it definitely is among the finest desktop operating systems in use today. For all it’s technical and visual appeal, there are still some areas...

Social networking has taken over the world and I think it’d be safe to say that the Internet is now more social than it has ever been in it’s history. The social revolution started with Email which was followed by instant messaging and has now moved on to social networking websites. But,...