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How to Play Classic DOS Games on Your Mac

How to Play Classic DOS Games on Your Mac

As a kid, I played plenty of old DOS games. Deus Ex. Duke Nukem. Commander Keen. Remember those? (You should — two of them are getting next-gen updates this year.) But as an adult, who’s converted to a far more useful and modern Mac, I assumed that those great old games were in my past, never to be recovered. And boy, was I wrong. A must-have new Mac OS X app called Boxer emulates a DOS PC on your Mac, so you can pop those old CD-ROMs in and play them like new. (You can also download DOS games from sites like this one or this one.) And unlike other Read more »

How to Use Garageband for a Karaoke Party

How to Use Garageband for a Karaoke Party

Need to brush up on your singing or guitar playing? Too embarrassed to sing karaoke in front of a live audience? Is Rock Band not stimulating enough for you? Here’s a little solution that might do the trick. Using Garageband, there’s a way to reproduce popular songs. It has the capability to remove the individual instruments or melody, making it possible for you to mute the vocals and sing over it like you would do with a karaoke machine. You could also mute the guitars and play along as if you were rehearsing with a full band. Follow these three easy steps: Read more »