Want to See Cool Graphics?

Do you want to see cool graphics with your music in iTunes? The visualizer, hidden under the file menu, speeds up and slows down with your music. I can’t really explain what it does, but you should try it. Have fun.

A Little Late, But…

I know it’s a little late, but this is interesting in my opinion. On July 17, all Mac OS 10.2- 10.4 users will have the correct date displayed on the dock icon for iCal. If you have Leopard, the only way to see this is to look at the icon for iCal that is in [...]

Review of X-Moto

X-Moto
This is a silly but fun motorcycle racing game. You are a character, though you can’t choose which character, driving through odd rocky courses collecting strawberries. You can do wheelies and change your direction, but you must be careful not to land on your head.
Ages: 6+
Difficulty: 5
Fun: 4
Price: FREE!
Where: Apple Downloads
Update: Check out this other [...]

Review of Redline

Redline
Redline is a car racing game with interesting 3D graphics. It worked on our game test computer, a PowerPC iMac G5 running 10.4.11 (my friends machine). Though it was a little choppy, the graphics were OK. The graphics and sound effects weren’t my favorite, and your car doesn’t get damaged when you run into a [...]

We’re Sorry!

We are very sorry that MacKIds hasn’t been updated for so long. We were having technical difficulties and I did a garden at the county fair. We ended up switching it to WordPress. I also got an iPod Touch so hopefully I can do more posts as MacKids Mobile. Sorry about that quiet period. All [...]

Best First Mac For Kids?

What do you think is the best first Mac for a younger kid? I found an article on ECT News about Mac vs. Windows, though the article ended up talking about what Macs are best.
Their choices, in order, were Mac Mini, iMac, and MacBook. They suggested Mac Mini because it is portable for house and [...]

New Domain Name!

You can now reach this blog by going to www.mackidsblog.com! Yippee!

Review of Zak and Jack MonsterTown

Here is our third posting of Mac OS X game reviews. I will update the list with new reviews later. Fun ratings and difficulty ratings are on a scale of one to five.
Zak and Jack MonsterTown
You are two purple monsters shooting at fish coming at you. You can pick up better weapons that are more [...]

Review of Snowball Run

Here is our second posting of Mac OS X game reviews. I will update the list with new reviews later. Fun ratings and difficulty ratings are on a scale of one to five.
Snowball Run
In Snowball Run you are a penguin who is running around on a snowball. There are three levels of difficulty and each [...]

USB Video Game Controller?

Review of USB Overdrive X
Do you have an old USB video game controller laying around? I had two old controllers laying around and some games I wanted the joysticks for. If the controllers are old, you can’t use their software. I was very annoyed with how few programs are out there. I did manage to [...]

New Use For GPS

Are you looking for something to do outside this summer? If you have a handheld GPS (global positioning system) you can do a new sport called Geocaching. Geocaching is a sport where one player takes their GPS unit and hides a little container with a log book to sign. They save the latitude and longitude [...]

Review of Super Tux Kart

Here is our first posting of Mac OS X game reviews. I will update the list with new reviews later. Fun ratings and difficulty ratings are on a scale of one to five.
Super Tux Kart
Super Tux Kart is a very fun 3D racing game. You have a selection of silly characters like two penguins, an [...]

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