iTunes made it easy for everyone and their mother to finally join the digital music revolution. Ripping music CDs is straightforward and fairly easy to do, as is buying music via the iTunes Store.
But I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve showed friends and relatives how to import their audiobook / spoken word CDs [...]
Have you ever been annoyed by the shopping sites that come up on Google while looking for product reviews? Well, it looks like Google has a new feature that should help:
Select “More Options” on the results page
From the sidebar, select “Fewer shopping results”
And you’re done! Google will hide most of the shopping results, making it [...]
Today I’m taking a look across the fence and am going to walk you through the installation of Windows 7 Release Candidate under Parallels 4.
The installation is pretty self-explanatory, however it did take me a few attempts to get the correct setup, as 7 isn’t officially supported by Parallels yet. But if you follow these [...]
We’ve talked about Dropbox here before on the site, but did you know that you can use Dropbox for more than just storing files? If you use multiple Macs, you may also want to store some of your application data on Dropbox, allowing you to keep your todo lists, passwords, clippings and other data in [...]
Since the new Macbooks don’t offer a firewire port, you’ll need to use a network connection to transfer your data from an old Mac to your new Macbook.
Apple has made the process very simple though: the first time you boot up your new machine, you’ll be asked to pick another Mac on your network. I [...]
I’ve been using iChat AV quite extensively recently, as my girlfriend is spending some time in Sweden – the land of insanely fast consumer broadband. iChat AV has been a great way to keep in touch, however thre have been a few glitches here and there. Here’s a few possible remedies for common issues.
1) Audio [...]
Since a few people have asked me, here’s the lowdown on how to cancel a MobileMe subscription within the free 60-days trial period.
So besides the more obvious new features, Apple has also added a fair bit of spit & polish in nooks and crannies you might not notice them. Here’s two changes and one “hack” I’ve found so far:
1. Banish Marker Felt from Notes with Chinese
Take care of Marker Felt Olympic style! It seems as though the [...]
OS X 10.5.4 has just been released, so this seems like a good opportunity to talk backups. Even though I expect this update to go as smoothly as the others of recent memory, it’s never a bad idea to use OS updates to make sure your backup system is in good shape. I used to [...]
(Note: This is a semi-followup to my original CLP-300 review so check that out if you’re looking for the full rundown…)
Google has been sending a few folks my way who are looking for CLP-300 colour settings, so I thought I’d share mine.
Note: I’m by no means an expert on colour accuracy and arrived at these settings [...]
