Moving Your Data to a New Mac Using Setup Assistant
Rumor has it that a Mac Pro refresh is forthcoming. In light of this, I thought it’d be a good time to discuss the best ways to prepare for upgrading to a new computer. Over several blog posts, I’ll...
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How to Email Large Files Using Dropbox
Often times I want to email a set of pictures or a movie file to someone, and the files are too big to attach in an email. The best way I’ve found to do this is to put the files in my dropbox (Free...
View ArticleHow to host your iWeb pages on Dropbox for free
One of the features of MobileMe that didn’t make the cut in the transition to iCloud is iWeb hosting. MobileMe users could host their sites in their iDisks, and publish directly from iWeb. Jeff...
View ArticleDropbox: The new, free iDisk
Dropbox is a wonderful, free service that works like a MobileMe iDisk. As iDisk is disabled on June 30th as part of Apple’s final conversion from MobileMe to iCloud, I’m recommending Dropbox to replace...
View ArticleIs My Computer Mountain Lion Compatible?
With the release of Mountain Lion close upon us, many people are wondering if their aging Mac will be able to run Mountain Lion. The easy way to think of whether or not your Mac is compatible is...
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Retina MacBook Pro –“Pixel Perfect”
John Gruber, longtime Mac software developer and Apple aficionado, recently posted his glowing review of Apple’s new retina MacBook Pro. He gives his own brief history of using Apple technology over...
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How to Beat A Hurricane – Is Your Office Ready?
Tropical Storm Isaac is quickly approaching South Florida, and seems like it will be at hurricane strength when it arrives early next week. There’s no more important time to be aware of the best...
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What is the Birthday Calendar?
Many times, people have asked me why their calendars have multiple copies of their friends and family members birthdays. Usually, one of the multiples is indicated by a gift icon instead of a colored...
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Mountain Lion Mail – Classic View
With Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple’s Mail program was radically updated in appearance. You may notice in Lion and Mountain Lion how much Mail looks like it’s iPad and iPhone counterpart. Personally, I...
View ArticleDowngrade to iTunes 10? No Need! Make iTunes 11 Work and Look like iTunes 10
iTunes 11 marked the first major update to the iTunes interface in almost 10 years. While some of the features are welcome (I love the updated iPhone/iPad sync page), many changes can be frustrating to...
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UPDATED: Apple’s SSL Vulnerability: How Does it Affect Me?
Apple recently released iOS 7.0.6, and 6.1.6 in order to address a dangerous security hole in the mobile operating system. If you haven’t updated your device yet, it’s important, do it now. While...
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UPDATE: Apple releases 10.9.2, closes SSL Security hole
Today Apple released Mac OS X 10.9.2, which fixes the SSL vulnerability in OS X (discussed in detail previously). In addition to patching the security hole, OS 10.9.2 also fixes a number of bugs in OS...
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How to Have the Best Umbrella – Using on-site and cloud-based backups to...
As computers become a bigger part of our lives, our pictures, documents, movies, and other data are increasingly stored on our computers or devices. Those hard drives and gadgets are susceptible to...
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