What's the easiest way to set up your Mac for SugarSync? SugarSync synchronizes files across multiple computers. So if you have a computer at work, but you want to do some work on files at home, you can sync your files from your office to your home computer. (SugarSync works for the PC and the ...
How to Set Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts on the Mac
My recent post listed the top 10 keyboard shortcuts for the Mac, which can save lots of time and increase productivity. But what if there isn't a key command set on the Mac for something you do regularly? Here's how to set your own key commands. 1. Under the Apple menu in the top left, choose ...
Why Jailbreak Your iPhone?
A blog post at one of my favorite Apple blogs, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (or TUAW) asks the question, Why jailbreak your phone? Now that iOS 4 (the operating system for the new iPhone 4) can be jailbroken simply by going to a website, it's easier than ever before to do it. Even if you're not ...
Make Your Own Books with Blurb Software
You may already be making books and cards using the built-in capabilities of iPhoto. But there are other sources out there for making books too. Blurb is a piece of software you download to your computer. It's for Mac and Windows. Then you paste images and text, you can resize images, you can ...
Is iPhone Jailbreaking Legal?
This week's New York Times editorial agrees with the US Copyright Office that "jailbreaking" an iPhone, or hacking it to make it run non-Apple-approved apps, is legal, and Apple is not allowed to charge a fine. The Copyright Office's ruling essentially says that you should be able to do whatever ...
Backup of your Backup?
Rebecca Kraemer wrote a really great post at Small Dog's Apple blog called Backup of your Backup, on why it's important to back up your backup. (This was part 1 of a 3-part backup article.) It's not a situation that occurs too often, but it can happen: Your computer hard drive and your backup drive ...