I’m an amateur photographer, and I have been using iPhoto for years, as a way to store, organize, and edit my photos. Recently I purchased and started using Adobe Lightroom instead of iPhoto. Lightroom has some advantages over iPhoto, including: Can handle many more photos than iPhoto can ...
Set Up Your Email to Send an SMS Text Message to Your Mobile Phone
Did you know you can set up your email to trigger a text message to your mobile phone? For example, let's say you want to get an SMS text every time your mom sends you an email. Here's what you need to do: STEP 1: Figure out what your SMS email address is. Here they are for the top US carriers: ...
Borrow books from the NYPL on your iPad or iPhone
If you have an iPhone or iPad (or other tablet) and you're a New York City resident, did you know you can borrow "books" from the New York Public Library and read them on your device? First, you have to have an NYPL library card. You can either walk in to any local branch with a driver's license ...
Wunderlist: My new to-do app for iPhone and iPad (and Mac and Windows)
About a week ago I tried out Wunderlist to handle my to-do list. I’ve been using it every day since then -- it’s now my official to-do list management tool. The app is available for iPad, iPhone, and Android. It’s free for basic use; there’s a “Pro” version that's $5/month that allows you to share ...
Speed up your Mac–SSD options for current iMacs now available
If you want to buy a new Mac, consider buying one with an SSD drive (which stands for Solid State Digital, it has no moving parts) instead of a standard hard drive (which does have moving parts, and is thus slower in retrieving data). Apple now has customize-to-order options that allow you to get a ...
When’s the iPhone 5S going to be released?
Will it have a larger screen? Will it come a cheaper version? Will it make toast? The answer to the above questions, is "when Apple releases it," maybe, maybe, and "no, but there might be an app that can help you get it delivered." We love rumors. We hope the next iPhone will blow our minds. And ...