An article in the New York Times today discusses how the iPhone and other smartphones now have a way to make the device unusable if it’s stolen -- a so-called “kill switch.” In Apple’s iPhone and iPad, it’s called Activation Lock. It prevents other people from using your phone, turning off Find My ...
How to Use the Web Securely When Away from Office or Home: VPN
I just got back from a week in Beijing, China. You may know that China blocks access to many American websites, such as the New York Times. So how did I read the Times online while I was there? The solution is the same one as the one I use when I’m in Starbucks or the library, using their public ...
Printing a PDF on Multiple Sheets of Paper from My Mac
I recently had to print out a floor plan, and it needed to be big enough for me to see all the tiny details. My printer only handles 8.5 x 11” paper. So what could I do, to print the floor plan bigger? A Mac app called SplitPrint made it super easy. I opened my PDF in SplitPrint, and told ...
Top 5 Mac Tips and Tricks from Macworld
Chris Breen, esteemed Senior Editor of Macworld magazine, gave a presentation at Macworld conference on Mac tips and tricks. Here are our top 5 takeaways from his presentation. 1. Switch off those annoying Mac App Store update alerts! If you’re in Mountain Lion or Mavericks: Go to System ...
Top 5 Apple Mail Plugins
We just came back from Macworld, and the seminar by Joe Kissell on Apple Mail for Power Users had some great tips on software you can purchase to enhance the functionality of Mail. Here are our top 5 Apple Mail plugins from his presentation. 1. Mail Act-On This plugin costs $30 and lets you ...
Find the password for a locked profile
I was experimenting with Profile Manager in Mountain Lion Server, and a while ago installed a profile that required a password to remove. And I forgot the password. Whoops. I had a profile I couldn't remove from my own phone. Fortunately, I tracked down the original profile by searching for a file ...