SugarSync and Dropbox both perform a similar function: they both sync files between two computers by having a location in the cloud where files are stored and updated. What's the difference between the two? Both of them have some similar features: Files stored in the cloud Automatic upload and ...
Who’s the Best Online Greeting Card Printer?
I tested out four greeting card printing services, to determine where to have our IvanExpert holiday cards printed. Here are the results. 1. Apple, using iPhoto Paper: The heaviest paper (tied with Kodak), very smooth glossy surface Image: The most saturated colors of the 4 Logos: The back of ...
Hacking the Voting Machine to Run Pac-Man
I just started reading the Freedom to Tinker blog, which is about "your freedom to understand, discuss, repair, and modify the technological devices you own." It's hosted by Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy, and posts are written by faculty and students. A recent post ...
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 ...
The “My Mac Won’t Start” Pocket Guide
CreativeTechs, a Mac support company in Seattle, has created a downloadable PDF that they call a "PocketMod" because it can be folded up into a pocket-size guide. The contents of the PDF are "My Mac Won't Start: A Tiny Troubleshooting Guide." I highly recommend having a copy of this guide on hand, ...
Flash begone, except when you want it
I haven't actually tried ClickToFlash yet, but it looks useful, and its web page is quite hilarious (scroll down to the text). Let's just say the author is not a fan of Flash. ...