Every now and then, you need to back up to a Time Capsule, but you don't have access to the router, or a wired network jack. You've got to go 100% wireless. I discovered a way to set it up 100% wirelessly, with no cables attached. You'll need: a Time Capsule (any model; an AirPort Extreme with ...
1Password is a good password manager if you’re anxious about hacking
I think password managers are an extremely good idea, second only to backup. To have reasonable security, you really need to have a different password on every account, so that the keys to the castle aren't given away if a single site gets compromised. And ideally each password should be as much of ...
Mac Target Disk Mode now includes USB, hooray
Target Disk Mode has long been one of the Mac's unique capabilities -- it allows you to bypass the operating system entirely and access the internal drive directly, as though it were an external drive. This makes it easy to migrate data from one computer to another, perform disk repairs, or ...
Turning off double-sided printing by default on a Mac
Sometimes, you get a new printer with a duplex feature, and your Mac, for whatever reason, decides that it should print on both sides of the page by default. (I think this is a problem with the HP printer driver installer, actually.) Fixing this is doable, but...not obvious. At all. Here's what you ...
Backing up a locked iPhone or iPad with a dead screen
If you've got an iPhone or iPod with a dead screen, that's not so awesome, but usually it can be repaired without replacing the whole device. But...not always. You want to be on the safe side and make sure there's a backup, ideally on a computer, before the device is repaired (or ...
You can’t use a MacBook’s charge cable with a MacBook Pro. Seriously.
So, I stumbled across an Apple Support article about which power adapters to use with which computer. The rule of thumb, since the mid-90's, is that more demanding models come with adapters that provide more power: MacBook Air (45W), MacBook Pro 13" (60W), MacBook Pro 15" (85W). It's labeled on the ...