My hard drive in my iMac died this week. The iMac is from late 2008, so it’s less than 5 years old, and this is the 2nd drive that’s died; the drive it originally came with was replaced a few years ago already. Here’s how I diagnosed the issue, and got myself running again. About 2 weeks ago I ...
Computer Desk Ergonomics
I've been having back and neck issues in the last few months, partly from all the sitting in front of a desk every day. So I've been learning a lot about how to take better care of my back while also getting my work done. Here are the 5 most important tips for staying healthy while sitting at a ...
Cool Apps for Editing Photos on the iPhone
Photography on the iPhone is now known as "iPhoneography" and there are tons of apps for editing, manipulating, and combining photos on the iPhone itself. Juxtaposer, $3: Combine multiple photos Image Blender, $3: Photo masking, resizing, combining Snapseed, free: Lots of adjustments and cropping ...
iPhone and iPad Productivity Tools
Allison Sheridan from podfeet.com gave a fantastic presentation at Macworld on productivity apps and tools for iPhone and iPad. Here are the 10 top tips from her presentation. 1. iThoughts Her favorite mind-mapping software. Allows you to export lots of different ways, so you can do your mind ...
5 Cool Mac Accessories for the Office, from Macworld
Here are the 5 things we saw at Macworld that can improve any office. 1. Fujitsu ScanSnap ix500 $500 This latest entry in the line of Fujitsu desktop scanners lets you scan and save directly to your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone. No computer necessary. (Although of course it can scan to a computer ...
10 New iPhone and iPad Accessories from Macworld
We just got back from Macworld in San Francisco. Here are the 10 coolest hardware items and accessories for iPad and iPhone that we saw. 1. iTrack Solo $150 This device allows you to plug a microphone, guitar, or other instrument into it, and record the audio to your iPad, to be used in Garage Band ...