May 21, 2012
Comics are an often under-appreciated form of fiction. Some of the graphic novels I’ve read rank right up there with my favorite fantasy books. But this article is not meant to recruit new comic book lovers. Rather it’s to cater to my fellow enthusiasts. For books, I’ve got my trusted Sony eReader. Alas, this device doesn’t carry itself as well with comics. That’s where the tablet comes in.
May 21, 2012
These days, Apple is all about getting your data synced between your Mac and iOS devices. The company realizes that many Apple customers have more than one device and, although they may have a slightly different purpose, we rely on the ability to share data between those devices without the hassle of emailing documents or using some sort of iDisk or Dropbox connection to make it happen.
May 21, 2012
Better even than a multiple monitor set-up, is the multiple computer set-up. A familiar phenomenon for the geek with a laptop for on the go and a desktop computer at home or at work. Instead of splitting your computing power over several displays, you’re putting several disjunct systems in parallel. Then again, it’s almost comical how you have to juggle your computer mice and keyboards.
May 19, 2012
Ever since Instagram was introduced on iOS, people have been easily adding filters to their images to make them look better, or cooler, or any other adjective you can think of. The only downside to Instagram is that it is only for iOS and Android devices, so it cannot be used while you’re on your desktop, laptop, or other daily driver. What can you possibly use instead?
May 17, 2012
Quickly edit any MP3 or AAC file on your Mac. If you need to make a quick edit to a file–like creating a ringtone or cropping a hidden track from a song–Macsome Audio Editor is a great free tool. It’s certainly not the most advanced audio editor on the planet, but it’s perfect for quick jobs.
May 15, 2012
Losing the software CD accompanying your brand new camera is way to easy to do. The exhilaration of cracking open that brand new toy tends to overpower the thought of “well, maybe I will need that software later…” Such is the case with Canon cameras, and if you have a Mac, you’ll know that you’ll need the Canon EOS Utility if you ever want to use your DSLR camera via USB.
May 14, 2012
The contacts synchronization feature on my smartphone prompted me to get my contacts in order. I was rewarded for this effort a few months later when that same cellphone started breaking down, and decided to do away with all of my data — emails, contacts, applications — the whole lot of it. Restoring it all from the cloud took a measly five minutes. And yet I’ve never been able to get my contacts sorted out on my Mac. I guess I don’t like Address Book.
May 11, 2012
If you’re running OS X Lion on your Mac, then you definitely want to download Apple’s most recent operating system update, 10.7.4. Also, by the time you read this you should also download the 5.1.7 update to Safari. Both updates make important improvements and security patches. First off, you’ll be glad to know in the [...]
May 9, 2012
With each version of Apple’s premiere photo editing application, iPhoto, it seems the company tries to make the application as accessible and user friendly as possible for people who are not professional or even serious amateur photographers. With iPhoto ’09, Apple added some quick Effects tools that require little or no knowledge about photo editing.
May 7, 2012
The wait for subtitle downloads has become a far too common annoyance. There are apps galore that will help facilitating this simple task; on Mac OS X as well as Windows. Queue SolEol, is an application that can be set up in such a way that downloading subtitles takes but a meager few seconds.
