MobileMe offers subscribers a terrific level of remote access to files and applications stored on home Macs when on the road. You may be a MobileMe subscriber and not even be aware of this feature. Here’s how to go about setting up Back to My Mac. Read more »
Here’s a quick video demonstration of how to set or change your scratch disk in Photoshop CS5 or Photoshop Elements for OS X. If lack of RAM or available disk space is causing crashes, this could be the fix you’re looking for. Read more »
Thanks to the excellent Erica Sadun, you can now easily set up your Mac to receive AirPlay streaming from an iOS device. Check out our simple guide to getting the new utility, called AirPlayer, up and running on your Mac. Read more »
There is a myriad of options when it comes to setting up your Mac’s mouse or trackpad. The Mouse and Trackpad sections in System Preferences have helpful videos showing you how to use different features, but here’s a guide to getting those settings just right. Read more »
If your Mac is running slow or things don’t seem to be working properly, it may just be that you need to give your computer some TLC. Here are a few ways to look after your Mac to make sure it doesn’t get too ill. Read more »
Math and science folks rejoice: Equation editing finally makes its appearance in Office for Mac’s Word 2011. If you’re a student or work in an academic setting, putting equations into your papers can be a pain, but now it’s a little easier. Read more »
OS X includes a great tool called Automator, which makes it really easy to take the sting out of repetitive tasks. Recently, I ran into a situation where I had to combine a bunch of PDF files into one. Luckily, Automator makes it dead simple. Read more »
If, like me, you’re still using Tweetie for Mac despite it being terribly out of date and if, like me, you’re growing increasingly weary of the never ending flow of orange-tinted hipster Instagrams showing up in your timeline, here’s a little tip that will help. Read more »
In light of the news that having Flash on your system could drastically affect battery life for notebooks, here’s a video showing you how to remove it from OS X if it’s already installed. It takes a little more digging than you might think. Read more »
Moving from Windows to Mac is a big change, and can be a little disconcerting at first. A friend of mine described the feeling akin to being “underwater.” One of the biggest differences between the platforms is in how windows are managed. Read more »
I’ll admit to having been pretty flighty about my choice of browsers in the past. Camino one month, Safari the next, Chrome the week after. Now that I’ve decided to settle down and stick with Safari, I wanted to make the most of it. Read more »
Distractions are rotting your brain. Recently, research has revealed a lot about the long-term effects of distractions and digital multitasking. An inability to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information, poor performance and stress; this is your brain on the Internet. Your Mac can help, though. Read more »
I’m on the road this week, and it’s times like these when I really appreciate the tools I use to stay organized. Even while working remotely, I’ve managed to stay on track and not get behind because these tools rarely let anything slip through the cracks. Read more »
Apple’s iPad offers a huge new Calendar interface, but if you want multiple Google Calendars using Google Sync, you’re out of luck — only one is supported. Here’s an easy workaround to sync several calendars to your iPad over the air with Google Sync. Read more »
Are you adding a higher capacity memory card to your Android phone? If you don’t sync the device on a regular basis your new card won’t have all of your media. Here’s one way to migrate music, pictures and videos to a new memory card. Read more »
Need some extra real estate on your Google Nexus One? A $4 app adds two more Home screens, support for Home in landscape mode and a ton of visual customizations including an experimental 3D cube transition. There’s even a free version to try. Read more »
Are you one of those iPhone owners that just uses the swipe and unlock feature on your handset? With this free utility for Windows or Mac, you can add a secure, alphanumeric passcode to your handset and keep data from prying eyes. Read more »
In this iWeb video tutorial you’ll learn how to import content, create links, embed a video and publish your website. If you’re planning to build your own site, Apple’s iWeb is an easy way for you to get into web-design and launch your first online project. […] Read more »
Tablet PC enthusiasts have long been taking handwritten notes on the computer screen using OneNote from Microsoft. The ability to search handwritten notes in OneNote is powerful. A simple method exists that anyone can use with paper notes to make them searchable. Here’s how. Read more »
Ever wonder how much juice that application on your Android handset is really using? With this free software you can find out at the application level or even monitor the power utilized by the radios and other hardware components. Read more »
Google’s Listen for Android gains an update today with plenty of new features. One them includes synchronization of podcast subscriptions with Google Reader, which makes for an easy way to add new podcast feeds to your handset. Now you can Listen on run! Read more »
Are those puny hardware buttons or the quirky on-screen QWERTY not quite cutting it for you in Android? As it turns out, Google’s mobile platform supports USB keyboards natively. Armed with the right cables, you can add a full-sized USB keyboard to your Android phone. Read more »
Want to watch Amazon’s Video On Demand content on a handheld? With a Windows PC, a Windows Mobile phone and Amazon’s Unbox Player software, the process is actually quite painless if you know what check-box to look for. Read more »
Need an easy way to get specific email attachments in the cloud for sharing or later use? If you’re a Dropbox user on the PC and use an IMAP mail service, this free software will do the trick for you. Read more »
Maybe it’s because you’ve been watching too many of these ads , but for whatever reason, the iPhone isn’t for you. You opted for an Android-based phone instead. It may blend, but will it sync with your Mac? Read on. There are comprehensive third party desktop […] Read more »
Chances are if you do any kind of front-end web development on a Mac you’ve heard about CSSEdit, a very popular tool for editing .css files in OS X. I use CSSEdit pretty much all day long at my day job and while I absolutely love […] Read more »
In this gimme-gimme-now-now-now! Internet era, even waiting just a few seconds can spell the difference between someone staying on a page or exiting immediately. To appeal to the instant gratification set, YouTube unveiled its “YouTube Feather” format today. Feather is basically a lightweight version of a […] Read more »
If there’s one thing the Internet isn’t lacking, it’s how-to videos. Whether you want to get artistic with your eyeshadow or make your own stun gun, someone’s made a video showing you how. So when budding Next New Networks channel Hungry Nation launched the series 12 […] Read more »
So you’re loving your brand new Magic Mouse but are missing the ability to activate Expose and Spaces right from the mouse? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered. Using SIMBL and a neat little preference pane called MultiClutch, we can map our own custom shortcuts […] Read more »
The folks behind the open-source video player Miro today launched VideoWTF, a site that aims to be something like a Yahoo Answers for the production side of all things newteevee. Don’t know what kind of camera to get? Unsure about whether to shoot interlaced or progressive? […] Read more »
