This is an extension to our earlier article on how to create and link remote iPhoto libraries for those of you who have asked. Only this time, we’re teaching users how to create and link iTunes libraries. This lesser disclosed trick is very useful for users who have limited internal hard drive capacity. Essentially it allows the […]
Protecting your Mac on boot was a little simpler on PPC-based Macs. With PPC-based Macs, there is the option of using Apple’s included Open Firmware application or booting up in the Open Firmware shell to implement an Open Firmware password. An Open Firmware password, protects your Mac from the Read More
Most new Mac users discount the use of iChat AV simply because they didn’t sign up for a .Mac account but that is folly that leaves them missing out on one of the better Instant Messenger engines out there. First off, the interface is as cute as buttons and Read More
Although, Mac OS X’s UNIX base renders it naturally immune to most virus and spyware attacks, there are still some simple steps that need to be implemented against, human access. From unwanted snoops or nosey parkers who happen to come across your unattended Mac. Truth be told, a Mac Read More
There is a Crop function in iPhoto which allows a user to select an area in a photo that they wish to retain whilst cropping away the rest. Whilst, this is great for getting rid of the unwanted bits of any photo, how do you re-size images? So, that say, Read More
Most people eventually run out of hard drive space before their iPhoto even kicks up a fuss. At press time, the current release of iPhoto 6.0 is touted to be able to handle up to 25,000 images without breaking a sweat. So, what do you do when you run out of hard Read More
Another reason to consider buying a MacBook over a MacBook Pro is a little known feature that Apple has made an official user DIY upgrade. For the first time, Apple has released an Apple portable that comes with a hot swappable hard drive bay. Unfortunately, the MacBook is the only Read More
An uncommonly known fact that ships with every copy of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, is Microsoft’s implementation of VNC, known as Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). Using industry standard Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocols, RDC does what Apple’s Remote Desktop (ARD) cannot do. Manipulate Windows PCs from your Mac. Read More
MacChampion has come up with a competing mouse pointer enhancement, to Boinx Software’s Mousepose – Pinpoint. Although, Mousepose does an arguably better job at highlighting a point and is particularly geared for training purposes, Pinpoint works magic by turning our common Mac OS X mouse pointers into cute representations of Read More
There’s a little known and lesser used feature built into Apple Safari that has become both the jewel to reporters everywhere and also the bane to administrators of educational facilities – “Summarize”. This built-in feature allows quick summaries of a selected block of text in Safari and greatly reduces processing Read More
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