For long-term mac users, this may seem ridiculous. For those converts from the PC universe, be prepared to have your world rocked. Spotlight is Apple's search feature built into OSX, and if you've converted from a PC throw all ideas about how search on large file...
Peter Krough has written an excellent article on backup in which he suggests the 321 system. It says that you should have three copies (one primary and two backups) on two different media with one off-site. Not only is this incredibly easy to remember, it really...
I must confess that I'm a sucker for a freebie, especially iPhone apps, but sometimes it's hard to find good ones. I've been pleasantly surprised with the quality of the ones that FreeAppADay.com has been giving out. It's been mostly games, but I've snagged a couple...
If you're interested in watching Apple reveal it's latest creation at it's event this morning, there are lots of places on the web to watch it unfold today at 10 AM PST (1 PM EST). Bloggers love to Live blog these events and it's almost live being there. Here are a...
Well 2009 is officially over, and I was thinking about some of the tech that made it's way into my world during the year. Here's some of my favorites: Software: Mozy - I committed to online backup this year having deciding that my time machine wasn't enough. Mostly...
I have had an idea/problem that I have been percolating on for a while now. The basic idea was that I wanted to have copies of several specific folders on specific, different external storage solutions so that I could have them with me when I needed them....
I recently bought a new computer on which I did not install the normal pro apps I use. That meant that I did not have quicktime pro, and I quickly realized what an incredible deal it is! For a whole lot of common tasks, you do not need to buy or open up a huge,...
Alright Apple fans, Snow Leopard is now available for pre-order over on Amazon. For only $29 it's the best price for an operating system upgrade to come along. It's suppose to ship sometime in September. I got mine ordered this morning.
I finally received my invite from Google for the Google Voice service, and like a huge retreat coming down to the wire, it is getting me excited and frustrated all at the same time. The exciting part revolves around the concept that you can have one local phone number...
Well, I've been using the new iPhone 3.0 software for almost 12 hours now. Here are some of my initial thoughts: Search: I think the way they implemented this by having it be to the left of the main screen is interesting. Although I found myself swiping into...
