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SNES on the iPad

Jul 13, 2010 - 5 Comments

Call me old school or retro, but SNES was truly one of the greatest consoles ever made. OK, so really it wasn’t just the console, it was the games that made SNES so great, and now you can play all those awesome SNES games directly on your iPad. Play SNES on iPad: Method 1 There’s … Read More

Disable iPhone Data Use

Jul 2, 2010 - 6 Comments

Thanks to the new iPhone OS update, you can easily disable iPhone data usage when on a cellular network (this is separate from the ability to disable data roaming). Tap on “Settings” Tap on “General” Select and tap “Network” Tap the On/Off switch next to “Cellular Data” to disable cell data use Close Settings Now … Read More

How to Backup your iPhone

Jun 22, 2010 - 44 Comments

By default your iPhone will automatically sync and create a backup each time your iPhone is connected to your computer. If you want to manually create an iPhone backup though, it is very easy. How to start an iPhone backup: Plug your iPhone into your computer Launch iTunes Select your iPhone in the ‘DEVICES’ list … Read More

Stop Adobe Update Manager from launching

Jun 21, 2010 - 41 Comments

As you’ll soon be able to tell, I am annoyed with Adobe Update Manager, and thankfully I found a way to disable it completely. In case you didn’t know, Adobe Update Manager starts itself automatically on system launch and takes over your Mac while it sorts out whatever it does that I don’t want it … Read More

Mac Media Center – Setup any Mac as a Media Center Easily

Jun 18, 2010 - 34 Comments

You can setup virtually any Mac as a home theater media center, all you need is the right tools. Yes, that means your MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac Mini, iMac, even Mac Pro, can all turn into a media center, and it’s a lot easier than you might think. For the purpose of this article, we … Read More

Create your own Safari Extension

Jun 16, 2010 - 3 Comments

Did you know that anyone can build an extension for Safari? It is no problem, anyone can do it and it’s actually easier than you might think.

Remove the Google Background Image

Jun 10, 2010 - 39 Comments

Ok so anyone that uses Google has probably noticed by now that you can change the background image of Google.com and set it to something you’d like. Today though people are finding a surprise; whether they set an image or not the Google background picture has changed! Check out the absolute disaster of a background … Read More

Use a Bluetooth Keyboard with the iPad

Jun 3, 2010 - 15 Comments

Want to use an external keyboard with the iPad? You don’t have to use Apple’s official iPad keyboard dock, instead if you already own a Bluetooth keyboard the chances are good that it will be compatible with the iPad. If you’re looking to do a lot of typing on the iPad then it’s hard to … Read More

How to remove scratches from an iPhone

May 19, 2010 - 19 Comments

You can remove the surface scratches on the back of an iPhone case by using a mildly abrasive rub or fine sandpaper. The anti-scratch coating is actually where many of the smaller finer scratches on iPhones are shown, which makes them relatively easy to buff out with some care. Whether you are using the toothpaste … Read More

Install an SSD into the optical superdrive slot on a MacBook Pro

May 19, 2010 - 33 Comments

I find myself never using the MacBook Pro’s optical drive, the only time I have used it was to boot Mac OS from a DVD to reformat and reinstall Mac OS X. Now that it’s so easy to install Mac OS using an external drive though, is having a DVD drive really a good usage … Read More