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Transfer Photos from iPhone to Computer

Jul 10, 2010 - 280 Comments

You can easily transfer Photos from your iPhone to your computer, and the process is very similar whether you are on a Mac or PC. The Mac treats the iPhone like a digital camera, and Windows can treat the iPhone as either a digital camera or a file system, depending on how the photos are … Read More

Mac Setups: Telecommuting MacBook Pro

Jul 10, 2010 - 3 Comments

How’s this for the ultimate telecommuting setup: a MacBook Pro with a cellular modem… on a boat! This picture was sent in by one of our readers, unfortunately I don’t know where this is or what they do for work but I can certainly say I’m envious of this telecommuters office! Updated with a quick … Read More

Use iPhone, iPad, or iPod as a USB flash hard disk drive in Mac OS X

Jul 9, 2010 - 9 Comments

Want to use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod as a mounted USB flash disk? No sweat, thanks to this nifty program from MacroPlant. It’s called Phone Disk, and it’s actually free to download until September 1st, so get it sooner than later. Here are the features of the app: Open, copy, and save files directly … Read More

Disable iPhone GPS & Geographic Tagging Data in iPhone Photos

Jul 9, 2010 - 8 Comments
Disabling Camera Location EXIF data on iPhone

Want to disable iPhone GPS geotagging of photos and the camera? Many users may wish to turn off geotagging on iPhone photos for privacy reasons. In case you didn’t know, the iPhone Camera defaults to storing GPS and geographic tagging information in the EXIF data of your iPhone images. If you don’t want this type … Read More

iPhone 4 price without contract

Jul 8, 2010 - 48 Comments

The iPhone 4 price without contract starts at $599, this applies to both the Black and White models at 16GB. The following pricing information comes directly from AT&T.

How to Access and Read the iPhone SMS Text Message Backup Files

Jul 8, 2010 - 179 Comments

If you want to access and read the iPhone SMS backup file, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll walk you through how to access this text message file, which contains all of an iPhones text messages, SMS, MMS, and iMessages, and also show you how to read the files contents. This trick works for … Read More

Manually Restore the Last Browsing Session in Safari on Mac OS X

Jul 8, 2010 - 8 Comments

Safari for Mac includes the ability to manually restore your last web browsing session, this is helpful if you want to get back to where you were before a session ended or closed. Unlike Firefox and Chrome, Safari won’t prompt you with the little “restore” button though. While modern versions of OS X will attempt … Read More

Mac sales up 35%

Jul 7, 2010 - 2 Comments

A report published on AppleInsider with data from NPD and Piper Jaffray shows Mac sales are up 35% year-over-year. Responding to initial analysts fears that the release of the iPad would hurt Mac sales, the report shows minimal cannibalization of the Mac product line from the iPad: “We believe in the long run Mac cannibalization … Read More

How to Stop Skype from Starting Automatically on a Mac

Jul 7, 2010 - 8 Comments

Skype launches itself automatically on either user login or system boot of Mac OS X. This is either helpful or annoying, depending on your needs. If you wish to stop Skype from opening itself automatically in OS X, you can do so easily using the methods outlined below.

iPhone 5 Preview

Jul 7, 2010 - 3 Comments

iPhone 5 has been spotted, and here is the first known picture: So much for reception problems! Ok not really, but it’s pretty funny. This picture was sent to us from Flickr, and it got a good laugh. Check out more iPhone 4 reception humor here (and yes, we realize this whole reception thing is … Read More

Test Wireless Signal Strength from Command Line of Mac OS X

Jul 7, 2010 - 6 Comments
Monitor Wi-Fi Signal Strength from Command Line of Mac OS X

If you’re trying to tweak a wireless router to get the best signal, being able to continuously measure the wi-fi signal strength while you toy with the antennas, placement, and whatever else on the network is really valuable. While most users are best served by using the Mac Wi-Fi Diagnostics app to monitor signal strength … Read More

Fix iPhone Proximity Sensor Problems

Jul 6, 2010 - 1 Comment

Some users who have upgraded to iPhone OS 4.0 (iOS 4) have noted that the proximity sensor behaves differently, sometimes it’s just less sensitive, a bit slow or lagged, and other times it’s just not as responsive. In the worst case scenario, the iPhone is up to your ear and the device doesn’t detect that … Read More

Get iPhone Photo GPS & Geolocation Data

Jul 6, 2010 - 7 Comments

If you want to know exactly where a photo was taken with an iPhone, the actual image file can often tell you that thanks to it’s embedded GPS and geolocation data. This is often referred to as Geotagging, and it’s a little known feature that is used on almost all smartphone cameras by default, including … Read More

Turn Spotlight into an Application Launcher Only in Mac OS X

Jul 6, 2010 - 4 Comments

You can easily turn OS X’s wonderful Spotlight search engine into only an application launcher for Mac apps by adjusting the Spotlight search settings that are found within System Preferences.

16 hilarious images on iPhone 4 reception

Jul 5, 2010 - 23 Comments

We’ve all heard about the supposed iPhone 4 reception problems by now, so why not poke fun at the issue? Here’s a collection of some of the best iPhone 4 humor we’ve come across, have a laugh and enjoy!

How to Resize a Window That is Too Big or Off Screen in Mac OS

Jul 5, 2010 - 70 Comments

There are times when you will find a windows sizing controls have been rendered inaccessible, the most likely cause is from changing the Mac’s resolution by hooking it up and then disconnecting it from an external display, however I have also seen poorly written javascripts resize windows to outrageous proportions as well. Additionally, sometimes a … Read More

The Setup: Nerdy interviews with geeks about their hardware & software

Jul 4, 2010 - Leave a Comment
MacBook Pro breakfast setup

Our Mac Setup posts are always popular and well liked by many users who are interested in seeing how other people configure their workstations and get things done. But we’re not the only one doing show-and-tell and Q&A or great interviews about setups and workstations!

Mac Setups: iMac & MacBook Pro with vertical Apple Cinema display

Jul 3, 2010 - 5 Comments

The developer of Sifter has a pretty sweet Mac setup, featuring a MacBook Pro and an iMac with an external vertically aligned Apple Cinema display (BTW, I didn’t know you could tilt the ACD’s). I can only imagine how useful it is to have a vertical display like that when coding, and it looks great … Read More

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