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The Apple Photos application leaves a lot to be desired. Its simplistic approach is often counter productive to advanced users. Something that drives me nuts is the inability to import a folder full of images directly into Photos while maintaining the folder name as a an album in Photos. I …
Homebrew recommends being installed in /usr/local/; This is not always possible for systems that are managed in corporate environments where permissions will restrict user ownership of Homebrew. If a user doesn’t own Homebrew they will not be able to add packages or update. The following is a super simple way …
It’s easy to block incoming connections on a Mac with the builtin firewall. Blocking outgoing connections to websites from your browsers or applications is a little more difficult. You could use an app like LittleSnitch but that is honestly overkill. If you are comfortable with using Terminal then you can …
Apple’s Photos app sucks Okay it isn’t that bad but it has some really annoying usability problems that drive me bonkers. I personally keep all my photos in folders named by event and contained by years. I do NOT have Photos set to import my pictures into its own Library. …
Preview is an amazing tool! I would say I probably use Preview at least twenty times a day. Today I learned that Preview can even create Windows Icon files (and Mac icons of course). Amazing; simply amazing. Once you have an image that you would like to convert to an …
It’s very annoying that Oracle doesn’t supply its Java JRE installer in the PKG format that is utilized by Apples Remote Desktop for administrators. You can easily get around this however by following the below steps. Download the latest Java JRE update from Oracle. Open the DMG file. Right-Click (Control-Click) …
The Photos app is nice but it can be a real system hog when it first starts up (especially on an older Mac). Every time you connect an iPhone, iPad or other photo containing devices the Photos app automatically starts. You can prevent the app from opening with the following …
Yes – I’m still a very satisfied iOS jailbreaker… I used the Pangu Jailbreak Tool which is available for Mac and Windows as long as you are running iOS 9.0.2 or below. If you already updated past iOS 9.0.2 you will have to wait for future Jailbreak tools. It’s been …
If you are trying to decide which iPhone 6 to purchase this very hand paper template will give you an idea of how much larger the new phones will be as compared to the current iPhone 5s. Simply print out the PDF and put your current phone on top to …
I generally don’t use iPhoto a lot on my system. I have a several thousand photos; they are well organized with tags and smart groups. I really only use iPhoto to import my new pictures. Something that frustrates the hell out when I do occasionally use iPhoto is the Faces …
We all love making our iPhones unique to our individual tastes. From custom cases to steampunk backgrounds there is something out there for all of us. When a friend of mine showed me that he had found a way to change his AT&T iPhone carrier logo to an Apple logo …
As of Apple TV update 5.1 you can rearrange the App Icons on your Apple TV home screen (excluding top row). Simply press and hold the “Select” button on your remote until the icons jiggle. Move them as you see fit and click the Select button again to complete the …
Apple isn’t currently offering a USB or optical disc installer for Mountain Lion. The super simple “Lion Diskmaker” app has been updated to allow you to make a bootable USB or SD Card installer on a 8GB piece of media. The following steps will help you create your own Mountain …
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs… ;’-( There will NEVER be another as passionate as you. No one will ever fill your shoes. Thank you for creating Apple and bringing it back to the masses. Thank you for fighting as long as you did. Rest well my Apple brother, safe passage. …
Apple has confirmed the expected October 4th iPhone media event by sending out invites to a small group of press. Get your credit card ready!
This is just downright cartoonish. In an attempt to stay relevant, Microsoft, as you’re probably already aware, has been at work opening a chain of retail stores to do battle in the IRL with Jobs and Friends. But this is perhaps no bigger a pissing contest than in the Mall …
I really hope Apple announces a new Apple TV today. I have been putting off getting one since I heard rumors of a revision. Please Apple Gods; grant me this wish! I can’t wait to get rid of Netflix…
Apple’s new Safari 5 brings support for browser extensions. Until Apple showcases the extensions on its own gallery in a few months, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorites. To learn more about using Safari, check out our Safari 101 screencast on TechUniversity (subscription required). Web & Utilities …
by Billy Kimball | The New Yorker Too salty. Time-travel app does not automatically adjust for Julian calendar. When used as tanning bed, battery life is limited. Not rhino-proof. Salesperson in Apple Store not wearing ironic “jazzman” hat. Not available in soothing Harvest Gold color. Strange odor coming from husband …
I have been using the new Apple Magic mouse for several months now. Honestly- I love and hate it! I love the fact that there is no ball to get crapped up. I however hate the shape and feel. Pros – The multi-touch surface is amazingly accurate and simple to …
There are two widgets that I load on every single Mac system I touch. “App Update” and “Widget Update” are absolute musts. These widgets created by Georg Kaindl save me so much time. I have tons of apps and a loads of widgets… Keeping them updated used to be a …
Has your Adobe DreamWeaver application begun crashing on startup? Mine started last Thursday. I finally had a few minutes to figure it out today. It’s the good old Daylight Savings Time bug from CS3 that is causing the crash! Yep, a year has passed and Adobe even released CS4 without …
Forget Balloon Boy and Billy Mays this Halloween. Dress up as your favorite demonic CEO instead. You’ll scare the pants off work colleagues when you walk in the elevator, and the neighboorhood kids will be in a bag of hurt when you give them apple slices instead of sickly sweet …
