Never forget the underdog. Google’s Android has revolutionized the smartphone marketplace. For those of us with iPhones, we’ve never really had to think about how to setup our devices to work with our Macs, but what if we have an Android? How does one sync their droid, atrix, galaxy s, etc with their Mac? Its easy, lets take a look. This article explains how to hook up your Android device (running android 2.2 froyo or later)...

The easiest and most effective way to make a complete backup of your machine the way it is, is to make a disk image. What is a disk image? A disk image is a complete 100% identical copy of your system the way it is. All your files, programs, music, pictures, everything. This means if your hard drive is currently 280 gig’s in use, your disk image will come out to be 280 gigs~. Disk images are also really easy to restore, and luckily do...

A common topic amongst new and old Mac users, do i really need antivirus software on my Mac? Well the answer will depend on who you ask, but lets take a look at all the scenarios and weigh our options. First, what is a virus, how do you get one, and what will they really do. A virus is any kind of malicious code written to benefit another third party, or sometimes even disrupt your computing experience. Most people assume that a virus can...

The new 2010 i7 and i5 MacBook Pro’s feature two graphics cards, an integrated Intel HD card and a GeForce GT 330M. There’s nothing wrong with this, unless you’re trying to conserve battery life and aren’t playing games. For whatever reason Apple hasn’t released any updates with the functionality to switch between the two manually, but thankfully some hackers have done the dirty work for us. You can download...

You would be surprised how many people experience issues related to this topic. Thankfully there are people out there that are willing to give up some of their time to help the rest of the world out, for free! The following program will easily enable you to mount for read/write an ntfs drive on your Mac. Check out the NTFS Mounter website and just download the app from the downloads section. The app is beautifully Airport inspired and will...

This is an easy pick, not a shameless plug. All you developers out there know how convenient it is to have a real time database app. Sometimes phpMyAdmin just doesn’t cut it. For those who are familiar with the popular Windows counterpart, SQLyog, this will be a no brainer. Sequel Pro is a free and beautiful app for your Mac which will make web development and database administration a breeze. How do i get this? Easy! Download the app...