There was a time when this was one of the most complicated and ask about questions on the internet among Apple users. Luckily the times have changed and this daunting task is no more. Pod to Mac is a simple easy to use program which will allow you to get your tunes off of your iPod or iPhone. Install it, run it, move on. Follow the following instructions. Head on over to the Pod to Mac website and download the app. Once installed you will...
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Here’s a simple little holiday tweak for all of you Mac users out there. Years of the Aurora wallpaper have led to artistic boredom in my opinion, so wouldn’t it be great if we could change that default wallpaper to something much more visually inspiring. Well now you can, and it probably wouldn’t take you much more then a minute. Here’s how we do it. Follow these steps: Click on your desktop to select Finder Hit...
Read MoreSynchronize your Data
How nice would it be to have your documents synchronized on all of your machines? Having the ability to work on a document on your home pc, then being able to pull up the same document on your work pc without having to transfer it. Dropbox allows us to do just that. It keeps all your documents synchronized and you can get a 2gb account for free. Here’s how. Go to the Dropbox website, and download the client. Fortunately it is...
Read MoreMaster your Mac Battery
Having just bought a new battery for my MacBook, posting an article on calibrating it seems like the right thing to do. Not many people know that properly exercising and calibrating your battery will result in a much longer life span. The process is easy, so easy in fact that you will probably not even realize you’ve actually done anything at all. First i recommend downloading Coconut Battery. This simple application will tell you...
Read MoreP2P on a Mac
Some people, mostly those new to the Mac OS, aren’t aware of the wide array of P2P software that is available. OS X i would say is just as good if not even better then Windows in a file sharing sense. With the relatively small amount of virus and exploit issues that Mac experiences, it is a much more safe environment to dabble in file sharing with. In this article, i would like to discuss a couple P2P options available for OS X, and...
Read MoreOS X Command Line
To many people the command line is a daunting thing that is not something to be tampered with. Believe me when i say that its time to put your fears behind you, and delve into the world of simplifying some of your basic tasks through the command line. You will be surprised to know how many useful utilities and functions can be performed in that little black box, many of which seem even simpler and more useful then their GUI counterparts....
Read MoreRemove DRM from iTunes
Its hard to believe that we are still plagued with DRM issues to this day. Its hard to listen to music and transfer it from computer to device without having to worry about whether it will work or if Uncle Sam is watching. Lucky for us there is a slew of information online concerning DRM and how to avoid its downfalls. Even better for us Mac users there’s a clear and concise method for removing DRM from iTunes (or the Mac in general)....
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If you are looking for a slick image editor for Mac that won’t push you further into debt, check out this Mactricks.net download of the day. Pixelmator has a cool Mac-style interface with most of the fixins’ that Photoshop provides. Brushes, resizing, layers, colors, and more. Remember, it’s not free (I think the full...
Features, features, features. I think the next step is being able to drink water from your mouse, or check your blood sugar via USB pad and app (wait, could that be possible? patent pending…). But before the Star Trek Enterprise tools become available, we got these nifty improved features. Includes, uploading video to social media from...
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...
Let me tell you something. If you ever paid money for a Windows Emulator for your Mac, make a sad face and read these words very carefully. Open source is free, stable, reliable, and continuously updated. So on the topic of running Windows executables on your Mac, Darwine has been around for years and is the Mac port of the popular Wine app...
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