What the heck is a 7z file, and how do I unpack it!
A couple days ago I got a weird request from a friend. “How can I unzip a 7z file?” Not only did I not have...
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server: Problematic Items and tips
I’ve been running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server for just over a week now and I have definitely found a few items that...
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server with Parallels 4.0 Desktop for Mac
I’ve been a parallels user since version 2.0. I bought my boxed copy back in March of 2007. I purchased my copy at the same...
Sync Contacts with Address Book now available to everyone.
Sync Google Contacts with Address Book We’ve talked about the benefits of syncing your information with the cloud before, and our opinions remain the same....
Option + Click Menubar items gives you secret options.
Not sure if this is a Snow Leopard thing or not, but apparently when you hold down the option key and click on some of...
Traveling with an iPhone is a lot more fun than one might think
Everyone knows the iPhone is an awesome gadget, with lots of features and apps to make everyday life easier, so when I went backpacking around...
Visor puts the terminal at your finger tips.
This is more of an application “plugin” than a stand alone app. It requires a plugin system for your mac to work, but if you...
Apple Store Discounts: You may qualify.
There are those amongst the newly initiated Apple community members who may not realize that Apple offers discounts to certain groups of users and potential...
Create iPhone Ringtones from your iTunes Library
Here’s how to create ringtones for your iPhone right from your iTunes library. This will only work with songs you ripped to iTunes, or the...
iTunes Tip: Print your Track List
There are those among us who may still enjoy making “mix” CDs for ourselves or others. Did you know that you can print out an...
Apps that make Macgasm Possible.
So you want to start a news site? You think you can bring something to the internet, but you’re not sure the tools you might...
Getting HTML in your Mail Footers
Alright, this is a little bit of a pain, but it’s well worth the dividends. Purists will moan aloud about putting images and html into...
Play podcasts at 1.5 or 2.0x on the iPhone and Touch.
Did you know that you can speed up the playback speed on your iPhone? That’s right, you can play your podcasts at both 1.5x and...
Sync OmniFocus with DropBox
I’ve had a constant struggle with ToDo applications lately (or GTD apps if you prefer), I’m both hot and cold when it comes to their...
AOL accounts not longer usable on iTunes Store for purchases
I love it when I’m looking for an article idea and magically one appears out of the middle of no where. The writing should have...
How about a clipboard with Bonjour support?
After doing some research on clipboard enhancers I stumbled across an application named Stuf. It has an excellent premise that I thought I should pass...
Switch Audio Convertor – Convert those obscure wma files to mp3
If you’ve spent any time at all on a Windows machine you’ve probably come into contact with some wma files, or even ripped a cd...
Reminder: Only Days Left to register your iPhone 3G for Apple Care.
On this, the second anniversary of me owning an iPhone, I was reminded that my original limited edition 4GB iPhone’s Apple Care that I got...