How to Safely Install iPhone Updates
I’m restoring my iPhone right now. Again. I bricked it while trying to install the 2.2 software update. The worst part is, I know the correct way to install updates! I just always forget or I’m too lazy to bother. And now I’m paying for my mistake, restoring my iPhone. 5 minutes of prevention would have saved me an hour’s work. You can learn from my mistakes. You see, I...
Read MoreNo one likes your dumb ginormous URLs; So shrink ’em!
Send or display an html link (via email, texting, twittering, etc.) and you can wind up taking a good amount of valuable visual space. They’re functional; they send your reader to the right place, but the freakish things can be a nuisance. Example: take the following URL I created in Google Maps of one of my favorite little cafes in San Francisco to share with a...
Read MoreMonthly Maintenance for your Home Mac
So you just got a new Mac, congrats! What’s that you say, its you’re very first one?? Welcome to the light side of the force! There’s lots you can do to get started. Check out my blog entry on How to Pimp Your Mac for some great free must-have applications. Once you’ve got everything installed and set up, here’s your prescription to keep your home Mac a happy...
Read MoreStream Music Throughout Your Home or Office With AirPort Express
Once upon a time, streaming audio through your entire home required a thousand dollar solution and involved running speaker wire all through your walls. Welcome to the 21st century. Leveraging the Apple Airport Express, for $100 per room, plus any stereo with AV inputs (or even just powered computer speakers), you can have music in every room in your home or office. You can control it from any...
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