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Move Your Time Machine Backup to a New Drive
One thing that’s been a constant in personal computing has been that hard drives will continually get bigger and cheaper. So it’s inevitable that you’ll one day want to relocate your Time Machine backups to a newer, roomier drive. In this video tutorial, I’ll be going through the process for prepping and transferring these files. [...]
Posted in Tutorials, Videos Also tagged applications, backups, hard drives, mac, Mac OS, Mac OS X, productivity, Snow Leopard, storage, technology, Time Machine, tips & tricks, tips and tricks, tutorial, work 4 Comments
How to remove the iPhone’s new “tamper-resistant” screw
If you’ve taken your iPhone 4 in for service at the Apple store, you may have gotten it back with 2 new pieces of hardware that were changed unbeknownst to you. Though the iPhone 4 originally shipped with standard Phillips #00 screws, they’ll replace them with an obscure type called a pentolobular screw if you [...]
Posted in News & Opinion, Tutorials Also tagged budget, diy, hardware, howto, iFixit, iphone, mobile, pentobular, repair, screws, smart phones, smartphones, tips and tricks, tutorial 1 Comment
A guide to free antivirus applications on the Mac
A lot has been written arguing for or against the need for an antivirus application on the Mac. Due to their small numbers, Mac users have been lucky to go about their business with almost no fear of being targeted by malware and viruses. It’s called security through obscurity, and it’s a sort of security [...]
Posted in Product Guides Also tagged applications, budget, ClamXav, free, iAntivirus, mac, Mac OS X, macintosh, malware, open source, security, Sophos, technology, viruses 1 Comment
How to turn off geotagging on your photos
Cell phones and cameras go together naturally, and when paired with social media services like Twitter, it’s become incredibly easy for us to share our lives with our loved ones. The problem comes when we unknowingly share more than we’re aware of. Nearly all digital photos contain metadata, which is information about the photo. Usually, [...]
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How to open (non-DRM) iBooks without an iPad or iPhone