If you carry around a lot of sensitive information on your iPad it may be a good idea not only to add a passcode lock, but also to enable automatic data wipe. The automatic data wipe feature will erase all data on your iPad after 10 failed passcode attempts. This means that if someone is…Continue Reading
While not in use, the iPad will automatically lock itself in two minutes, the default Auto-Lock setting. If you find that two minutes is too short of an interval and you find that Auto-Lock interrupts what you are doing on the iPad you can always change it. Auto-Lock Options In this guide I will show…Continue Reading
Unless you actively empty the Trash on your Mac, chances are that it is packed full with old files, downloads, and who knows what. In order to ensure that you are maximizing your hard drive’s storage space, especially if you are using an SSD, I highly recommend that you empty your Mac’s Trash by following…Continue Reading
When you add clips to an iMovie timeline, specifically animated maps, the Inspector for the new clip should automatically appear. In case the Inspector window did not open or you closed it without editing the clip chances are that during editing you will need to open the map’s inspector window. In this guide I will…Continue Reading
When you insert an animated map in iMovie you will find that you can only use two locations for the animated map clip. What if you want to show a map clip with more than two locations? In this guide I will show you how to insert multiple locations while editing your the map clips…Continue Reading
Adding AVCHD files to iMovie can be both as easy as plugging in your camera or as painful as chewing aluminum foil. I for one, ran into this issue when I tried to import AVCHD files from my Canon camcorder to iMovie. iMovie Doesn’t Like Raw .MTS Files If you copy raw .MTS files saved…Continue Reading
Do you find that importing two-year old clips into iMovie results in events created the year the clips were imported and not when they were actually filmed? Why does this happen? Unfortunately iMovie’s default behavior is to use the clip’s import date rather than the actual date the clip was created which results in an…Continue Reading
If you are new to Excel and unfamiliar with Excel’s built-in functions, specifically subtraction you will find this guide useful. In the following steps I will show you how to create a formula in Excel that a cell from another to provide you with the difference. Software/Hardware used: Office 2011 running on Mac OS 10.6,…Continue Reading
One of the coolest features you will find on your Mac is the ability to create PDF’s from pretty much any application. The PDF feature is built-in to the Mac’s printing screens which allow you to save a file to PDF instead of printing it. In this guide I will show you how to create…Continue Reading
If your iPad has a 3G radio that enables you to connect to the web using Verizon’s or AT&T’s networks, chances are that you have a limit to how much you can download per month. Luckily the iPad keeps track of this information locally so you don’t have to visit your carrier’s site each time…Continue Reading
Do you have tons of bookmarks in Safari that you just can’t seem to find? One of the simplest methods to keep your bookmarks organized and accessible is to create folders to categorize the various bookmarks you’ve saved. In this guide I will show you how to create folders in Safari to save and organize…Continue Reading
Unless you are using an application like Little Snitch on your Mac chances are you’ve been using your Mac without a firewall since you purchased it. Believe it or not, Apple does ship Mac OS with a firewall, however the firewall is disabled by default. If you would like to have more control over which…Continue Reading
One of the easiest and most efficient methods to stay up to date with your favorite website or websites is to subscribe to a their RSS feed (What is RSS?). With Safari and Mail this can be an incredibly easy task to perform, just follow the steps below to become familiar with the process and…Continue Reading
If you’re building up an extensive collection of movies in the new Blu-ray format, chances are that you’ve spent a couple of bucks putting it together. To help protect that small fortune that you call a movie collection, there are a couple of apps out there that will help you backup these discs so that…Continue Reading
If you are looking for a quick, easy and FREE method to convert your favorite movies and TV shows to a format you can take with you anywhere, you need to check out BDlot Video Converter. BDlot Video Converter is part of a greater suite of applications that allows you to convert videos to any…Continue Reading
With the imminent launch of iOS 5 for the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is moving forward with its new music offering for iTunes, Match. iTunes Match stores your entire music library in iCloud (another new service from Apple debuting this fall). When you store your music in iCloud you can access it from anywhere…Continue Reading
One of the settings I always enjoyed in Outlook is the ability to customize work hours so that my available time (work time) would appear on the calendar as a reminder not to schedule anything past a certain time. Google has taken this concept event further and now allows users to hide those morning and…Continue Reading
Just the other day I needed to print a monthly calendar in Mac OS X and realized that I had never done it before. When I opened the print dialog box I was amazed at the number of options available to print a calendar in iCal. So I decided to write this guide to help…Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself looking for a particular set of files that are either named similarly or are of the same file type? Rather than perform a search in Mac OS to locate these files each time you want to access them, you have the option of creating a Smart Folder to simplify this…Continue Reading
