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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but I never got around to it. Been very busy. However, seeing that Steve Jobs just resigned as CEO of Apple today (so sad), I feel today is a very fitting day to post this. Steve, I know that you will be the Chairman of the [...]

What a sad day it is. Steve Jobs, the co-founder and pioneer of Apple resigns as CEO. However, don’t get your head all down, because he did propose to be Chairman of the Board and director. The board BETTER accept his proposal is all I have to say. Apple without Steve Jobs is like the [...]

Have you heard of Google+? You can find it here: http://plus.google.com. It’s Google’s version of Facebook and Twitter, combined into one, and it’s actually pretty cool. It allows you to share photos, videos, have unlimited text in your status updates, and other features that are similar to Facebook and Twitter (sans the unlimited text in [...]

Want to know how to burn an .ISO file with your Mac? Here’s a quick video that I made that walks you through the entire process. If you’re not sure what an .ISO file is, it’s simply a disk image file that, when you burn it to a CD, it creates an exact duplicate of [...]

I was sitting in Starbucks doing some work when I saw a girl going over her notes on her Mac in MS Word, but with a very cool layout…a layout that not only looked like a real notebook, but that also had tabs! Just having the notebook layout may be cool for students, but it’s [...]

I recently bought Pages ’09 (for only $19.99, btw) for a client via the Mac App Store on my Mac, because you need at least Mac OS X 10.6 to get the Mac App Store on your computer, which he did not have. And my client wanted to buy Pages separately. He did not want [...]

Do you have some computer problems that, even if you knew how to fix, you just would not want to take the time or effort to fix them? Or, do you have some things that need to be done with your computers or computer network, and you need someone to come to you to take [...]

Today I attempted to purchase an Apple application called, Pages (Mac’s equivalent to MS Word), on my Mac via the Mac App Store. Pages is part of Apple’s iLife software suite. It’s a great suite and is MUCH less expensive than M$’s Office. Anyway, since my client does not have the latest version of Apple’s [...]

If you are looking at buying a used iPhone or you just want to know how to tell the difference between an iPhone 3G and a 3GS, then this is how you do it.

My jailbroken and unlocked iPhone 3GS suddenly started acting weird yesterday. I thought my iOS got corrupted somehow, or it was time for me to upgrade to the latest iOS (currently running 4.0.1; been too busy to upgrade). But I did some research and found that one of the causes was a bad charger. Now [...]

Is an application that you are using on your Mac not responding? Do you get the notorious beach ball spinning around, not allowing you to do anything with that app? Or maybe your Mac is slower than usual and you’re not sure why. Well, in either case, it could simply be a matter of an [...]

Do you have Gmail configured on your iPhone or iPod Touch, but you don’t get instant notification of your email like a Blackberry does? Do you want to know why? Then watch the video below, because not only do I explain why, but I walk you through the process, step by step, of how to [...]

Want to export your contacts in your address book into a spreadsheet on your Mac? Luckily you have a Mac, because it is VERY easy to do on a Mac. Here’s how.

I just read Steve Pavlina’s blog post on overclocking your audio learning. It was a brilliant blog post about how you can listen to and comprehend any audio program very easily at double the speed. I found this very intriguing because I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and would love to double the amount [...]

There was a PDF exploit in Safari in iOS 4 on the iPhone, which is how comex and other members of the iPhone Dev Team were able to jailbreak it. But Apple quickly found out about it, and released a patch for it. However, this patch (iOS 4.0.2 or iOS 4.1) will cause you to [...]

In case you haven’t heard, Apple had an event a couple of days ago on September 1st where Steve Jobs disclosed all of their new products. You can watch the whole event here. Here is the short version of Steve Jobs’s presentation…

Is your iPhone no longer saving your photos? Do you think you lost them forever? I thought the same thing. But it’s not true. It IS saving them, just not in the same location. At least that was the case for me. Here’s what I did to get my pics and vids back.

Do you love Apple products? Would you like to be the first to see and experience what Apple products will be coming out in 2011? Want a chance to see Steve Jobs speak in person and maybe even meet him?

I hope you had a great weekend! I certainly did. I actually went to a business seminar that was all about serving others with your business, making a difference in the world, and having a mission behind your business. It made me think and revise the mission of my business. After thinking about it for [...]

OK. Here’s an iPhone tip for you. This should work for all iPhones. It’s a tip that will help you to play your videos for a LOT longer time period before the battery dies…up to 3 to 4 TIMES longer! Crazy, huh? What’s the secret? How do you do it? Easy…

I don’t what it is about my iPhone these days. Maybe my iPhone knows that I’m thinking about getting the iPhone 4G when it comes out. Doesn’t it know that I’ll find a good home for it? Anyway, a day or two ago, I got the white screen of death. The whole screen was white [...]

Recently, my iPhone 3GS kept on shutting off out of the blue, and did so on a pretty regular basis. However, I only let this happen for a day or so before I took action, did research, and fixed it. I can not let anything happen to my beloved iPhone. It’s in integral part of [...]

Are you creating a document in MS Word (Mac or PC), and have a title page that you don’t want your main header or footer to be on, or you want a different header or footer to be on the first page of the document? Well, there is an easy way to achieve that: Here [...]

Have you been blogging on Blogger, TypePad, Movable Type, LiveJournal, another WordPress blog, or one of many other blogging services, and you have finally decided that you want your blog on the best blogging software available, WordPress? Well, now you can do it in just a few simple clicks…

Is your keyboard not typing the keys that you are hitting, and some keys do type something but the type numbers and symbols from a calculator (namely the U,I,O,P,:,L,K,J,M,< ,>./ keys?) There is a simple fix for this…

I just came across a blog post that gives a blog by blow review of 6 of the most popular GPS navigation apps for the iPhone. You know, the apps that give you turn by turn directions on how to get to your destination. While reading it, I found out about a free GPS navigation [...]

Do you have more than one email address configured in your Mail program on your Mac, and you want to change the email address that it normally sends from? No problem. All you have to do is this:

You’ll enjoy this one, because it’s super easy. No more having to email your iPhone pics and videos to yourself to enjoy them on your computer. All you have to do is the following:

Ever have some files or folders that you want to make private so only you can see them, or so that when you bring your Mac in for repair (which is rare), your files are hidden? Well I just did a video that shows you exactly how to do it. Check it out!

I know this may be a simple task, but this feature is kind of hidden. If you start a project in iMovie ’09, don’t do anything with it, and then go back into iMovie ’09 later, you’ll be working under the same project name that you just created, not a new one. It saves whatever [...]

I just went to a MobileMe workshop at the Apple Store on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA, and they mentioned how you could save $30 on your MobileMe subscription, even if you’re renewing. Want to know how?

Recently, for whatever reason, my black Macbook all of a sudden did not have sound. I wasn’t sure what happened, whether my OS got corrupted or what. Did some quick research and figured out the cure. Here it is:

So, as you may have heard, the iPhone 3Gs has been announced, and it is exciting to say the least.  I will just briefly go over the features, and then if it interests you, you can go and watch the tour (see link below). Here are some of the more notable new features of the [...]

Can’t open a .wps file? Don’t know what application can read it? Both Mac and PC have free apps that you can download and install so you can open a .wps file and save it as a Word file, or whatever you choose. Here they are:

Just found out that you can now make calls with your iPod Touch by using VOiP software like Skype and JaJah. You need a 2nd generation iPod Touch to do it. Here is a quick breakdown how to do it:

Do you have a desktop mic like this one from Plantronics, http://is.gd/ju7W, that works fine with your PC, but not your Mac? Here’s why:

Are you getting double emails in Opera when you configure your Gmail account in Opera using the IMAP format? If so, here is the fix:

If your bluetooth service is suddenly not available on your Mac, here is a fix: