I am a hotkey fanatic, especially on a laptop! That is one of the big reasons I love my Macbook; almost everything can be done with the press of a couple of magic keys. I'd have to say that the most used hotkey combo on my Macbook is, by far, Command+Q (which is for quitting an application for all you n00bs out there). If that is my most used...... Full Entry »
If you are like me, you have your music in more than one place because you are so scared that you are going to lose it and have to "rip all those CDs" again! I have my music on my Mac, my wife's mac on my PC, on my server and on a portable hard drive that I carry to work. I know... a bit excessive on all the home machines but it helps me sleep at...... Full Entry »
Back in February, someone broke into our house while we were at work (paying for all of the stuff they were stealing!). They kicked the door in and made off with a ton of stuff. They ripped flat screen TVs off of the wall mounts, took a Playstation 3, an XBOX 360, a PSP, tons of games and accessories, and two Macbooks. One of the laptops was...... Full Entry »
As you may or may not have read (...Can ColdFusion Aid in the Recovery of My Stolen Macbook...) I had a break-in a few months ago and lost a couple of Macbooks in the process. I called Apple to see if they kept any kind of check on serviced laptops against the NCIC database. After explaining three times that I was not trying to get them to...... Full Entry »
I recently decided that backing up my photos online was probably in my best interest. Since I use a Mac and iPhoto, I decided to give MobileMe a shot. It seemed like the obvious first choice since it allowed me to do what I wanted right from iPhoto. Honestly, I was unimpressed. Maybe it is because a lot of the cooler stuff in MobileMe...... Full Entry »
