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  • Apple Announces 2TB Time Capsule

    Time Capsule now comes in 1TB and 2TB models starting at just $299. Time Capsule is a Wi-Fi hard drive that works with Mac OS X Leopard's Time Machine to back up all your data. It's also a full-featured wireless base station that includes simultaneous ...

  • Cable Identification Made Easy

    Tired of trying to explain which cable is which over the phone when trying to help someone with their tech issues? Here is one solution to that problem that I have found helps my clients. Now I just say "unplug the cable marked with the green disc." If...

  • Find My iPhone Now Available

    With the availability of iPhone OS 3.0, MobileMe members can now use Find My iPhone to help recover a lost iPhone or remotely wipe the personal data on it. To get started, use iTunes to update your iPhone software to iPhone OS 3.0, and then follow th...

  • KPC 680 EVDO card with Mac OS X

    The KPC680, like the KPC 650, is also very Mac compatible.  It will work with 10.3.9 or greater including Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). Unlike the V740, there are no native Mac drivers, but as long as you install and use Verizon's VZAccess Manager ...

  • Edit Office Docs on your iPhone

    MobileFiles Pro, from Quickoffice, is an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows the creation and editing of Excel 2003 files. It also views Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx), Microsoft Excel (.xls and .xlsx), Microsoft PowerPoint ...

  • Windows on the iPhone

    Citrix has announced on their blog that they are actively developing a Citrix Receiver for the iPhone that will allow iPhone users to run of millions of Windows apps via the iPhone. This open up some possibilities, such as the ability to vie web sites ...

  • Cheap HDMI Cables

    If you are placing some cool tech under the Christmas tree this year, that requires an HDMI cable, don't let the salesperson soak you for $50 to $200. In a recent post to CNET's Crave blog, they say "... the truth is that expensive HDMI cables aren't ...

  • PC-to-Mac switch made easy

    According to Belkin, "making the move from a PC to a Mac computer has never been easier. The Belkin PC-To-Mac Transfer Kit allows you to seamlessly transfer all your important data, including user accounts, email and Internet browser settings as well a...

  • Convert Any Video File

    Now that VisualHub has ceased development, we needed a solution to convert all of our video files to various different formats. For example, converting the files to work with your TiVo, AppleTV or iPhone. Up until now, HandBrake has always just ripped ...

  • More Powerful Spotlight searches

    Today someone asked me if there is a way to do a search in Spotlight and have it only fine Item A and Item B when they both appear together. It reminded me of one of the features Apple put into Spotlight that most people don't know about, called boolea...

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