Presto Change-O! Audio Codec Changes on the Fly
Ever had the need to quickly convert one of your AAC audio files to another format? I was asked today for a down and dirty...
Mac OS X Security Manual from Corsaire (not the RAM guys)
Some of us are bigger geeks than others. It’s called natural distribution. Some of us are the outliers while others of us are smack on...
Tunnels are for more than smuggling people across borders.
It seems everytime I read the word tunnel, it’s in reference to people being smuggled across texan/californian borders into the US. While I’m sure they...
Banshee 1.2 – multimedia player, with iPod support
I’m not to sure how I feel about posting this because it isn’t OS X related; however, it is iPod related which makes it Apple...
Upgrading your Macbook Hard Drive.
Since I bought my Black Macbook in July of 2007 it has been rock solid with very few problems. Now, I installed Vista on it...
iPhone tips and tricks, and a little diatribe
This blog started off as a nice little way for me to remember things I’ve come across in my journey through the great switch. I...
Copy and delete a file at the same time
I was moving some file to a backup drive that I use constantly to back up “super” important files occasionally, and I stumbled across a...
You can control the heat in your house with your mac.
I don’t know about where you are, but it’s ridiculously humid up here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Every day seems to be a struggle for...
iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 and AIM 1.0 App Crashing
Were you one of those who decided to take the plunge with the 2.0 firmware and install a whole bunch of apps, including the AOL...
Use the 1st Gen iPhone as a spare?
Being the curious person that I am, I wanted to see if I could use my iPhone 1st Gen as an emergency backup for my...
iPhone 3G and Firewire Charging
I am not sure how many readers still have a firewire iPod charger, but I do. It’s from my 1st Generation 4GB Green iPod Mini....
1st Gen iPhone to Wireless iPod
Just a quick hint for those who have or will upgrade from a 1st Generation iPhone to the new iPhone 3G. Remove the SIM out...
Firefox Address bar tricks
Here are a couple tricks to keep you speeding along without switching to another search bar. The first is auto complete, for some reason my...
Mail a website.
I’m a huge fan of tinyurl, mostly because it lets me play really annoying jokes on people over and over again, but usually so I...
Quick Tip -> Dashboard Screenshots!
Applicable OSX Versions: Tiger and Leopard (That I know of!) Because I’m a MAJOR keyboard junkie, I tend to find little nuggets of hidden OSX...
Command Click – Opens Stuff In The Finder
Here’s a quick tip for your Friday afternoon. If you command click (if you don’t know what the command key looks like, follow the link)anywhere...
Changing your default browser
I forgot how much of a pain it is to not change your default browser. I have Firefox open and plenty of pages pulled up,...
Terminal command tip – Man
For those who are afraid of the terminal, there is away to learn many things about it. The easiest is by opening terminal by going...