Tech Tips for all OS out there…from the OS X Crowd

Isolator for Mac – Free App of the Day

The application today is a great way to get rid of all of the distractions on your Mac screen, and focus on the task at hand.  I made a quick video to show you just what it does, and how easy it is.  It’s free, and it’s useful, so go get it.

Isolator - Freeware for your Mac

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SmallWindows – App of the Day

One of my favorite features in OS X is Expose.  Now replaced with Mission Control, Expose allows you to setup a “hot corner” or user-selectable hot-key combination to take all of the stacked up open windows on your screen, and make them smaller and tile them on the screen.  This allows you to quickly switch between windows and tasks.

I looked for a long time for a Windows equivalent, and finally found it in SmallWindows.  It’s a free application that will work with Windows 98 or later.  I’ve used it with no issues on Windows XP and Windows 7.  It’s a great app.  Check out the Video, and then go get it and give it a try. Read More

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Carbon Copy Cloner – Free Backup Software for your Mac

Backing up your important documents, photos, videos, music, software, and settings is one of the absolute, most important, things that you can do with your computer system.   Read More
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Burn for OS X – Freeware for burning all kinds of CDs and DVDs

I see many questions about CD and DVD burning on the Mac.  There are a ton of functions built right into the Mac, but I don’t always find them to be the most intuitive, nor the most convenient.  I have used Burn for OS X for years now, and it is one of the absolutely most useful pieces of freeware available.  It will literally burn pretty much any kind of CD orDVD that you need. Take a look at the video included, and go get it. Read More

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Windows App – “Fences” – For Keeping your Desktop Tidy and Useful

This application really helps me keep my Windows work computer desktop clean, and at the same time it helps me keep things handy for when I want (need) to have things on my desktop.  It may ban an app for the more O.C.D. person, but I really find it useful for anyone to help keep their desktop clean and organized.

Check out the Video below to see a little about how it works.

Fences – by Stardock

 

 

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Top 5 Apps for Accessing your Mac / PC Remotely

Remote access to your different computers is becoming a much more regular requirement for many users these days.  I know I like to be able to access my different systems at home when I’m at work, at my girlfriends, my parents in another city, and from just about anywhere else.   Doing this is also much easier than it used to be.  In fact, with the right software, it is almost a mindless task to setup, and even more simple to use.

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10 Apps to Get Immediately for your Mac

I want to share with you the first 10 pieces of software that you should get when you first get a new Mac.  I will cover a similar topic for the Windows users in a later post.   Read More

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Seeking a New Smart Phone – Which One to Get

Anyone who knows me, and pretty much anyone who reads my articles, knows that I’m a huge Apple fan.  Beyond that, anyone who knows me well, knows that I am an even bigger fan of technology in general.  I love new technology, and new toys (even though my passion keeps me in the poor-house most of the time).  I know that as Christmas is approaching, and Tax Refund time is getting closer, many people will be seeking a new smart phone.   Today I will write a little about how to choose the right phone and smart phone OS for you.

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Turn off vibrate and tone for Mail in iPhone

If you are like me, you get mail at all times of the day and night.  I could probably setup some kind of scheduling for receiving mail only at certain times, but it was easier to get my sleep back in order by turning off the alert for mail in my iPhone.

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SOPA – Stepping On the rights of Plain Americans

I don’t normally do political pieces.  I figure you have plenty of people paid to do that, and generally paid a lot more than they should be for what little we get out of them.   However, in this particular case I don’t mind writing a bit about this particular issue.

I have some major issues with this bill.  I know that copyright infringement (particularly on the internet) is a major issue these days, but I believe completely that this bill is simply a method for the copyright holders to circumvent our consitutional rights whether the consumer or the provider, we are about to get royally messed over on this.

I have already written to my congressional representative to express my views.  I hope that if you find this article, you’ll do the same for your representative, and make sure that they understand that while you may not be able to pay as much as the lobbyists for the greedy, you can vote for someone who won’t care as much about the lobbyists for the greedy next term.

If you don’t take action, you have no one to blame buy yourself.  I will end my rant here, and will be back to regular OS X, and computer based tips with my next post assuming that my site isn’t “mistakenly” blocked by the SOPA legislation.

Best to you all

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