Help Moving MobileMe to iCloud

Apple recently released their latest version of the iOS operating system – at the same time they released iCloud, Apple’s cloud storage/computing service that succeeds MobileMe. To use iCloud, you must first transfer your MobileMe account to iCloud by use of their automated system located at www.me.com/move.

To use iCloud, you’ll need an up to [...]

70 High Definition Apple Wallpaper Desktop Backgrounds

Every good Apple fanboy needs a small collection of Apple themed high-definition desktop backgrounds, so here you go. I’ve included a zip file at the bottom of the page with all of the following images. With the exception of 3 or 4 of them, they’re all 1920×1080+ resolutions, so they should fit nicely (and look [...]

Automatically Change Your Desktop Picture Every 15 Minutes

Apple-Desktop-S&STexture

Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 System Preferences

Apple’s Mac OS X has had this cool feature integrated for many versions that allows you to rotate your desktop’s wallpaper between several pictures.

If you’ve downloaded the 70 high-resolution desktop wallpaper images that I’ve provided here, you may also want to set this up, read on.

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Setup Safari Tab Switching Shortcuts With Spark

I like minimizing the use of the mouse when I’m on the computer – I’m a heavy keyboard user – switching between tabs in my favourite internet browser is a very big part of that. I don’t like having to use the mouse to do that, but when I first switched to Safari from Firefox, [...]

How To Get Hired At The Apple Retail Store

Update: There is a follow-up to this article, with comments and questions via e-mail answered! It may interest you to read it after you finish this piece.

It’s not secret that a popular company like Apple has hundreds of people applying daily for work. If you’re one of those people, and happen to have that [...]

Setup Chinese Input on Mac OS X

One of the new refinements released with Snow Leopard, was Chinese character input. This does come standard with any install of Snow Leopard, but isn’t enabled – you need to take a couple further steps to have it functioning and ready.

First, you’ll need to make sure you have one of Apple’s laptops that [...]

Change Default Font in Microsoft Office Word

I recently had a friend message me asking how to change the default font, and I had to explain it to her quickly. Wouldn’t it be nice if all I had to do was link her to a post on my website showing her detailed descriptions and images, which would in turn save me time, [...]

Show Hidden & Search System Files Windows & Apple Mac OS X

Recently I was looking to delete some files off my Mac, that were albeit being difficult to find. It was a little challenging, so I thought I’d put together the solution for you all to take advantage of.

As usual, I’ll explain Apple’s Mac OS X platform first. The two functions (searching system files and [...]

Full List of iPhone 3GS Voice Commands

iPhone 3GS’ Voice Control Screen

When I first got my iPhone 3GS, it was a little bit of a mystery to me, all the voice commands that were available. I knew “call”, and “play music”. Some other random ones would swipe across the screen, but still, I didn’t have a complete list, and I wanted [...]

Old White Macbook Case Crack

Old White MacBook Cracked Case (bottom)

If you purchased a MacBook between the time it was released in 2006, and the latest refresh in November of 2009, you’ve most likely experienced the cracking case. It’s an unfortunate defect that leaves the interior of the computer vulnerable. Liquid, dust and dirt, and even moisture is more [...]

Remove 'WD SmartWare' from your Western Digital Passport or MyBook

This is the western digital smartware logo you may see on your computer when connecting your external drive.

If you’ve purchased a Western Digital Passport or MyBook drive in the past little while (I’ve recently bought 3), you’ve no doubt run into the Western Digital Smartware. This is a virtual drive that is setup with [...]

Check Your AppleCare Status via serial number

AppleCare Protection Plan – Extended Coverage for your Apple Products

note: If you don’t want a funny story, then check your AppleCare Status: https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do. Otherwise, read on.

During my time at Apple, I would often run into customers who would come into the store with malfunctioning equipment (either because they’ve caused a problem, or [...]

Download Movies & TV Shows: Rookie's Guide to Bit-Torrent

note: Since this post has been put up, mininova has been shut down. www.thepiratebay.org, and www.torrentreactor.net are good alternatives.

I’m always hearing friends, family, randoms, saying they wish they knew how to download movies or television shows off the internet (for free). While there are some pretty good sites for streaming – and many television [...]

Learn to Bit-Torrent - OS X

The following videos are part one & two of setting up and using the bit-torrent client Tranmission. These video guides should be viewed after having read through the written tutorial that I’ve put together here. It’s a supplement, not a replacement, so make sure you’ve taken a look before viewing the following:

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