How-To: Create a Custom User Template in Snow Leopard
Setting up your OS to your liking can be an art for some. What if you need to set up Snow Leopard to present every user with the same look and settings? By following these steps you can have every user who logs into the machine receive the same look, feel and preferences that you...
How-To: Use Time Machine Over a Network
I love Time Machine for its simplicity and the fact that it’s free. Apple did the right thing in creating a backup utility that was integrated into the OS and was actually useful. Anyone who has fought with Windows Backup can tell you, this has been needed for a long time. Apple created a beautiful backup...
How-To: Support Everyone’s OS with VirtualBox
Using a Mac is a treat for many, and after years of living on Window machines, I appreciate the little things OS X provides. There’s no point preaching to the choir here about how OS X is better…most of us already feel that way. But what I’ve realized while working in IT, is that I...
How-To: Create an iPhone Web App
The iPhone OS is pitched as the entire Internet in your pocket…minus Flash. This works most of the time, but what if you just want to design a site or form that looks like a native iPhone App?
This is where iWebKit comes in. iWebKit is a free framework package for creating websites and applications that...
How-To: Connect to a Cisco VPN Using Snow Leopard or the iPhone OS
Snow Leopard has more than its fair share of improvements. If you work in the corporate world then Cisco IPsec VPN is a great addition.
Before Apple added this feature, you had to use Cisco’s client to connect up to its VPN. With Snow Leopard and the iPhone OS, this support is built in. You may need...
How-To: Remotely Wipe an iPhone Using Exchange
The thought of your iPhone or iPod touch falling into the wrong hands is enough to scare anyone. The iPhone does have the passcode function to keep prying eyes out, but what if that’s not enough?
In a corporate environment, the loss of a device like this is a major ordeal. Apple has touted the MobileMe remote...
How-To: Create a Chiptune in GarageBand
Chiptunes are everywhere, and if you’ve been intrigued by them, this article will help you create your very own out of just about any song.
Chiptunes are traditionally created using sound chips from old computer systems and game consoles. Some of the best examples of chip music can be made using Commodore 64s, GameBoys and the original...
How-To: Create Your Own iTunes LP
The iTunes LP is the new format Apple has been pushing in iTunes. It’s more like a DVD than anything else. You have menus, music, photos, liner notes and videos. Since this is such a fresh format, not many albums are available in it yet. The good news is, you can make your own.
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How-To: Remotely Support Your Parents with Screen Sharing
We’ve all been in the situation. Your mother calls you with a computer problem and you know it’s going to take at least an hour to walk her through the steps over the phone. Then she yells at you when you sigh out of frustration.
If you have parents who use Macs then these calls happen...
How-To: Image OS X and Boot Camp to a New Mac
You get a new Mac and even though you know you should, you don’t want to start over from scratch and reload the whole system. To make matters worse, you have Boot Camp installed and really don’t want to start over on the Windows side. So, here’s how you can image both OS’s to a...
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