**Spoiler alert** YES IT IS! It’s 2017. If you haven’t heard of an SSD, then you’re in luck, I will tell you all about it. If you have heard, but kinda don’t have a cooking clue what all the fuss is about, then you’re also in luck…i’ll tell you what they do and how they[…]
How many times have I received a call from a total stranger, telling me they’ve lost a folder, or their whole machine, but they don’t have any backups, so can I help? Me: “Not unless you want your data back.” Time Machine is Mac’s built-in, automated, backup feature. Let’s break that down: “Built-in” Located in the System[…]
Undercover was easily one of the best pieces of software that I have had the privilege of reviewing for 2014! Like any good Apple user, you probably have Find my Mac (Find my iPhone, you know what I mean) enabled, and hope to heck that you will never need to use it. Touch wood though,[…]
After a successful migration of a user from Microsoft Outlook 2011 (*spit*) to Mail for Mac, the user started experiencing this error on a one particular calendar event. “Calendar can’t save the event “event name” to the Exchange Server” After some research, it turns out that the Calendar cache that is created by the Exchange[…]
We all have those little folders on our Macs… The ones that are usually tucked away, a few folder levels down from the Desktop. Those folders that are fine and dandy for your eyes and fingers, but not quite for anyone else’s. And remember, you can use the age-old “hide it in plain sight” technique,[…]
We all love the stylish aluminium finish on our Mac keyboards. But if you feel like something a little different, try out Lazerwood Keys from Lazerwood Industries. These are just as stylish as the original keys, but with a gorgeous wood-finish. Whether you use a wireless, extended or simply your MacBook Pro keyboard, there is the perfect[…]
Ever wondered exactly what apps, services, protocols, or even devices are making connections out onto the World Wide Web, or even worse, receiving connections? Well there are a ton of network monitors that will tell you exactly what you want to know, with a price tag attached of course. But Private Eye, gives you the same[…]
We all know about Preview, Mac’s built in document viewer, allowing you to open many different document and image formats, including PDF. You may also know about Quick Look, the built in feature that allows you to, well, take a quick look at a document or image. A little tip for these 2 great apps[…]
Any Mac user that shares external drives with Windows machines knows; you can read and write to FAT32 drives, but you can only read from an NTFS one. This is very frustrating, since there is a file size limit of 4GB on FAT32. 5 years ago, that would not have been a problem. But today,[…]
I am extremely proud to be apart of this! South Africa has always managed to stay behind the curb with regards to Apple Training, and getting the certifications required to create AATC’s (Apple Authorised Training Centers). For this reason, I am very pleased to make the announcement that the forward-thinking company that brought me onboard,[…]
As great as Mac OS X has become over the years, it is not immune to issues with its inner workings. And when there are issues that are preventing you from running your system properly, or even booting, we need to revert to some boot-time diagnostics. With Lion, comes the built-in Lion Recovery Tools known[…]
If you’ve ever tried to use your external storage between Windows and Mac, you will already know that it is not that simple. Props to AllNewsMac Here’s why: Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion (and Mountain Lion?) can read drives formatted as NTFS, but cannot write to them. As we know, NTFS is the[…]
I found this little gem on Kickstarter, and I couldn’t resist showing it off to all the local fanboys to enjoy. The Zooka wireless speaker is exactly what our iPhones, iPods and iPads have been waiting for. Let’s be honest, the sound on the iPad is great, but not amazing, especially when trying to watch[…]
Just for a laugh, here are the supposed images that Apple rejected when choosing their new OS logo. Check out our story for more details on Mac OS X Mountain lion. Props to iPhoneSaviour.com.
7 Months after the launch of Lion, Apple has announce its successor, Mountain Lion. Catchy name right? The Developer’s preview is now available for download, and the official release should be available around May/June (Summer in the States). There is a serious range of new features that have been added, and some awesome IOS-ification of[…]
Do you have a handful of Mac computers at your home right now? Maybe at the office, your department is filled with Macs? Your child’s Mac-Lab at school is most certainly filled to the brim with iMacs. Are they safe? Well, as safe as they could be, I suppose? Try out Orbicule’s Witness application, that[…]
We all know that removing an application in Mac OS X could not be any easier. Drag the app into the Trash, and empty the trash out. Done! Error when trying to delete Default Apps. But what if you wanted to remove any of the built-in apps, like Stickies, Safari, Photo Booth etc? Well if[…]
In today’s technology age, having your iPhone along side your production laptop is almost a given. Texting, searching contacts, map locations, even emailing, helps our generation to be more productive with multi-tasking. But changing between the iPhone and the laptop tends to slow us down, using the bigger and smaller keyboards. This can all be[…]
Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Do you take your bike out for the day? Motorbike? Maybe just hiking? Do you cycle to work? Well if you’re reading this, you most likely enjoy taking your iThings with you on these day/weekend trips, and very possibly even take your laptop with too. One of the great[…]
Do you carry around a memory stick full of personal or sensitive data? Would you or your company be compromised should somebody get their hands it without your permission? Well, do yourself a favour, and encrypt your flash drive with a password. Once the drive is secured with a password, it will not be readable,[…]