Category Archives: Mac talk

Ditched the PC and want to learn Mac tricks? A dog can learn new tricks! I did.

iMaxi case for your iPad

Need protection for your iPad? Jokes surrounding the name for Apple’s latest device have been floating around since the second Steve Jobs announced the product, but these guys take the pie for making it the jokes a reality. This iMaxi product with wings is probably slated as a gag that will humiliate that insane Apple fanboy/fangirl in your life who incessantly talks about Apple, Apple, APPLE. It’s fairly cheap to give away as a crazy gift, but I wouldn’t be … Continue reading

Best FREE travel iPhone apps

Right now, I’m traveling the US on a three week tour of the West Coast. Though I brought my trusty MacBook Pro along, I installed a fair number of apps on my iPhone so that I could get to them from my fingertips at any time. Here’s what I found really handy. (Of course I didn’t install ALL of them! Some are based on findings and recommendations by friends). They’re my unbiased reviews of apps I’ve found. Do feel free … Continue reading

Step-by-step guide to starting a US based iTunes account

If you’re not from the US and have already started an iTunes account based in your own country, you probably know you’re treated as a second rate iTunes citizen. Some applications, podcasts, etc… are just not allowed simple because we’re not “based in the US of A”. I was really, really annoyed that I couldn’t download the FREE Photoshop App or the Kindle for iPhone and resolved to “fix it somehow”. Here’s the typical “You’re not American” error that you … Continue reading

Facebook pages of Bill Gates & Steve Jobs

In a humorous article I saw recently in PC World, I thought I’d extract the fictitious profiles of 2 of the greatest tech innovators of all time and share them with you. They put a smile on my face, something we all need on a Monday morning, huh? Here’s Bill Gates of Microsoft fame – note the snide comments to Steve Jobs. Looks at the contextual advertisement that appeared on the right hand column too! And now, Steve Jobs, the … Continue reading

Remove the Ikee virus from your iPhone

Oh bugger, I’ve been Rickrolled! I was out getting tea and I received a phone call – I spotted Rick’s face which shocked me for a bit, but then remembered reading about the virus which originated in Australia. I guess it crawled fast enough over to my iPhone from there. After doing research and reading several incomplete methods on cleaning up the virus, I’ve put together a comprehensive 2 part article – how to remove it, and how to secure … Continue reading

What if Microsoft and Apple built cars

This is a really funny comic graphic, shared on Twitter by @kellster

Hackintoshing with Snow Leopard

I’ve been intrigued by Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6) ever since it came out. Sure, many people hail it as the king of bugfixes (just like what Windows 7 is to Vista), but it does sport some pretty nifty features beneath that facade which are unseen. Anyhow, in keeping with the times, we needed a new Mac-based machine in the office and I decided to get grimy and build one with Snow Leopard AND Windows. Yup, dual-booting it’s called. Over the … Continue reading

iPhone 3G vs iPhone 3Gs camera comparison

Last weekend, I attended a wedding and had the opportunity to use 2 iPhones simultaneously to capture photos. @warrentan had just picked up his iPhone 3Gs the night before and it was still brand spankin’ new! Here’s a side-by-side comparison of how the photos turned out from both phones. For the iPhone 3Gs, I did use the tap-to-focus on the subject feature. All photos are not touched up, and are saved at the highest quality after adding the watermark in … Continue reading

Fixing Apple Mac Mail IMAP error

One day, after making the switch to using Apple Mac Mail coupled with IMAP retrieval through Google Apps, I was unpleasantly surprised by a “goobledigook” error message. Sure it beats the Microsoft error messages of “An exception 06 has occured at 0028:C11B3ADC” (Do I locate that on Google maps? Or is that on someone’s Tee?), but it was still pretty darn foreign to me. After doing some research, I found the solution, which was hidden under a haystack, under another … Continue reading

Sinner among saints

I’m not one of those crazy Mac fanatics who frowns on PC users, but here’s a very funny photo that I received in my email recently. Is he a spy? Perhaps his Mac was at the doctors for service?