When people hear “terminal” they immediately think of being at death’s door, which is why it confuses me why Apple calls their command-line program Terminal. It is not something to be hiding from. The command-line is something that can be very useful. For instance, seeing everything on your Mac can make it easier to perform [...]
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Macs, FlashBack Virus, and using the Terminal
Posted: 18th April 2012 by tcg in Apple, apps, computers, Security, softwareTags: Apple, apps, Flashback virus, Mac OS X, Onyx, security, TinkerTool, Viruses
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iOS 5.1: Where’d my lock screen camera go
Posted: 13th March 2012 by tcg in Apple, iphoneTags: Apple, iOS, iOS 5.1, iphone, software
Sometimes I wonder why things get changed, and the lock screen camera on the iPhone in iOS 5.1 is one of those times. At first I looked at and watched it bounce when I double-clicked the home button as I had been doing since the update to iOS 5. Clicking it did nothing but make [...]
Digital Media and me: Paper vs Screen.
Posted: 24th February 2012 by tcg in Apple, computers, software, technologyTags: Apple, digital media, paper vs screen, software, Steve Jobs, technology
It struck me as funny the other day as I, the person that swears by all things digital when it comes to media, was reading a hard cover book that is probably the one that most should have been read in Apple’s iBooks app: The biography of Steve Jobs. I probably would have bought the [...]
Getting old and forgetful? There’s an app for that.
Posted: 16th February 2012 by tcg in Apple, apps, hardware, iphone, Mac OSX, Security, technologyTags: Apple, apps, Find My iPhone, iphone, software, technology
You know that panic you feel when you realize you don’t have your phone in your pocket/purse/belt-pouch? Well, if it’s an iPhone you lost and you’ve set up Find my Phone, then you can breathe a little easier. Sadly, it has happened to me twice in the past couple of weeks. Chalk it up to [...]
iPod Nano 1st gen Replacement. Too bad car manufacturers don’t do this.
Posted: 10th January 2012 by tcg in Apple, hardware, iPod, reviews, technologyTags: Apple, hardware, iPod, iPod Nano, nano replacement program, technology
A while back I got this email from Apple about the Apple Nano replacement program and in checking into it found out we did indeed have one of these 1st gen Nanos in our house, buried in a desk drawer unused for years, thankfully not bursting into flames. The process was simple. Check the serial [...]