Tag: Apple

  • OSX Running Slow? Disable Spotlight

    OSX Running Slow? Disable Spotlight

    [youtube]5U91sMhhHlU[/youtube] After some very severe performance issues on an 8-Core Mac Pro with 18GB of RAM, I did some research and found out that Spotlight was hogging a substantial portion of my system resources for its indexing purposes. Here’s how to disable it.

  • I got an email from Steve Jobs!!!!

    I got an email from Steve Jobs!!!!

    I sent this message to Steve Jobs today: Greetings Mr. Jobs, I was excited to see the announcements you made today, but was left hanging when there was no announcement of an updated Final Cut Studio. I hope you and others at Apple will remember that your foundation was built on the backs of professional…

  • How to rip a DVD for use in iTunes and Apple TV using Handbrake

    How to rip a DVD for use in iTunes and Apple TV using Handbrake

    [youtube]zRqSs8T8x04[/youtube] A quick video tutorial on how to rip a DVD so it can be imported into iTunes and thus be viewed on the Apple TV.

  • Apple TV Ordered!

    Apple TV Ordered!

    I’m actually not terribly excited about the new features they’ve added. The Netflix streaming and AirPlay are both great new features, as well as the ability to rent TV shows. However, the main reason I’m throwing down the cash for this piece of hardware is the features that are sure to come in the future.

  • Mac Pro Specs update!

    Mac Pro Specs update!

  • Aperture 3 places feature video tour

    Aperture 3 places feature video tour

    One of the awesome new features in Aperture 3 is the addition of the “Places” feature from iPhoto. It has been improved and is truly a great new way to explore your photos. For larger video, go here.

  • Apple acquires Lala.com, but why?

    Apple acquires Lala.com, but why?

    For those of you who follow tech news you’ve likely heard about Apple’s acquisition of Lala.com, a service with a tag line of “All the music you could ever want, playable in a web browser”. There’s been much speculation around their reasoning for the acquisition and while there’s been no official statement from Apple regarding…

  • Apple Care proves to be well worth the money!

    Apple Care proves to be well worth the money!

    About 2 weeks ago to my horror I heard a horrible clicking noise coming from my 17″ MacBook Pro even though it was sitting next to my chair closed and was supposed to be sleeping. I heard the fan kick on and heard the clicking noise, picked it up and the screen was black and…

  • Using your iPhone as a remote control for iTunes

    Using your iPhone as a remote control for iTunes

    I’ve been working on setting up a work bench and trying to get things organized in the garage. I got a Blu-Ray player for Christmas and our small all-in-one home theater setup was no longer being used, so I decided to put it to use out in the garage, thinking it would be a great…

  • Watch Netflix movies on Apple TV

    Watch Netflix movies on Apple TV

    My wife recently purchased an Apple TV for me as a birthday present. I was very excited as I’ve wanted one since they released the 2.0 update which no longer required that you have a computer connected to it in order to watch/buy/rent movies from iTunes. Since then I’ve converted my entire DVD collection to…