By Christian Boyce. Helping people with their Apple stuff since 1987.
Steve Jobs is a lot of things, but he's not a mind-reader. I mention this because article after article tells us: • "For years, and across a career, knowing what consumers want has been the self-appointed task of Mr. Jobs" (New York Times) • "Jobs' greatest gift hasn't been for invention as much his uncanny... Continue Reading →
When you search with Google you sometimes get MORE than what you want, and it clutters up the results. For example, suppose you're looking for Mac help in Austin, Texas. You type in...Mac help Austin Texas... and you get a pretty good list. But, there are a lot of repair places listed, and you don't... Continue Reading →
Well well well. As predicted, you will soon be able to use an iPhone on the Verizon Wireless network. You can read all about it on Verizon's website but they leave a few things out. Here's the stuff they don't come right out and say.Verizon's version of "3G" is not as fast as AT&T's version,... Continue Reading →
Here's a great way to keep your favorite iPhone apps just one tap away. The trick: put folders into the Dock.
Note: I am honored to present this special Guest Expert blog post, written by my friend Zach, a Macintosh and iPhone gaming expert. -- Christian BoyceTop 3 iPhone Games, published August 14th, 2010by Zach, age 9 First Place: Ancient WarPoint of the game: destroy a totem pole without your own totem pole being destroyed tooCost:... Continue Reading →
Note: this is a repeat of a blog entry from last year, with updated data for 2010. Preseason games are not included. I wanted an iCal calendar of the prime-time NFL games (Monday Night Football, the Sunday night game, the occasional Thursday night game) but I couldn't find one online. I did find the entire... Continue Reading →
-- How to trade your old cell phones, computers, and other electronics for cash or gift cards -- RadioShack's Trade-and-Save program is no longer. But there are plenty of other options for trading in your old cell phones and computers and other electronic equipment, including: Apple's Trade-in Program Amazon's Trade-in Program Gazelle and It's Worth... Continue Reading →
-- How to Save Money on iPhone Apps --AppMinerSome iPhone apps are free. Some aren't. Except when they are. Turns out that iPhone app pricing changes all the time. That app that you didn't buy because it cost too much might suddenly cost half as much-- or maybe even nothing at all. The trick, of... Continue Reading →
Apple's iTunes university offers more than 250,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other materials-- from universities, museums and art institutions, and libraries all over the world. You'll find courses from Stanford, Michigan, and Cal (and many, many more); lectures about past and current exhibits from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA (the Museum of Modern... Continue Reading →
Someone (Dave) asked me how to make the text bigger on his iPhone, specifically for emails. I told him how to do it: Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then scroll way do to the Mail section, then change the Minimum Font Size. That works, and Dave's happy, so that is that. Except that I found... Continue Reading →
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