Whenever you have a disk in your drive, a USB thumbdrive, or any other external drive or media connected to your Mac, you can’t just pull it out. If you do you will get an error telling you could cause damage to your device. Here’s fourmethodsto avoid that annoying error message.
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Every ThinkTank Photo pack I’ve looked at in the past has been remarkable for attention to design, function and workmanship. The Trifecta 10 is no exception. This backpack is designed with serious amateur photographers and professionals in mind. It’s sleek and it’s sturdy. I make no apologies for my loyalty to the ThinkTank brand. They make good stuff.
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You’ve heard it time and time again: backup, backup, backup. Updating software? Backup first. Installing a new hard drive? Backup first. Sounds simply enough, but how many of us are really doing it, or if we are backing up, how many of us are doing it correctly? Never fear, Joe Kissell is here to help us with his latest book, Backing Up Your Mac.
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Faucets! BBQ! Kittehs! The after party from Barry Fulks house from Macstock 2015 was amazing! So many people there and even severe thunderstorms and heavy rain couldn’t dampen (see what I did there?) peoples spirits. The GMen have a talk with lots of people and a particularly long conversation with Pilot Pete from the awesome Mac Geek Gab and then they not only lose control of the show, they weren’t even there! Big thanks to Barry and his wife Bobbi for allowing the whole gang in. Im sure Barry will pay and pay dearly for all this.
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This week, Tim is traveling for work again, so David takes the opportunity to break our normal podcast workflow by attempting to do the show completely on his iPad. Topics under discussion include the poor management decisions made by some Tech companies, and a retro look at the Alphasmart Neo.
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Last time, Phase Ones Capture One Pro 8 (version 8.3) was introduced as an alternative to Apples outgoing Digital Asset Management (DAM) and photo editing software, Aperture. Capture One Pro 8s functionality was described and some equivalents with Apples effectively discontinued and potentially defunct software touched upon.
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A huge round of applause to Mike Potter, Barry Fulk, and the entire Macstock/BBQ crews for all their hard work and hospitality. From start to finish, the conference proceeded with the efficiency of a well-oiled machine especially lunch. As someone allergic to everything except air and water, the team went out of their way to make me a special lunch accommodating all my dietary restrictions. Not only was it dairy and gluten free, it was absolutely delicious near-impossible feat with all those limitations.
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olloclip makes a wide variety of lenses for use with the cameras on mobile devices. Their latest product is the Active Lens. It is a two-lens set for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus that has been developed for people on the move, who travel, or who want extra flexibility when taking photos.
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Some considered Adobe’s Lightroom as an alternative to Aperture; but its pricing structure and policy, its integration with other – perhaps unwanted – Creative Studio products, and its difficult user interface make it a far less attractive alternative than what has been a market-leader in DAM, editing and workflow software: Phase One’s Capture One Pro, which is now at version 8.
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Perhaps one of the most fascinating characteristics of iPhone, for most of the users, is its continuously increasing camera performance. Though iPhone gets things which cannot do compared with SLR cameras, many people enjoy the convenience it has brought to daily photography. Light, quick, and multi-filtered, and qualified, iPhone cameras caught many customers’ eyes.
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A historical event! Or maybe hysterical. Guy and Gaz do a podcast together for the very first time at Macstock 2015. A few guests, a lot of laughs, and frankly it’s just the beginning as next weeks show will be from the Midwest Mac BBQ which was completely off the hook! Or whatever the kids say now.
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Have you ever wanted to add an app to your Dock for quick access? If so, here are two easy ways to accomplish this.
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It would be easy to dismiss a set of headphones costing less than $20 as basic, even if those headphones feature Bluetooth connectivity. The Bluedio Melody M2 Bluetooth headphones set aside that notion, providing great functionality at a great price in the form of a competent set of headphones that equal those white buds from the fruity based company.
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Urban Armor Gear (UAG) manufactures cases for mobile phones and tablets. These cases are designed to meet or exceed military drop test standards. On their site, UAG touts its rugged case designs, “UAG products are designed by adventure seekers for adventure seekers.”
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Thanks to John Biggers for these photos at the 2015 Midwest Mac BBQ in Chicago.
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Speakers and staff at 2015 Macstock Expo. Photos by John Biggers.
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Thanks to Gazmaz and John Biggers for these pictures from Macstock Expo 2015.
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Thanks to John Biggers and Gazmaz for these first pictures from the Macstock Expo near Chicago.
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E3, WWDC 15, and other events that took place over the last two weeks is the focus on the show. We also delve into problems with Tim’s iOS Music App, David’s solo show, who Google and FaceBook actually serve, Apple’s abysmal track record of online services, and much more.
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I have used Logitech’s MX series mice since they were first introduced. These mice have weighted free-spinning scroll wheels that allow you to zip through a long document from start to finish with a flick of your finger. This isn’t the only feature of the MX mice, but for me, it’s the main reason I use them.
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