Are you getting too many search results when you use Spotlight? Did you know that you can reduce the search results, and possibly make it easier to find what you are looking for?
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TechFan #219 – Punching Producers
Owen Rubin is back to chat with Tim and David. Topics include Sony selling 25 Million PS4’s, the Top Gear crew finding a new home on Amazon, Windows 10, Android’s massive security issues, original online content, ROKU, Ouya, Razer, and the terribleness that is the Pixels movie.
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Apple’s AirPort Express makes many stops on a layman’s journey
Partly out of necessity and partly out of curiosity, I seem to be addicted to YesterTech. That’s what I call previous versions of everything, including the AirPort Express router I just spent a week monkeying with.
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Macspiration Basics: Bring back the sidebar in Photos
Apple’s new iPhoto replacement, the Photos app, can be a little scary for some people. No more events. It looks different. Plus, what
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Photos For Mac: A Take Control Crash Course – Book Review
Have you left iPhoto or Aperture yet and moved to Photos? Still have some unanswered question about the process? Or maybe youve already jumped over but something just doesnt look right. Let former Macworld editor Jason Snell lend a helping hand in his new book Photos For Mac: A Take Control Crash Course.
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MyMac Podcast 568: What are Old Macs good for?
Still no Gaz and Guy is getting weird. OK, he was already weird so no points for that, but Dave Hamilton from the Mac Geek Gab agrees to be on the podcast maybe without realizing just what that means. They have a long discussion about lots of things with tangents flying everywhere but eventually get back on track to talk about what to do with those Macs you might have lying around the house.
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Pixave – Review
Pixave is an image organizer for the Mac that allows you to group your images into collections (or albums). These collection can also be further organized into folders containing various collections and/or smart collections. What is a smart collection? It is a collection that grabs imported images based on attributes you set. These attributes can be title, date, file type, or even color.
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Kensington SafeGrip Case for iPad Air 2 – Review
When iPads first came out the thought of our kids grabbing our iPads and dropping them, such an expensive piece of electronics, left us in fear. However, as the iPad has evolved, their use in schools and at home has become generally accepted. Still, we are talking about an expensive piece of hardware, and no matter how well intentioned, or careful our kids try to be, accidents do happen.
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iRig Mic Cast – An Ultralightweight, Portable Podcasting Microphone – Review
Being on the road and trying to keep up a schedule of recording a semi daily podcast with above average sound quality was proving a challenge,until the iRig Mic Cast landed on the doormat. An ultra compact, lightweight and an incredibly affordable microphone for your travel bag, the Mic Cast is ideally suited to the challenge.
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MyMac Podcast 567: Bad Press
Gaz is off walk-about so Karl Madden from the Mac and Forth podcast joins Guy to keep the UK perspective going. Guy is supposed to keep Karl from Ranting, but nobody seems to be able to stop Guy from doing the same as they discuss the typical coverage for Apple news in the world today.
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Macspiration Basics: Force Quit
Have you ever had a Mac App stop responding? Usually this leads to the spinning “beach ball.” If this has happened to you, there is a quick and easy way to fix it. It is called “Force Quit.”
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Lucidpress is top Publisher for Mac alternative
Replacing Microsoft Publisher for Mac isn’t easy. You could download something expensive like InDesign, but it’s not nearly as straightforward to use. We suggest you try a web app called Lucidpress instead. It’s intuitive, Mac-friendly, and there’s even a free option.
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TechFan #218 – Hacking
Fire TV Stick, evernote, onenote, RCSAndroid, Plexconnect, Microsoft, Google, Apple Music, and much more are discussed by Tim Robertson and David Cohen
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Macspiration Basics: Record your iOS screen on your Mac
Did you know that you can do a screen recording of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using your Mac? Not only is this possible, but it is very easy to do!
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MyMac Podcast 566: Apple Music Demystified
The GMen answer every single question you might have about Apple Music. Or at least every question you might think they could answer, so your confusion may still remain after listening. No matter, a fun packed show that you’ll be sorry it’s over, or maybe begun, but only you as a listener can answer THAT question.
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PlugBug – Review
Road warriors are always looking for that trick, tip, or gadget to make their travels easier. The PlugBug is that new thing that makes life less complicated and lessen their load. At first glance it looks like an oversized power adapter for an iPad painted red.
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TechFan #217 – Dinosaur Turkeys
David and Tim discuss theme parks, Apple Music, driverless cars, Reedit, dinosaurs, and the fact that social media and the like can and do bring out the best and worst in people.
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MyMac Podcast 565: Do iPods still make sense?
Gaz and Guy are back in studio (on two different continents but in studio) and have a lot to talk about. Like car races, past tech conferences, using binoculars to take pictures with phones, and some Apple tech stuff which works out well since that’s what they’re supposed to talk about anyway. With phones now so ingrained in our lives and performing multifunctional roles, does it matter much when Apple releases new music players? That’s the main topic for the GMen this week.
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Macspiration Basics: Add a URL link in your Dock
If you ever wanted to have a link to a website without bookmarking it in Safari, here’s a way to add it to your Dock. From the desired web page go to the website field at the top of Safari. “+” will appear to the left of the website. Click and drag that “+” to your Dock.
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Audioquest Nighthawk Stereo Headphone – Audiophile Review
How to describe the sound of the Audioquest Nighthawk? The term liquid comes to mind, as a smoothness that’s like water on a plate. As I’ve been listening the past few days I thought “This is like listening to average solid-state amps for years, and then hearing a highly-regarded tube amp for the first time.” That’s an imperfect analogy, since I’m dealing with the complexities of sound, and audiophile sound at that.
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