SweetMacTips: Archive

SweetMacTips

December 2011

2 posts

Today is Dump GoDaddy Day

If you’re not familiar with SOPA, you should be. Especially if you own your own domain name. Especially more-so if your registrar is GoDaddy. You see, GoDaddy initially (loudly) supported SOPA. GoDaddy has since retracted their support for SOPA (at least publicly) because it became such a bad PR move. Still, the mass exodus from GoDaddy has begun, including myself. This is not an...

TouchFire for iPad

November 2011

1 post

Minecraft now on iOS | AppStore →

vb: Go get it! $10!

October 2011

6 posts

Steve Jobs stayed tag-less by leasing a new car... →

vb: California vehicle laws stipulate that anyone with a brand-new car has a maximum of six months to affix a license plate to their vehicle. This loophole was utilized by Jobs, according to ITWire, to avoid putting a plate on his car. “Jobs made an arrangement with the leasing company; he would always change cars during the sixth month of the lease, exchanging one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for...

whatyougotacrushonme asked: My macbook kept randomly turning black. Everyone said that there was something wrong with the inverterboard. I brought it to the apple genius bar and they said it would probably cost about $70. They just called me and told me that what they tried to do didn't work and it cost about $35, but now they were going to try and fix the screen which they said would cost $300. This all seems like a...

sam-ebs asked: Hi, I love your page! It is so helpful! I had a quick question, and was wondering if you could help me out. I had used my computer last night and then shut it down and it sat without moving on a bookcase until about a half hour ago. When I turned it on, the screen started flashing and little lines would appear across the screen in a flickering fashion. It will also turn a purple shade as well. I...

fuckyesnicole asked: Hello! :D i was wondering, my applecare expires in january 2012 and i wanted to know if that can be renewed again? and if not, am i just left to pay generously for repairs god forbid something happens lol.

September 2011

4 posts

krpnski asked: Can you suggest me a printer to buy? Inkjet, and I don't need (or really want) a ton of extra features like scanners and faxes etc. I would like to set it up in my house to print to wirelessly from several different computers. If it was one that I could print from from my iPad that would be great too! (but that's not super important). Thanks!

nxie asked: My iMac 2008 model starts up with a greyish white screen with a folder with a question mark in the middle very often, how do I fix that?

muquanzo-deactivated20111102 asked: Which Mac would you recommend me to buy for typical use like web, and writing?

photodots asked: When I turn my imac on or it comes back from being set to sleep, the back of my mac crackles and pops. Is there anything I can do? It's not even a year old and I don't want to send it away because I need it.

August 2011

12 posts

Amazon deal on a great iPad 2 case →

The Splash SIGNATURE folio leather case is available on Amazon for $21.95 in black or white and $24.95 in brown. The case normally is $59.99. Grab it quick!

347-743 asked: This is going to be the dumbest question you'll ever receive, I'm warning you now. About two seconds ago, my mac decided to drop from my bed onto my floor- about a 2-2.5 foot drop. This is the first time it's fallen. How significant is the damage going to be if there is any at all? Im in a state of panic right now.

mashiankrekku replied to your post: im trying to upload images on to tumblr and facebook from iphoto but as soon as i get to the upload menu i cant access the images inside the library: is there a way of doing it without transporting each image to the desktop every time? Actually, the upload dialogue has a way you can access iPhoto. On the bottom of the sidebar, there is a “Photos” section (not...

voicedeepwithin asked: im trying to upload images on to tumblr and facebook from iphoto but as soon as i get to the upload menu i cant access the images inside the library: is there a way of doing it without transporting each image to the desktop every time?

renoraro asked: I'm looking to replace my hard drive (250gb just doesn't seem enough for me) and I'd love to keep it under $150. However, after looking around online, I read about a limit to how much you can upgrade (if your data exceeds the limit, overheating may occur.) So I'd like to hear your recommendations and/or experience before purchasing a new hard drive. I have a late 2008 MacBook...

SweetAppSunday - NameChanger

Have you ever had a big chunk of files that you needed to rename? Tedious, right? There’s some paid-for utilities out there (such as Better Rename, USD$19.99 in the AppStore) but today I bring you a free one. I’ve used Better Rename (actually it was named Better Finder Rename) for years but this one comes on par, if you ask me. Especially because it’s free. NameChanger is where...

Amazon Web Services Free Usage Tier →

vb: To help new AWS customers get started in the cloud, AWS is introducing a free usage tier. New AWS customers will be able to run a free Amazon EC2 Micro Instance for a year, while also leveraging a free usage tier for Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic Block Store, Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, and AWS data transfer. AWS’s free usage tier can be used for anything you want to run in the cloud: launch...

casualty replied to your post: Verizon DSL Mac Support - Direct phone number You would have a party with the guys from Comcast. One of them looked at my MacBook and asked how you click on stuff. Funny, I’ve had good luck with Comcast being able to solve my problem right the first time for whatever reason I had to call them. Granted, they were charging me up the bung for what I was getting...

Verizon DSL Mac Support - Direct phone number

Have Verizon DSL? Do you hate having to wade through the phone tree to get to Mac support? 866-268-4630 Then as soon as the lady starts talking, enter in 1112. This will jump you right into the Mac queue. Don’t ask me why the hell I actually had to call them (it’s a long and sordid tale of my DSL kinda working, them “checking into it”, it suddenly not working for two...

sgtstretch reblogged your post: Upgrade your storage burst your bubble, but…isn’t really fast. I’d much rather stick Actually, if you look at the data, it’s pretty comparable. They’ve managed to squeeze in a lot more data into the same area so that it reads faster while retaining the 5400 rpm speed. Still, you have to admit that a 1TB laptop drive with decent speed for $100 is...

Upgrade your storage

Running out of room on that MacBook? Have you started editing 1080p HD content in iMovie on that MacBook Pro? You’re probably going to need a big honkin’ yet fast hard drive in there. Have I got a solution for you! Often, especially with laptop drives, speed, capacity and low cost were a situation where you pick two. You’re not going to get the third. Even if you begged. A lot. ...

July 2011

38 posts

poetrysings asked: What are your favorite Mac Apps overall?

katerwarren asked: I'm going to get my first iPhone next month through Verizon. I am not necessarily a clumsy person, just over caution, and wanted to know if you had an opinion if I should go with the insurance offered through Verizon ( which I still think is technically offered through Apple; $11 bucks a month, $170 deductible - refurbished only I believe) and Apple Care, or just one or the other.

stevd asked: I'm finally moving into a place that will have room for my "office" (recording, video editing, photo editing and illustration). I don't want portability, I want power, performance and something that will last.

I am thinking about getting a refurbished iMac - what should I look for in processing power and memory departments? What about a Mac mini?

perfectharmonies asked: Hello! Is it possible to download new iMovie themes for either versions HD 6 or '11? If so, can you tell me where? Thanks

joulo asked: I'm having a dilemma. You see, when my Mac was purchased it was booted up without me and I don't know if they(my dad) set up a password. How do I change my password without knowing it?

whenwemeetaliens asked: Just purchased a 2008 mac pro, 8 cores, 8 GB of RAM, harpertown processor. This system was not used extensively. Has a clean install of 10.6 snow leopard. Any advice on what to do with older macs before I start doing anything on it? Component upgrades perhaps?

jtoz-deactivated20111207 asked: Do you know of any workarounds to suppress the Downloads box in Safari? It is honestly the only thing that bugs me about it.

I've tried using Glims, but it's too much of a hassle to play around with all of the settings. I don't care about all the extra features. I just want the box to go away.

yungwildndfreee asked: So if I bought my Macbook Pro before Lion was released, Do I still have to buy it or what ?

omgitsminty asked: whats up with the whole adobe and Lion problem?
i can't use my webcam on sites like Tumblr, tinychat, or Roboto cause the preference pane for it isn't even click-able

cesarosummability asked: The native app is great, I love everything about it, but I use it for my hotmail account. I'm looking for one that has all the same functions that I can use with my gmail account.

cesarosummability asked: I'm looking for a good gmail app for iPhone, any suggestions? I have iMailG right now and it's not cutting it.

RIM Slashes 2000 Jobs on Market Losses to Android,... →

vb: And so the spiral of death begins.

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review →

John Siracusa over at Ars Technica gave Lion a crazy in depth (19 pages!) look. Go see what you get for $29.

photodots asked: I bought a new imac last September, so it's not even a year old yet. I was wondering if it was worth upgrading to Lion or sticking with Snow Leopard? Also, what would the benefits be to upgrading to Lion?

andherecomethewaves asked: A follow-up to my earlier ask. Lion is actually running well! I've only noticed lag while launching apps that had always lagged in Snow Leopard. The only thing I've noticed is some bugs while using Launchpad and Mission Control.

First of all, Launchpad won't let me edit the name of folders at all. I've tried Googling and attempted every suggestion but it still...

Apple's OS X Lion Up-To-Date Program →

If you bought a Mac or OS X recently, check this out for your free upgrade to Lion.

omgitsminty asked: if i buy a macbook after Lion is released, will the macbook already be pre-installed with Lion or would i still have to purchase Lion off the App Store since theres no actual physical copies of Lion being sold?

andherecomethewaves asked: I know how Lion is going to fully take advantage of RAM and perform amazingly there, but how much will the processor affect it? Could you hint at how well it'll run on my 2.26 GHz white MacBook with 4GB of RAM?

Tomorrow I'll be out from under my NDA. Let the...

insearchofamorebeautifulquestion asked: Should I upgrade to Lion tomorrow? I've been growing more and more reluctant as I've read more reviews. I love snow Leopard, especially spaces and exposé, but I'm a little worried Launchpad and Mission Control will be a bit too much. I'm already use Quicksilver so Launchpad seems obsolete right off the bat because it will be slower than my...

goingpostal asked: Back again. You said "I’ll tell you right now though, don’t hold your breath for spectacular performance from Lion on that machine. You’re at the bottom of the barrel for system requirements." regarding my MacBook (mid-2007).

Would it help if I shifted to an SSD?

iPhone back in action

vb: No more broken screen and my headphone jack works proper now. Fixed it myself with $20 in parts. w00t! Yep, she’s back. Yeah, I said I was going to show you how but really, it was so fiddly that I would have been totally distracted from actually doing the job. You can look on YouTube for plenty of DIY iPhone repairs. It also took 4 hours. Not for the glass. What I didn’t say...

The twitter naming game is over.

vb: @MCRascasse. Anyone spot that one? Slightly obscure…

lawranzer answered your question: I need a twitter name. sweetmactips? so you don’t confuse your tumblr followers and make it easy for us to find you! =D Ah yeah I probably should have clarified… this isn’t for SMT. Just a personal one.

I need a twitter name.

vb: I’m coming up blanks. Something clever, but not nerd related. I really like F1 driver Mark Webber’s, ‘AussieGrit’. There’s an air of “fuck yeah” about it (and truthfully, of him. He’s an Aussie after all…) Any ideas? Yeah, what I said there.