It all started in 1941. Maury and Betty Zuckman opened a little radio repair shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1977 a brand new company
Read MoreAuthor: Tom Schmidt
Tom was the senior Service Technician at FirstTech Computer, an Apple Specialist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's been taking care of and fixing Macs since the mid 1980's, and is an an advocate for Apple Specialists (http://www.applespecialist.com/) around the USA. He can be found on Twitter as @tomdar2.
Confessions of a Macworld Rookie
The 2012 Macworld | iWorld show is nearly over. Today is the last day and the floor has just opened. As I sit in
Read MoreSnow Leopard Tips
Some of you do, but most of you don’t, know that I am the senior Repair Technician at First Tech Computer – an Apple
Read Moreifrogz EarPollution Reflex and Timbre Earbuds – Review
It seems like most people just use the Apple earbuds that come with their iPods, but if you’re mowing your lawn you can’t hear your music. If you’re running, the earbuds won’t stay in your ears. Thus the need to buy in-ear earbuds.ifrogz sells an extensive line of earbuds and headphones, some of which have built-in mics like the Reflex and Timbre reviewed here.
Griffin SmartShare USB Hub – Review
If you’re a typical Mac user, you’ve got more USB devices than USB ports. Usually that’s not a big deal. I mean it’s not like you’re going to leave your camera or iPod plugged in all the time. What do you do if you need to connect just one more thing? You get a Griffin SmartShare USB Hub.
Apple Extends iPhoto Discounts Due To Server Overload
In December, Apple sent emails offering 20% off coupon codes for the iPhoto book and calendar services expiring February 29th. With the deadline approaching,
Read MoreFirst Look – Apple Menu and Dock Enhancements
One of the things I missed switching to Mac OS X was the customizable Apple Menu. You could add anything to the Apple Menu
Read MoreHow Can You Find a Mac Developer?
I have a dilemma. I’ve got an idea for a new Mac OS X application, but I’m not a developer. I’ve got a mockup
Read MoreApple Specialist Dealers Announce Huge Pre-Holiday Sale
APPLE SPECIALIST DEALERS ANNOUNCE HUGE PRE-HOLIDAY SALE — More Than 130 Locations in North America to Offer the Best Deals Of the Year On
Read MoreFile Launching Enhancements
Do you miss the customizable Apple Menu from the good old days of Mac OS 9? Did you get stuck when you upgraded to 10.5 because your favorite enhancements didn’t work (and they still don’t)? Here we look at Classic Menu, MaxMenus, RapidoStart, SunnyMenu, and XMenu.
iPod nano Case Family from Macally – Review
New iPods mean new cases, and Macally has a ton of choices for the new iPod nano. Here we review the Bella, Divo, IceSuit, Metro, and Sportivo.
Finally, An Answer Of Sorts From Unsanity
I use FruitMenu. I have since version 1. At work I use it so much that I can’t upgrade to Leopard until I either
Read MoreGriffin iClear, Reflect, and Elan Form hard cases for iPod nano (3rd Generation) – Review
New iPods mean new cases, and just in time for stuffing those Christmas stockings. Here we take a look at Griffin’s new line of hard cases for the iPod nano. BONUS: Make your own nano lanyard.
Wi-Fire Long Range USB 2.0 802.11g Transceiver
Review
hField’s Wi-Fire is a promising new product, providing wi-fi connectivity at longer range than Apple’s AirPort. It’s a good first effort, but could use several software tweaks and a few hardware ones.
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The MyMac.com Help Desk column will be taking a brief hiatus, to be replaced this month by a review of Apple’s new AirPort Extreme
Read MoreUnsanity Responds, Sort Of…
As this is a copy of an email, this is in reverse order, starting with my reply to Unsanity’s reply and ending with my
Read MoreUnsanity Is Driving Me Insane, take 2
OK, let’s try this again… Kind of messes things up when you do a typo & can’t edit changes. I haven’t installed Leopard yet.
Read MoreMacally BTMouse – Review Revisited
Here is the original review. Today I discovered that Macally has released Macally Input Manager 1.0, the software I wished they had included in
Read MoreiPhone would almost work for me, but…
I’ve played with the iPhone a few times. Here at First Tech we can’t sell them yet, but we do have one on the
Read MoreNeed Help?
MyMac.com Help Desk 11 is coming soon, featuring free Windows utilities you can use with Windows under Boot Camp or Parallels, but your emails
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