The truth about external FireWire and USB drives
For years, Mac fans have known that you must have a FireWire external drive for it to be bootable. We have purchased a few FireWire drives, but lately they seem …
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Portable Applications for your USB Stick
What is a portable program ? : A portable program is a piece of software that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any …
Read MoreTwo monitors, one computer
If you ever had two monitors on your desktop computer, and that could include your laptop when it is on the desk, you would never go back. First of all, …
Read MorePhotoshop history options
We’re not sure why this isn’t on by default. In Photoshop, go to the History palette, select the indicated area, and choose “History Options”. Then in the next screen, check …
Read MoreMy email to Steve Jobs
OK, here we go. If I ever sent an email to Steve Jobs, and more importantly if he ever read it, I’d probably do the Mac Fanatic thing and praise …
Read MoreBuild a high-quality external hard drive
I just put together an external USB drive and am so happy with it I’d thought I’d share my recipe. I have owned many external drives before, including LaCie external …
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