Wednesday, March 10 2010
Written by Michael Swengel on June 28, 2009
Here's a video of a crazy dude who dropped his iPhone 3G S into a swimming pool, and it still works. (Supposedly.) Is it fake? What do you think? I know Apple makes good stuff, but waterproof? Tags (ignore this): 3G S swimming pool, cheap iPhone, free iPhone, iPhone, iPhone 3G S, iPhone 3G swimming pool, iPhone water...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 26, 2009
This guide assumes that you have backed up your iTunes library using a guide similar to the one here. RESTORING FROM A BACKUP First, close iTunes. You may not be able to replace all of the files you need to if iTunes is open and using them. To restore your iTunes library, just copy your iTunes music folder back to where you found it. As a reminder: ----------- On an Apple Mac t...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 26, 2009
If you're like me, you have spent a lot of time and money on your iTunes music. When you buy music via the iTunes store, you get a download copy but no hard copy. Usually, this is fine. But what if your hard drive crashes or your computer is stolen? You only get one chance to download your music from the iTunes store. So, you would have to buy the music again - unless you have a backup. Fortuna...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 24, 2009
A crucial stepping stone to getting your site on the web is setting up web hosting. A web host is a location where your website's files are placed - ready for viewing by the public. There are thousands of web hosting companies on the market, so how do you know which is right for you? There are a few factors you need to consider. Storage Space How much storage space will you need? If you...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 21, 2009
When you constantly download music, videos, software, etc on your Mac, it's easy to fill up your hard drive quickly. I'm always working with media - be it audio or video - for my media career. So, naturally, my hard drive gets filled easily. So, I'm sitting at my computer, and I get a message that my startup disk is almost full. Great. I guess I need to find some things to erase. The most ...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 21, 2009
For those of you who are jailbreak-happy, there is good news. A friend of mine has been testing a replacement for QuickPwn called redsn0w. According to my friend, the following do NOT yet work: Backgrounder (enables multi-tasking / app switching without closing apps) MobileMusicPlayer Flip (Reverse media icons) WeatherIcon (Shows the current temperature on the Weather app icon) ...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 21, 2009
Apple’s Mac OS X ships with several great screen savers. Even Microsoft and Linux have attempted to copy them over and over. Thanks to the power of the Mac operating system and Apple's Core Image technology - part of the operating system - it is easy to make any screen saver you choose into your desktop background instead of an image. Running a screen saver during normal use takes a lot of...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 17, 2009
The wait is finally over. Apple has released version 3.0 of it's device firmware! Here's what you need to do to upgrade... Go get it now! ...
Written by Michael Swengel on June 6, 2009
May has finally come to a close, and a few days late I am posting my earnings for the month. My stats are as follows: Total Content: 36 Profile Views: 250 My Content Views: 1,146 Network Content Views: 122 May Earnings: $4.32 Earnings to Date: $13.53 ...
