May 19th, 2012 by akunesh | File in: OS X
With the release of the Mac App Store, a lot of Mac users have decided to use the Mac App Store to purchase all of their Mac apps. This, for the most part, is because the Mac App Store is a great centralized location where you can find the greatest free and paid applications for [...]
May 18th, 2012 by akishore | File in: Featured Posts, iPad
So here’s a really annoying problem I had today: my daughter loves watching airplane videos on YouTube and I have a couple of them saved to my Favorites. I usually show it to her on my computer, but today I wanted to use the iPad. I went to log into the app using my Google [...]
May 17th, 2012 by akishore | File in: OS X
Here’s a simple tip for today where I’ll show you how to change your Mac’s computer name. By default, your Mac’s computer name is created for you when you setup the computer. It takes your name and add’s on the model of the Mac you’re on. For example, my Mac’s computer name is Aseem Kishore’s [...]
May 16th, 2012 by macguy | File in: Apple News
WWDC, or World Wide Developers Conference, is an event held annually by Apple that plays host to iOS and OS X developers and Apple fans alike. At WWDC, Apple gurus meet up for a series of Keynotes regarding Apple’s latest and upcoming features. This year’s conference is slated for June 11-15, making the Keynotes less [...]
I love my MacBook and haven’t had very many major issues for the better part of 3 years. Unfortunately, that is not the case with all MacBook owners. Since I do a lot of technical support, I’ve run into a ton of people with MacBook Pro’s that simply lose the wireless connection randomly. It’s been [...]
May 14th, 2012 by akishore | File in: iOS
It seems with Apple that all everyone ever does is create rumors and make predictions! With all the secrecy that goes on at Apple to keep products and services under wraps, it’s no wonder the rumor mill runs 24/7. So we’re joining in on the fun too here at Switching to Mac. Apple’s WorldWide Developer [...]
May 13th, 2012 by akishore | File in: OS X
OS X Mountain Lion is the next release of Apple’s operating system and I, for one, am looking forward to it! Lion was a big upgrade that included some nice features like Mission Control and Full Screen apps, both of which I use fairly often. Mountain Lion has some more really cool features that I’m [...]
May 12th, 2012 by akishore | File in: iCal
So I ran into an interesting problem when I first upgraded to Lion and set up my iCloud account. I merrily updated my iPad 2 and iPhone to iOS 5 and started creating appointments in iCal and in the Calendar apps on the two devices. Unfortunately, iCloud was not working the way I thought it [...]
May 11th, 2012 by macguy | File in: General Software
I recently stumbled upon an AppStore app titled Pocket Doorbell that has a rather unique, but simple function. By using the location based services of the iPhone and the iPhone’s Address Book, the doorbell app can provide a digital version of a traditional door bell. When going to pick up a friend, a date, etc… [...]
May 9th, 2012 by akunesh | File in: iPhone
If you’ve been using Instagram for a while, chances are you’ve taken some really cool photos that you want to store locally on your Mac. Since Instagram profiles aren’t viewable on the desktop, it’s not easy to save the images. Luckily, Instaport has decided to fix this issue by offering a free service which lets [...]
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