Even if your external hard drive can hold more than 1 TB of data, it can still be used up. Here are some tips on saving computer space.

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Speaking of sensitive data that you have in your computer. If you feel that you need some protection to your private files and data, then do encrypt them. Most of the time, when I hear about someone who got his/her laptop stolen, the first thing they worry about is the data. Only the expense and [...]

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I deferred posting the news of the iPhone launch, since, well… I’m not too excited about it. So forgive me for letting my personal feelings affect a supposedly objective takes on technology and lifestyles. I haven’t really been an Apple user. When the iPod craze came (and went?) I was the guy who never owned [...]

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If you’re a podcast download junkie, then you probably are downloading a lot of data. When you’re using iTunes, some companies (like Time Warner) put a cap on your download speed. I don’t know how “excessive” is “excessive” downloading but I guess when you’re a download fiend, that’s a lot. But this cap can cause [...]

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No, this isn’t for your game cheats. But if you’re an productivity monkey who would want a comprehensive reference of cheat sheets available for a multitude of tasks from blogging to browsing to office productivity suites to programming, this site is just for you. I might just agree with Lifehacker that this site is a [...]

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Here are some keyboard shortcuts for flipping through browser tabs in Mac OS X. If you happen to have different browsers, you might find the keyboard shortcuts a bit different from each other like how Firefox works differently from Safari. Apple Gazette shares these tips: In Firefox Hold Option+Command, then use the the left and [...]

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Hot off the news and into your computer. Google just made available Google Gears (BETA). It’s “an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using JavaScript APIs.” These include: Store and serve application resources locally Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database Run asynchronous Javascript to improve application responsiveness [...]

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This tip has been around for a while but I think it’s a really nifty feature to merit a reposting. This works with Cocoa text editing engine that’s practically replicated across multiple applications. Pressing Option-Escape calls up a word completion drop-down that provides you with word choices. This was made available in OS X 10.3 [...]

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Here’s a Mac OSX Quick Tip from Michael from the Apple Gazette. This would help you get rid of corrupt fonts that may cause you headaches in the long (or short) run. Heck, anything corrupt is a problem. Go to your Applications folder and launch Font Book (as pointed out by commenter Stephen, it has [...]

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Here’s one from the Apple Gazette. This comes really handy when moving files to an external drive for backup or transfer. So you copy them to the new destination and delete the ones in the original machine. But here’s a way to make this faster: If you press Command when you drag those files as [...]

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I’ve been trying out a heck of a lot of DVD converters and I think HandBrake‘s one most user-friendly converters. HandBrake’s an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter. So as easy as a few clicks, your DVD is on its way to be converted to a MPEG-4 video that can be saved either [...]

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Shiira – Michael’s favorite browser. Since I’m no die-hard Mac user (convert me!), I’ll have to defer to Michael’s rave over at Apple Gazette. I’m a hardcore Firefox fan, being more of a PC user. In any case, for those of you who are curious, Shiira’s developed to be a “better” substitute browser over Safari. [...]

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I love Macs. I spend a good portion of my day, every day, talking about Macs over at Apple Gazette.com, so I’m happy to write this short “How To” for all of you Windows users thinking of making the switch. It’s never been easier, because now that Apple has switched to Intel processors you can [...]

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Tinkering with your computer can be a pretty engaging task. It’s always a good thing to keep your files organized and reduce desktop and directory clutter. However, a lapse in deletion or moving or copying of files can lead to very serious problems. A misplaced system file for example, can easily crash Windows. Or maybe [...]

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One behavior that you might notice when typing something on the Google search field is that it pops out suggestions from your previous searches. Clearing your history is a good privacy and security measure. Especially when you search all sorts of “stuff” on the family computer. You don’t want your kid brother to come up [...]

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