May 22, 2012 | Posted in iOS Tutorials
So you've read a book or PDF file on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Now how do you get rid of it? This tutorial shows you how to quickly and easily delete any book or PDF file from the iBooks app.
May 21, 2012 | Posted in iOS Tutorials
Just like in Mac OS X, you can change the DNS servers on your iPad. This can significantly speed up Safari and other iPad apps that use the Internet.
May 20, 2012 | Posted in Weekend Wonk Articles
A swamp cooler was new to me when I came here many years ago. It was, really, part of the exotic allure, the distinction of this new place, a detail that I could casually drop into letters back East, like roadrunners or green chile or mescal.
May 19, 2012 | Posted in iOS Tutorials
In another tutorial, we discussed how to save PDF files on an iPad. But where do you find the PDF files that you've saved on your iPad? They're stored in the iBooks app, but you might have to change collections to see them.
May 18, 2012 | Posted in OS X Tutorials
Ready to learn a trick that you can use to impress your friends and show off your Mac skills? Read on to take the default minimize window action and slow it way down by a factor of 100 or so.
May 17, 2012 | Posted in Internet Tutorials
If you own an AirPort Extreme and use it as a router, you can specify default DNS servers for all of the devices connected to your wireless network. This is a great way to enforce enterprise network policies using OpenDNS, which allows you to implement security and filtering controls.
May 16, 2012 | Posted in OS X Tutorials
Are you tired of seeing the boring white background of the Finder windows? Change it! You can spice up your Desktop by setting a folder's background to a picture or a solid color.
May 15, 2012 | Posted in Internet Tutorials
Your Mac uses DNS to access websites. If your DNS servers are slow or unavailable, websites will load slowly or won't load at all, so it's important to learn about DNS and consider changing your DNS servers.
May 14, 2012 | Posted in Weekend Wonk Articles
Maybe I'm just a wuss after all. After all, I survived EMD as did so many others who were not physically crippled or emotionally scarred by the experience. And it wasn't the physical labor that made the pre-load such hell.
May 14, 2012 | Posted in iOS Tutorials
You can save PDF files to the iBooks app while using your iPad. Use this feature to save anything from ebooks to college course syllabi on your iPad.