text: Your computer, regardless of if you're using it or not, is constantly communicating with the Internet. All of these conversations - held in the background -...
  Ian Spence
  8 Mar 2013
  Computer Skills
  How to Set Up an SMB Server in OS X and Windows 8
  Say you just upgraded from a Windows computer to a shiny new Mac. You're quite excited, and after the euphoria of hearing the start-up sound for the first...
  Ian Spence
  21 Feb 2013
  Computer Skills
  How to Give Your Mac a Performance Boost
  Mac's aren't cheap. Everybody knows that. And when you spent $2,000 or more on your shiny new computer, you expected it to be fast and stay that way. But to...
  Ian Spence
  15 Feb 2013
  Computer Skills
  Everything You Need to Know About Your Mac's Hard Drive
  Hard drives: they are one of the most important pieces of hardware in your computer, and also the source of most problems you will encounter. The hard drive...
  Ian Spence
  8 Feb 2013
  Computer Skills
  Quick Tip: Use Folder Actions to Speed Up Productivity in OS X
  Folder Actions are a neat feature that lets you apply actions for files just by dragging them into a folder. Think of it as a special folder that runs an...
  Ian Spence
  9 Jan 2013
  Computer Skills
  Help! My Mac Won't Turn On!
  The unthinkable has happened. Your $2,000 investment has decided to kick the bucket and not turn on. What do you do? Throw it out? Sell it as “slightly-used”...
  Ian Spence
  4 Jan 2013
  Computer Skills
  Password Protect Your Files in OS X
  Everybody has secrets, from very personal photographs a list of your high school crushes, you have files on your Mac that you don't want people to see....
  Ian Spence
  31 Dec 2012
  Computer Skills
  Quick Tip: Quickly Switch Between Wired and Wireless Connections
  In today's Quick Tip, we're going to take a look at how to manage and switch between different connection states. Next time you're on the office wifi, then...
  Ian Spence
  19 Dec 2012
  Computer Skills
  Getting Started with Aperture
  Aperture is a complete photography toolkit from Apple. This impressive app lets you import, organize, edit, and share your photos from a single application...