Tom Feiza http://djhomewrecker.com/blog Apple Certified Support Professional – NYC Metro Area Wed, 01 May 2013 15:50:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 AGloves – Touchscreen Gloves http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=565 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=565#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 15:50:46 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=565 40d1a0e9ecbd30495ca10c68d7b135b3

I love these gloves! Text, swipe, everything … go grab a pair.

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]]> http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=565 0 Amadeus Pro – Mac Sound Editor http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=557 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=557#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:12:32 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=557 AmadeusPro500x500

Amadeus Pro is a powerful multitrack audio editor, supporting a variety of formats including MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, AIFF, Wave and many others.

There’s also a Lite version.

]]> http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=557 0 Google Reader Filter http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=552 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=552#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:06:57 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=552 Google Reader is on the way out, but here’s a great filter plugin. Google Reader Filter filters duplicated entries and unwanted content, or highlights chosen content based on keywords.

Google Reader Filter

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It works on Firefox, and you’ll need Greasemonkey installed first.

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Quick Password Manager

Quick Password Manager (iTunes)

]]> http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=549 0 Lock the Screen in Mac OS X http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=544 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=544#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:44:38 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=544
  • Launch “System Preferences”
  • Click on “Security & Privacy” (“General” tab)
  • Check “Require password after sleep or screen saver begins”
  • Exit out of System Preferences

    • requirepass

    ]]>     http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=544 0     Carbon Copy Cloner http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=539 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=539#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:44:49 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=539 Carbon Copy Cloner is a great application for backup, cloning, and synchronization.

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    ]]>     http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=539 0     Finder Spotlight Folder Search Preferences – Search the Current Folder http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=535 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=535#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:41:27 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=535 By default, the Mac OS X Spotlight folder searches the entire Macintosh hard drive. This setting can be changed within the Finder preferences. In the Finder menu, select Preferences.

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    ]]>     http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=535 0     iTunes 11 – Two Big (and Easy) Fixes http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=528 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=528#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:23:30 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=528 For those having trouble with the new iTunes 11 interface, here are two quick fixes. The first fix will show the classic sidebar, while the second fix will enable the classic search function.

    • Menu > View > Show Sidebar
    • Search field drop-down > Uncheck “Search Entire Library”

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    ]]>     http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=528 0     YemuZip – Cross-platform Zip Tool for Mac http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=521 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=521#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:09:52 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=521 YemuZipYemuZip is an easy-to-use application for making zip files. Just drag, drop, name your zip file and you’re done.

    Mac OS X’s built-in compress function makes zip files that contains Mac specific information that, when extracted on a PC, looks like garbage. YemuZip lets you choose between a PC-friendly format and a Mac format that preserve all the Mac-specific metadata.

    YemuZip remembers your recently chosen destination folders. This allows you to easily output the zip file to your iDisk or Dropbox, for example. YemuZip can also place the resulting zip file directly in an email.

    http://www.yellowmug.com/yemuzip/

    ]]>     http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=521 0     Airfoil for Mac http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=513 http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=513#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:51:29 +0000 admin http://djhomewrecker.com/blog/?p=513 Send any audio from your Mac to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, iPhones and iPods Touch, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Use Airfoil with web-based audio like Pandora, music services like Spotify, Rdio, MOG, and WiMP, or any other audio playing on your computer. Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio on AirPlay devices all around the house.

    Airfoil for Mac

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