Category: 711: Doesn’t Your Drive Deserve a Genius?, Tip of the Week: Screen Recording, Apple Headphones Replacements

Apple recently announced a program to replace headphones with non-responsive or intermittently functioning controls that unexpectedly increase or decrease playback volume, or bring on unexpected voice feedback (on devices with VoiceOver capability). Apple In-ear Headphones with Remote and Microphone, and normal Apple Headphones with Remote and Mic are covered as well. These came with iPod…

Most of us know and love the screenshot feature in Mac OS X. It’s been around since at least System 7: press Command-Shift-3 and a picture of your screen lands as a file on your desktop. Screenshots are useful for so many things, and I have to be diligent about cleaning them up a few…

One of the most popular questions I’m asked as a service technician is, “Should I have a utility to check up on my Mac?” The short answer is, yes, you probably should. While there are hundreds of utilities out there, I’m going to focus on the one I use the most, “Drive Genius”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/71188/prosoft-engineering-drive-genius-2-0 2 by…

Happy Tuesday, I don’t always follow my own advice, but I am unwavering in my commitment to backing up my computer every night. Thankfully, that paid off for me yesterday when the music stopped on my MacBook Pro and I removed my headphones to hear a clicking and grinding coming from the hard drive. Time…