MacLife

Apple’s gear is gorgeously designed, but that shouldn’t stop you from personalizing your Mac, iPhone, and iPad with beautiful tweaks that make it all yours.

We've heard reports of Macs falling asleep and having trouble waking up after an install of Lion.

Introduced in October 2008, Mini DisplayPort is Apple’s current connection du jour for audio and video, and starting with the introduction of Thunderbolt earlier this year, the tiny jack is now host to high-speed hard drives and other peripherals as well.

In the early days of the iTunes Store, Apple was fairly lenient about your account name and password for the service.

Mac OS X Lion includes a cool new feature in Preview that gives you the ability to create a digital version of your signature by simply holding a signed piece of paper in front of your Mac’s FaceTime camera.

Since its debut in 2008, Apple’s Time Capsule has been a study in simplicity and elegance.

Computers were designed to do repetitive tasks efficiently and consistently, so why then are we still sitting around and renaming files on our computer by hand? Why are we still relying on our memory to remind us of our friend’s birthdays? There’s got to be a better way, and there is with Automator and AppleScript.

Most hardcore computer gamers count on the extra-precise aim of a mouse, and are more than happy with their WASD control scheme.

They say the best camera is the one that’s always with you -- and for most of us, that’s likely to be an iPhone.

Apple’s AirPort Extreme is best known as a slick, easy to use wireless router for sharing an internet connection with computers and mobile devices in your home.

Removing the iPhone 4 SIM card is a simple procedure with the right tool. A paper clip. Follow our directions below to remove the iPhone 4 SIM card.

Uploading and downloading files through a server over FTP is easy these days with modern FTP clients like Transmit, CyberDuck, or Flow.

SSH (or Secure Shell) is a great service to enable on your Mac at home or work.

Hated by some, loved by others, the act of auto-tuning your voice with software has become a phenomenon used by internet celebrities and pop artists alike.

Having software you use on a regular basis start up with your computer, such as iTunes or Dropbox, is great.

I’ve opened up a 75-page PDF in Preview, and I need to extract three pages to email to somebody.

Apple has only one hobby that we know about and they call it the Apple TV ($229).

Many people wouldn’t take a second look at the $29 iPad Camera Connection Kit because they could simply transfer photos and videos from their computer via iTunes.

Regarding Ask in Feb/10 (“iSight to iMovie to Email,” p81), it’s easier to record a video message with QuickTime Player.

Nothing is worse than having an app that crashes on you every time you launch it.

Because Windows and Mac OS X aren't the only two OSes in town.   Difficulty Level: Tricky What You Need: > A distribution (or "distro") of Linux.

Macs are pretty reliable computers, but that doesn’t mean they’re not vulnerable to user error, accidents, and, in some cases, just plain stupidity.

The SIM card in the iPhone is removable, but it's hidden. To remove the SIM card, you need a paper clip. To remove the iPhone 4 SIM card, scroll down to the bottom for instructions.