Review: EyeTV for iPad & iPhone
Elgato has been providing hardware and software that allows you to view and record live television on your Mac for a number of years. Now using Elgato’s EyeTV iPhone/iPad application you can stream TV directly to your iPad or iPhone. The EyeTV software running on a Mac computer converts live TV to the correct format and streams it to your iPhone/iPad over a 3G or WiFi connection.
Do you often need to keep your calendars in sync across your Apple devices, iCal and Google Calendar? Well, syncing your iPhone to iCal is easy, just connect your device to iTunes using the Apple-supplied USB cable. But how about Google Calendar? And what happens if you are away from your office and computer a lot?
Well using a combination of software and Google Sync, you can keep your iCal calendar on multiple Macs and iPhone or other devices in sync with Google Calendar without having to physically connect your devices to a computer.
If you are not already a Dropbox user, you are missing out on a great productivity tool. Back in the “stone-age” we carried around floppy disks in our briefcase or laptop case, with our critical files that we always needed handy. More recently, the advent of USB thumbdrives made transporting files and data easier. But now, with Dropbox, you can store your files in the “cloud” and never worry about about losing your data or being with your critical files.
Would you like to have two-factor authentication on your Mac? Two-factor authentication eliminates the need for a username and password and relies on a physical key and a PIN/password. Rohos Logon Key for Mac provides a quick and cost effective solution that allows you to use any USB drive as a security key for your Mac.
iPad: Must Have iPad Apps (April 2010)
Well, the iPad has been available for almost a month now and new iPad-specific apps are being released almost daily. As the iPad App Store continues to grow and more sophisticated and specialized apps arrive, how do you pick the correct one?
Do you need a DNS server for your office or location in order to give you more control over your network, instead of relying on a third-party DNS service? Mac OS X Server lets you setup that local DNS server on your network allowing you full control over the naming of your network’s computers and servers.
Do you have a need for a server operating system and are not excited about using Windows Server or Linux? If you are more comfortable with OS X, you have an option. Mac OS X Server from Apple is a Unix server operating system that is architecturally identical to the OS X desktop versions.
There are many components to the server version. In this series we will go through the various components, providing basic setup information, along with any tips and tricks along the way. This post will discuss enabling and setting up Web Services under OS X Server.
Did you purchase an iPad as a quasi-notebook replacement to use when you don’t need a full notebook while out of the office? How do you manage your files and migrate them between the iPad and your computer? Well, GoodReader from Good.iWare makes the management and transfer of files to/from your iPad a snap.
Have you ever found yourself traveling and in the situation with access only to a wired Ethernet connection or a 3G modem, with the need to have several people or devices needing to share that connection? Using Internet Sharing in Snow Leopard you can turn your MacBook into a WiFi hotspot that several people or devices can share and access that single Internet connection.
Are you running out of disk space on your Mac? If you’ve been using your Mac for a while you’ve undoubtedly gathered tons of files and applications. Ranging from files that you’ve created to photos, music, software downloads, application support files and more. There are tools and utilities that can help you figure out what’s on your hard disk and delete what you don’t need anymore.