As you may have guessed, I’m a big fan of relocating large portions of Mac OS X when it makes things more efficient. I’ve relocated my home folder on a number of computers, and my iTunes library is on a portable drive that I take back and forth between home and work. Well, I'm at it again. This time around, I’m...
Several months ago, I wrote an article about slimming down your Mac's hard drive. Go ahead, check it out. I'll wait. As part of that article, I talked about moving your iTunes library to a separate hard drive. Aside from...
No matter how often you use a computer, you never really know everything. Sure, you may have the basics down and may be amazingly efficient in your day-to-day applications, but there’s always that one thing that could, over time, speed...
Mention the word "rebate" and most people have a horror story filled with “choice” words over all the hassles they dealt with on a rebate offered by a “big box” store. Well, as you know, we do things just a...
One of the most under-appreciated problems in home recording is the sound of your room. Ever record a vocal track in your home studio (typically a bedroom or basement) and despite the great vocal performance, great preamps, and top of...
Now that I have your attention... I just wanted to pass along a little tip for people who want to replace the optical drive(s) in the following model Mac towers. PowerMac G4 QuickSilver / QuickSilver 2002 Power Macintosh G4 “Mirrored...
