iPhone 3G "Top 25" Most Wanted Tips

We stumbled upon this excellent "How-To" Article on some very handy tips with your iPhone. Some are Windows based tips but nevertheless a must read for any iPhone owner.

Enjoy.

iPhone 3G Top 25 Tips


MACNERD Team

Macbook Pro 17" Graphics Issue Update!!

Hopefully this update provides a fix for all those new 17" MacBook Pro Users with the dreaded distorted graphics issues we have been seeing! We do not have a unit to test the fix but have read that for most people this is the fix they have been waiting for.

Go Get It.

MBP Graphics Firmware Update 1.0

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iPhone 3.0 beta Downgrade instr.

If you were one of the few to jump aboard the 3.0 beta train and now your feeling the pain of beta software here is just the help your looking for provided by a reliable source Gizmodo. It requires some Terminal madness so if you did decide to upgrade your obviously have the knowledge to navigate and troubleshoot your Mac.

Good Luck

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta Downgrade Instr.


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Backing up your Mac

We cannot say enough about backing up your Mac on a frequent basis. It's typically the one week or day you decide not to run a backup that something happens. We are huge fans of Time Machine which is the built in backup functionality built into Mac OS X Leopard. It works great is easy to use and literally with a single click your backing up your machine. We also wanted to offer this option if your looking for a solid program that will work on either 10.4 or 10.5 if your not using Time Machine. The application is "FREE" of course and has been around for quite some time meaning its stability is there as one of the top in its class for backing up your Mac. The Application is called Carbon Copy Cloner. We have used this program several times on machines without any issues and if your operating on 10.4 this program is our Number One pick for backups. Check it out if you haven't already and we can't stress enough how just backing up your machine each night could save weeks of headaches and madness when for some reason YOUR MAC HAS CRASHED!



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iTunes Organization

If your looking to get that massive iTunes Library in shape and organized here is a great option Tune Up. This program not only cleans up your Songs (Album Titles/Song Names) but also grabs the Cover Art for you. I know Apple does this for you free...but the problem is if the songs are mislabeled no dice.
Anyways we tested Tune Up over here and it works just as described. It was very easy to use and fast. It's not freeware but well worth the money if your iTunes has seen better days. You get the first 500 songs free so give it a try.


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5 steps to setup a Shared Folder in 10.5 on your Mac

Setting up a shared folder is a great way to send or receive files on your Local Network from anyone. It saves the time of using a Flash Drive or HardDrive to send and receive files. Here is a quick 5 step process to get everything working.

First -- go to your System Preferences which is located under the Apple Menu

Second -- click on the Sharing Option in the System Preferences

Third -- check the File Sharing Option and you should notice your Public Folder appear on the right side to share.

Fourth -- You can setup Access Privileges to allow Specific Access for Users on the Network

Fifth -- You can now drop files into your Shared Folders Drop Box to share with everyone on your Network

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Fixing iPhoto 08' and iPhone Photo Sync

Saw this tip and since I have dealt with this issue personally figured it was great to post for all too see.

iPhone Photo Sync Issues

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Microsoft Office 2008 Save Issue

We have come across this issue on several occasions and wanted to share the fix with everyone. The problem is receiving a Microsoft Word or Excel document in the .docx format and you cannot open it. The problem stems from the sender using Office 2008 and unfortunately the default preference is there new format for saving which is .docx. If you do not have the Office 2008 and only have 2004 you will not be able to open the file.

The fix is very easy and all you need to do is open up Microsoft Word and under the Word Menu navigate down to Preferences. There you should see this window


























Once your in that Window click on the "Save" Option and then go down to the bottom to the "Save File As" pulldown and choose the second Option "Word 97-2004 doc" this should solve all your problems and both 2004 and 2008 Office users can now get your documents without a problem!

This also works the same for Microsoft Excel.


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How to apply Google Analytics in iWeb 09'

If your not familiar with Google Analytics this is a service provided by Google for tracking traffic to your website(s). It is a great tool for anyone with a website big or small. If you haven't yet signed up click here and you can read more about the service.

Here we go:

Once you have signed up and created an account you need to go into your Account and navigate to your Analytics Settings/Profile Settings/Tracking and there you will see a Tracking Code.

This code is the little bit of magic needed to get this whole equation to work. What you need to do next is make sure you have selected the New Tracking Code which should be selected by Default and Copy the code below. Once you have copied the code you need to open up iWeb and start with the first page you have created on your site.

In the latest version of iWeb 09' click on the Show Media Tab if if it's not already open.














Click and drag the HTML Snippet Button and to your webpage. The Button will appear probably in the center of your Webpage. You should move it down to the bottom of your page out of the way and in the open area of the HTML Snippet you will Paste the Tracking Code you copied earlier and make sure you click APPLY at the bottom. Don't forget this or else it will not work!

Once this is done you are set and can now apply the same method to each and every page you want to track! It's that easy.

Hope this helps just take it step by step and normally within 24 hours Google will have your site successfully tracked.



MACNERD Team

Clear your photos off your iPhone

We have come across this issue and figured this might help others. If you have taken too many photos on your phone with your built-in iPhone Camera and want to clear them off your phone this fix will free up space and save time when plugging your phone in when syncing.

1. Plug in your iPhone to your Mac with your USB Cable.


2. Open up your Applications folder and in there is an Application called "Image Capture", open up that Application and you will notice your iPhone appears in the Application itself.


3. Here you will have a choice to Download your Photos but before you do so click the Options button in the lower left hand corner.

4. Once your in the Options Tab make sure you choose "Delete items from camera after downloading" then click "OK" to return to the Previous Screen


5. Then Click on the "Download To:" pulldown and choose "Other" and create a folder on your Desktop. This is where all your pictures are going to be downloaded prior to being deleted from your Phone.


6. You then notice back in the window that you have an option to "Download Some" or "Download All". This choice is up to you but if your trying to clean things up choose "Download All"


7. After eveything downloads its finished! Now when you go back into your Phone your "Camera Roll" should be empty.

8. Remember that all those pictures are still in the folder you specified in case you don't have them already in iPhoto. You can then drag them over to iPhoto if you want so nothing should be lost.


Enjoy!


MACNERD Team

Apple Hardware Release Party!!

Today Apple has released a plethora of new hardware:

Mac Pro

Mac Mini

Imac

Airport Extreme Base Station

Time Capsule

Faster Macbook Pros

More info. available on Apples Website. Quite an impressive release day.

Time to dust off the old iBook and upgrade your machine!



MACNERD Team