Tag: mac

  • Find Duplicates in Address Book

    Ever had the situation where you have synced your iPhone (to iTunes OS X) and happen to sync both the contacts from your Address Book and Google Contacts? Or, just happen to add someone’s new contact info as another contact-card? Well, here’s how I cleaned and merged duplicate contacts so that my Address Book performs…

  • Adium Chat Transcripts Location

    This applies to those using the ever-popular IM client, Adium. Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more. If you are in a situation were you would need to back up your chat transcripts due to account migration, or in need to…

  • ExpressCard Media Card Reader for MacBook Pro

    I recently purchased this from eBay: adapterbest. Works pretty good. This thing is tiny. I almost forgot what I purchased as the package that came from HK was pretty small. Here are some specs: Support ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 slot Support SDHC format Support multiple flash cards: Without adapter: SDHC, SD, MMC, MMCplus, M.S., M.S. PRO…

  • MacBook/Pro – Disable Wake on Lid Open

    It seems like the current Software Update nullified my tweak (YMMV). I think this might be helpful as most of the results showed only how to “disable sleep when the lid is closed” vs. disabling wake on lid open. Anyways, to do so, do the following in your Terminal (Application > Utilities > Terminal.app): Check…

  • Apple Form Factor Evolution

    Cool graphic of Apple’s products from 1976 to 2007—including the iPhone. By Art Director and Designer Edwin Tofslie.