Chances are if you’ve switched from PC to Mac, that you have some Windows Media Video Files ( WMV ) and you’ve realized that Mac doesn’t recognize these files. Fear not, there is a solution to play WMV files on your Mac, actually there are multiple solutions, 3 that I know of to be exact.

• Windows Media Player for Mac
• Flip4Mac
• VLC Media Player

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In Windows there’s probably a program that auto starts as soon as you plug your card reader / memory card in and it walks you through saving your pictures off of your memory card to your PC.

Mac OS X has a similar feature. If you have iLife installed ( Installed by default on all new Macs ) then when you plug in your memory card reader, iPhoto will launch asking you to import your photos. Quick and simple. Continue reading »

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So you’ve got an external hard drive that you want to use with your Mac. Wether its a brand new drive or an existing drive with files on it, you’ll probably want to format this drive.

Mac OS X makes this task rather simple, plugin the new drive and open Disk Utility ( Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility ) After you’ve opened Disk Utility, you should see your new external drive listed in the left pane. Continue reading »

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So if you used to be or are still an avid Windows user and are trying to take a screen shot on a Mac, then you are probably a little lost because you can’t find the Print Screen Key…

Well luckily for you there is this tutorial that will show you not only 1 but 3 different ways to take screen shots with a Mac. Continue reading »

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So you’ve got a server running OS X 10.4 and you’ve got a lot of available drive space, why not put that drive space to use ? As many of you know OS X 10.5 Leopard has a new feature, Time Machine.

Time machine is an invaluable tool for Mac users. It makes backing up and restoring your Mac simple and convenient. Up until a few updates ago, the only devices you could use as a backup device for time machine were external drives connected via USB or Firewire or an additional partition on an internal drive. Continue reading »

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In this post, I’ll show you a quick and simple way to burn a data disc on your Mac using no 3rd party applications. Mac OS X has built-in burning support to make things simple, what else would you expect from a Mac ?

So lets get started. Continue reading »

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This is actually a good tip for anyone that’s used a mac for a while and especially anyone that’s recently converted from PC to Mac.

Anyone who’s ever used a PC is probably familiar with the Startup folder where you place shortcuts to applications so that they will automatically start up when the computer starts.

Well guess what, you can achieve this on a mac as well, its a very simple process, read more below to find out how this can be done. Continue reading »

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So you’ve just purchased your Mac or you may have had it for a while now, in either case, what better way to transition from Windows to Mac then to have something familiar on your Mac.

When I say Install Windows on your Mac I’m not talking about replacing OS X. I’m talking about running an installation of Windows within Mac OS X. How is this possible ? Well, let me tell you a story about a wonderful software developer, VMWare. Continue reading »

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