Author Archives: Justin

About Justin

Mac User since August 2006 when I bought an iBook on eBay. Traded up in March 2007 for a MacBook Pro and haven't looked back since. Love listening to podcasts and keeping up with the news in the Mac community so decided to join in the fun.

Mrs. MacCraic’s MacBook Battery Issue

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Justin

For a while now Mrs. MacCraic’s MacBook has had an icon indicating that the battery needs to be serviced. The issue seemed to be that it was not getting the optimal battery time for a machine of its age and … Continue reading →

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Latency. What Your ISP’s Don’t Tell You.

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Justin

In the past I worked in an office that uses virtual desktops stored on a remote server. Access to these desktops was over an internet connection. There are times when the system became very unresponsive. Kind of like if you … Continue reading →

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iCatcher! A Wonderful Podcast App

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Justin

I’ve had issues with the music app in iOS 5 on my first generation iPad and from my reading of the Apple forums I am not alone.   Apart from hating the new look interface, my main issue is that … Continue reading →

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Repurpose a Bookcase as a Home Server Rack

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Justin

Today I set out to move around some of my hard drives and routers and get rid of some books I no longer needed. I saw an opportunity to use the space freed up on the bookshelf in the MacCraic … Continue reading →

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Using your Mac as WiFi Base Station

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Justin

My stepdaughter visited us for Christmas. She has an iPhone. My wife has resisted getting the iPhone because of the touch interface. I took the opportunity to sell the benefits to here while her daughter was here. I pointed out … Continue reading →

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