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What to do with an old iPad?

Posted on November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 by mrsoltys

When I got married, I inherited an iPad (1st gen). While it's a nice little toy to read or surf the web on, it gets largely neglected and spends the majority of its time on my wife's nightstand. Part of my lack of interest is it seems to fall in the gap between my 4.8" smartphone with the same resolution...Read More

28 Best apps for Mac

Posted on September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 by mrsoltys

I recently did a reset on my Mac, and had to re-download all of my favorite Apps. This was actually a pretty painless process, but I thought a useful post might be all the top apps for Mac I think are worth having on my machine. These arn't really in a particular order: Dropbox Google Chrome MATLAB MacTeX Latexian Mendeley...Read More

Tool of the Week: Resetting PRAM and SMC on mac

Posted on August 13, 2013August 13, 2013 by mrsoltys

[caption id="attachment_1317" align="alignright" width="300"] I realize my battery probably is getting old...[/caption] A few weeks ago my mac started showing a "service battery warning." The charger would behave erratically, sometimes charging, sometimes not, and sometimes only showing a dim green light. In addition, when charging sometimes my computer would seem a bit hotter than I remember it. So, before heading...Read More

Freeing up space on your iPhone: Deleting the "Other" category that takes up space

Posted on January 19, 2013January 20, 2013 by mrsoltys

[caption id="attachment_1161" align="alignright" width="300"] What is this 1.3 GB of "Other" On my phone?![/caption] I get a little irked sometimes on my 8 GB iPhone when I can update an app or download a podcast because I'm out of space. I usually try deleting some old apps I don't use, or old photos, but what's really annoying is the mysterious "Other" that...Read More