The Tech Diary of an IT support geek

How to Manually configure mac os for email account & push

 Open up Mail.app and press Command+Comma to invoke the Preferences window. Switch to the "Accounts" pane and press the + button in the lower-left corner. Under "Account Information", fill out the following information: Account Type=> POP or IMAP Email Address=> name Continue Reading How to Manually configure mac os for email account push … [Read more...]

Apple to Acquire Struggling Startup Color Labs [REPORT]

 Apple is about to acquire Color Labs, the company behind failed photo- and video-sharing app Color, reports suggest. Sources tell The Next Web that Apple snagged the struggling startup for a multimillion-dollar price tag in the “high double digits,” though the deal has yet to be finalized. Plagued with a faltering user base and unstable executive leadership, Apple’s acquisition would … [Read more...]

Phone App For The Adulterer, Makes Lover’s Texts & call log Disappear!

How different life would be for Tiger Woods, Ashley Cole or Kristen Stewart – if they had only known about a new phone app which helps cheating lovers keep their affairs secret. The Cate app, which stands for “Call and Text Eraser”, creates an invisible log of calls and text messages and can hide specific numbers from the contacts list. The screen will never indicate who has called and at … [Read more...]

How to replace your laptop hard drive “with video”

There are generally three major reasons why you'd want to replace your hard drive: your original drive has failed, you need more storage, or you're after a speed boost. The video and text tutorial below will guide you on how to replace your laptop hard drive without stress. Other than drive failure, you need to look closely at the reason why you want to upgrade. While hard drive capacities … [Read more...]

How to install and replace laptop ram (memory) “picture & video tutorial”

 Upgrading your laptop memory is the easiest way to get a real and relatively cheap performance boost. If you're struggling along with a system running 1GB or less then dropping in extra memory will help it run a lot more smoothly and finish tasks faster. The reason is that extra memory helps cut-down unnecessary hard drive access. When Windows runs out of real-memory to store … [Read more...]

Is all your gear Windows 8 compatible?

 Migrating to a new operating system is a bit like getting ready for a first date. What will she look like? Will he be easy to get along with? Will the two of you be compatible? That last question is the precise question that millions of PC owners must consider on October 26, when they think about upgrading their machines to Windows 8. The good news: Unlike the painful upgrade that … [Read more...]

How to change your DSLR lens the right way

A lot of digital SLR owners tell me that they rarely change their camera's lens—not because they don't own several, but because they're worried about getting dust or dirt in the camera. That's a reasonable concern: Dirt can collect on the sensor and gunk up your photos. But having interchangeable lenses is the whole point of using a digital SLR, and it's a shame not to get the most from your … [Read more...]