backup of Macintosh HD tutorial

Here is a manual backup of Macintosh HD step by step:

1.Start Disk Utility
2.Source volume select from the list
3.Right to the tab "Restore Activate
4.source and destination drag and drop to the fields
5.For a 1:1 copy "delete destination media"
6.Click on "Restore" button and confirm
7.copy will start ...

Before the backup process, it is recommended to remove the rights of the source volume and thereby ensure that the destination disk is smaller than the source.

Lock Screen tip

If you want to lock the screen in Mac OS X, there are several ways to do, such as screen saver which provided with a password, and then turn them on demand

My favorite way is to select the keychain in the menu bar. Then click on the lock if necessary, and then click 'Lock Screen'. This is the Windows functionality WINDOWS + L on the next.

To activate the keys in the OSX menu bar, you open the Keychain application settings and selects the view point 'status in menu bar'.

I've always used a different account is created and then changed to this. He then wanted to go back to the password of one and it was like a screen lock. but your tip with the keychain is a lot better.

But I noticed a mistake: "Protecting the screen". I have chosen in the Keychain Access menu bar. Then the screen saver starts, and when I move the mouse, is a login window. I then click on "Cancel" button, while the screen saver comes again, but then again if I move the mouse, is no login window anymore and I find myself in the Finder! What does one say to such a mistake, I think Apple does not otherwise.

iBackup backup Mac data

iBackup is a simple application which can help easily backup and restore your Mac OSX Data. It can create backups of files, folders, applications system settings automatically.
iBackup allows backups as well as on the house or the Internet. The basic system responsible for managing and pre-programmed backups are also possible.
You can also create profiles in which one example a daily backup of emails and takes a different profile, the weekly addition mitsichert iPhoto. Add to that a profile that runs every four weeks and iTunes provides, and we are always on the safe side.

ifinance for mac review

iFinance is a convenient software for capturing and Dartellung of input and output behavior. You can create multiple accounts and categories to which you want to book and debit. E.g. click on the Account page at a cash account and on the category page on the category of vehicle, the auto-adding an expenditure or revenue item vorgeingestellt.

iFinance allows the management of their own financial budgets. You put its budget a monthly budget to work with and can manage revenues and costs. The budget is exceeded, then the application displays a warning.

Similarly iFinance 3 also offers the support of securities. Thus, stock prices can be queried and the value of the portfolio in mind. Anyone who already owns iFinance 1 or 2, which can be charged on the 3rd Version update. New customers pay for the fair App need 29 Euro. iFinance 3 requires Mac OS X 10.5.

iSquint converts iPod video on Mac

iSquint app for Mac os X can easily convert all kinds of videos for the iPod, but its output format is always .MP4 . It supports many formats, such as FLV, Mov, MP4, DivX, AVI, MP3, VMW, VOB, MPG, etc. If you want to convert videos from Youtube, iSquint provides all the functionality to do in a somewhat more flexible format. I love iSquint! It's so easy to use!

iSquint problem

I use iSquint to convert my videos, but since today it no-longer works. When I drag a video into the box and press release comes with the warning "AppleScript error". Finder has received an error Continue not possible.
Now I thinks it causes by Application Scripting Errors.

MobileRSS iPhone app

If you don't need constantly to use the Safari for surf site to know whether it is news, MobileRSS for iPhone can help you to subscribe to the RSS feeds of your favorite pages on the iPhone. This gave you everything at a glance! Anyone who wants to come quickly read the informations by this iPhone app.

With MobileRSS to make the first native RSS reader on the iPhone wide. MobileRSS is currently still quite error-prone, wants to expand in future versions, but a complete worry-free package for RSS addicts.

Simply adding or deleting already subscribed feeds will then work just as easily as the display of unread messages on the home screen - that is similar to the emails/SMS messages.

just notes mac application

JustNotes is, as the name suggests, a simple application of note taking. With a gorgeous interface, the software integrates into the menu bar, thus remaining accessible at any time.

In addition to writing simple notes, also known JustNotes send them by email if necessary. Its research facilitates the integrated management of many notes and, as long as one is willing to invest a little money. The author made his SimpleNotes compatible application, an iPhone application from another developer.

JustNotes app is still in development and free. It is not necessary to buy the iPhone application to use it.

Rip application encoding and copying audio CDs

iTunes allows for a very long time to encode its audio CD easily. However, the Apple Mac application is stingy in settings before encoding and especially output format. Recently emerged Rip Which allows to go further to encode your albums.

Still in beta, Rip is not considered stable by the developer but to have it tested, I can tell you that it works perfectly.

The injection of tags in the tracks to be encoded can be made via MusicBrainz, FreeDB or iTunes Store. Rip Aboard encoders needed to convert files to FLAC, AIFF, WAVE...

I knows that Rip also create a disk image, a true replica of its physical equivalent. The application also has other interesting features. To discover absolutely.

For those looking for even more advanced settings and codecs (and still free) there is also XLD works of thunder, although the interface is rather austere.

Battleship game for iPhone Review

Among the naval battle games available on AppStore, there are very few people who can claim to remember parts of our childhood with the Battleship game (real and plastic). Electronic Arts must have heard the complaints and cries of torpedo vessels in shorts because Battleship has arrived. Battleship is available on App Store!

Battleship game for iPhone happily takes the principle of the naval battle by offering. In addition to the Classic mode, a mode super-weapons that we facilitate the detection of enemy ships by using bursts of air and missile batteries.

Between each round, the publisher added animations that if it gives a certain cachet to the game. It quickly becomes tiresome as to slow down the game, because we can not move (no option). Apart from this, Battleship is really interesting, because you can play against the game or with another player by Bluetooth or WiFi.

I also prefer Warships, more beautiful and less expensive. I love the game: nostalgia. I hate the game: animations impede the flow of play.

Reasons to love Snow Leopard

Here are some reasons to love Snow Leopard.

1: A completely rewritten OS
Mac OS X 10.6 has been rewritten to 90%.

2: OpenCL in the system
OpenCL is a technology that seems most effective with compatible cards.

3: QuickTime X
QuickTime X can use the acceleration of certain graphics cards.

4.Support Blu-ray
Mac OS X is perfectly supports playback of media and burning files on Blu-ray.

5.64-bit
Snow Leopard offers something that Microsoft could never do: launch applications 64-bit and 32-bit applications on the same system.

6: A lot of new
The Snow Leopard system is updated at multiple locations with multiple small improvements are really ergonomic.

7: 64-bit accelerates
8: An enhanced Finder
9: A very good compatibility

Flip4Mac WMV update

Flip4Mac WMV is Version 2.3.1 (19.7 MB, English) appeared. This fixes problems associated with exporting in Final Cut Pro to import MP3 songs and export of audio files. With the free basic version of the play from Mac OS X 10.4 executable plug-ins can be Windows Media Audio and Windows Media video files in QuickTime Player and web browser.

The extended versions of Flip4Mac WMV (cost 29 to 179 dollars) to offer including the ability to export Windows Media files in QuickTime-compatible applications.

Flip4Mac WMV in the Silverlight plugin from Microsoft is included. Who does not want to install must uncheck it in the installer.

After installing the "updates" can be converted to Pro "no more high-definition movies in my version of Flip4Mac Studio.

For that I had bought and paid for this software. This function has now been removed and we should update to the HD version. I am sure I will soon receive a quote by mail to the "reduced" upgrade to the HD version.

For extended Quicktime component 'Flip4Mac' that Apple's Quicktime functions to the Microsoft WMV format, has published an update. The changes that will affect feeder in version 2.3.1.2, the export from Final Cut Pro projects, import and export of multi-channel sound from mp3, and support for third-party applications.

Many people who work in large companies where they are allowed to install anything on their computers. And since Windows is the default media player and QuickTime not supported (unless you installed software) still need WMV.

RunKeeper Fitness tracking for your iPhone 3G/3GS

The iPhone App RunKeeper is available in the Appstore.

What does RunKeeper Free?
The app features on the iPhone requires OS 3.0 or newer + GPS. you can track activities, including distance, time, speed, pace, calories burned, elevation, and path traveled on a map. In addition, all tracked lines in the history visible. The recorded tracks can also be directly on the iPhone in a map.

The first run
Today it was finally arrived, the first unit of the Training plan for beginners is denied. The iPhone I had fastened with a belt clip on my sweat pants under my sports jacket. Is maintained as in some other forums, the GPS receiver with me at my absolute top track jacket - RunKeeper says: "GPS Strength: Good."

“Fitness without jog-tracking device (iPhone + RunKeeper) makes only half as much fun!”

The app worked perfectly and has really inspired me. The only drawback is the strong battery thirst. With Wi-Fi turned off, the App has consumed about 30% percent of the GPS proud of the battery, with a short running route KM of 4.32 and a duration of 36 minutes. It is therefore on longer running distance (not a beginner workout) recommended to recharge the battery completely and turn off Wi-Fi to.

The 5 best ball games of the iPhone

The ball games for iPhone combine a principle very simple game to understand, a quick start and make an immediate pleasure.

The 5 best ball games of the iPhone:

1.Rolando
Rolando is a game platform where it leads a person rolling on the ground. To move, just steer the iPhone in the direction we wanted it to. His goal? Save the people of Rolandoland, solve puzzles and play with the interactive environment.

2.Super Monkey Ball
Guide a monkey trapped in a transparent ball down slopes littered with obstacles of all kinds without falling off levels, following the principle of Super Monkey Ball. Very pleasant to take in hand, everything is played by tilting their iPhone, here is an excellent adaptation of the Game Cube versions of the hit Wii and Sega.

3.The Bounce
In the same vein such as Sonic or a Mario, The Bounce is a game of any platform that is more conventional: it runs a little ball in a fifty levels avoiding enemies, obstacles and other fatal traps. Gadgets offer new skills to the ball, allowing him to move on to new areas.

4.Gravity Well
Blend pinball game or mini-golf Gravity Well also draws many Magnetic Joe in principle: run a ball in tables, some forty in total, simply by pressing his finger on the place we want to achieve it. Laser switches to operate, spikes, doors locked ... requires severe whipping to advance!

5.I Love Katamari
Adaptation of the hit game on PlayStation 2 I Love Katamari immerses you in a game completely mad rolling a Katamari ball on a variety of objects in each level in order to stick to your ball. This grown increasingly allowing you to retrieve objects always larger and varied (salt, wine bottles, flower pots, cars, etc..).

Good games!

The 4 million for Parachute Panic iPhone App

The Parachute Panic iPhone App App Store endless surfing on the wave of success: it has more than 4 million downloads.

Remember that game from a simple idea: to save up to parachute from drowning, but also the dangers surrounding (helicopters, flying saucers, sharks ...).

If you play the game, you can even say it are ugly, and yet are super catchy.
The first thing that strikes us, it is the graphics. My daughter, who is in CE2, is better! Streamlined as possible, but it is voluntary, they replicated children's drawings in pen Bic grid on a sheet of poor quality. It's ugly, but it gives a certain air to the game.

The second thing that marks the player is disconcerting simplicity of the game The goal is to land his parachute on the deck of a boat. Dropped from aircraft over the top of the screen, you fully control your snowmen so they arrive safe and sound on the boat.

Attention, all is not that simple as barriers disrupt the flight of the parachute. Lightning or helicopters for example. These will be pleased to decapitate and carve your snowmen! One solution: destroy the helicopter by repeatedly pressing it with your finger.

Its last update - 1.4 - invites you to return cameo, a character Doodle Jump! The game is offered at a promotional price of 0.79 € at the moment.

Book hotel online by Accor Hotels iPhone application

Anyone for a City Break decides in a metropolis that was next to the Guide for the iPhone also be Hotel Book with an App. Accor Hotels.com offers attractive accommodation options in the category Offers. Toll made is the way how to find these prices. The cities are as Picture Pile on the screen. With your fingers can move any subject and get to the front. Finger any longer in the picture, and the price is displayed: from 61 euros it's going on in Bologna and for 89 pounds you can stay in London.

Accorhotels is the largest hotel chain outside the U.S.. These include the houses Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel and Etap. Of course you can in a hotel after App Location (Close) Date and Stay . Search During the search are shown strikingly attractive photos of hotels. You'd think that would be all designer hotels.

The Hit can be sorted by Close or Hotel Brands upload date. A small photo and icons to facilitate the selection. In the details view, there are many hotels several photosWhich formatfüllend can zoom. One can imagine the Location View of the house in Google Maps and let the Contact incorporate into their own contacts. A brief description of known size, facilities and distance of the hotel to the shopping center (railway station, airport, exhibition, etc.).

The button "Price and Booking" Leads into a secure area. The contact and credit card information is encrypted. The confirmation comes either via email or SMS. The iPhone app is therefore a useful travel agency in the pocket, which plays off its advantages, if you have time to stay overnight somewhere spontaneously. Its price is free.

How to troubleshoot Keychain/Keychain Access Problems

Keychain/Keychain application is located in Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Keychain/keyring.

Often, some applications we continually ask the password for the keyring. This is linked to this application. Therefore when repair Keychain/Keychain for this problem stop.

-- Fix Keychain/Keychain
Open application and go to the Window menu and select "Keychain First Aid/Repair Keychain", save the user password and select "Repair/repair".

-- Change the user password for the password user agrees
Sometimes Keychain/Keychain fair because the user has had problems with user password (login) fairly recently, in these cases, the solution is to resynchronize the password by going to change the user password in System Preferences.

-- If problems persist, it may be that things are more screwed up than in this case, go to your "Home", "Library / Library '(Macintosh HD> Users/Users> Home > Library/Library > Keychain) and in this case, put on the desktop the file is called "login.keychain.
Warning: this name may vary depending on the version of OS X you have. Caution, this implies the loss of passwords for everything (except login because it is store elsewhere).

This should more than solve problems related to this application.

Windows & Mac Equivalent

Here is the equivalent methods of doing things in Windows and Mac os:

Accessories : Applications, utilities :
Windows offers accessories: calculator, notepad, address book, etc.. You will find similar applications in the Applications folder and the Utilities folder (which is located in the Applications folder in Mac os).

My Documents : Documents folder :
Use the Documents folder in your home folder to store your documents. To find your Documents folder, open a Finder window and click on your folder in the sidebar on the left of the window.

My Pictures folder : File Images :
The Pictures folder is located in your home folder.

My Recent Documents : Recent Items (in the Apple menu) :
As and when you open applications or files, their names are kept in the sub-menu items of the recent Apple menu. You can use this submenu to quickly reopen applications or documents.

Microsoft Photo Editor : iPhoto :
Use iPhoto to download photos from your digital camera and create photo albums.

Workstation : Office :
On the Windows PC, the workstation shows the names and icons of drives installed or connected, including those drives empty. Mac desktop displays the names and icons of the disks inserted into the computer or connected to it.

Network Connections : Network Utility :
Use the Network Utility application to view basic information on networks and troubleshoot problems in this area.

Panel Performance : Activity Monitor :
Use to check how your computer processes running.

Printers and Faxes : Control Print & Fax preferences :
Use the section Print & Fax System Preferences to select and configure printers.

Trash : Trash (in the Dock) :
Use the trash can icon in the Dock to delete files. Just drag your files to the icon at the end of the Dock. To permanently remove the files, choose File> Empty Trash.

ScreenTaker : Capture :
Use the Capture application to make screenshots.

Order Search : Find command, Sherlock :
Use the Find command from the File menu to find files and documents on your disk. Use Sherlock to find information on the Internet. You can search for information relating to shares in awards, movies, business addresses, theft, etc..

Shortcuts : Alias :
On Windows, the "shortcuts" are icons for opening files and applications. Mac, the icons of shortcuts are called "aliases". To create an alias, select the file or application and choose File> Make Alias.

Watch : Sleep (in the Apple menu) :
The sleep mode is a mode of low power consumption. To put your computer, open the Apple menu and select Sleep.

Start Menu and Taskbar : Dock :
Like the Start menu or the Taskbar, the Dock is used to access the applications, folders and files you use frequently. By default, the Dock is positioned at the bottom of the screen. Drag items in the Dock to add power and quick access.

Status Icons : Menus status :
Similar to Windows status icons that appear in the lower right corner of the screen, the status icons Mac are in the upper right corner of the menu of your Mac desktop. These icons also provide menus to change some settings.

Windows Explorer : Finder :
On Mac, the Finder offers many of the same features as the Explorer. To open a Finder window, click in the desktop and choose File> New Finder Window.

Windows Media Player : iTunes, QuickTime Player, iMovie :
Use the iTunes application to create your digital music library personal. Use QuickTime Player and iMovie to view visual data.

Windows MovieMaker : iMovie :
Use iMovie to download video data from your camcorder and create movies. iMovie lets you edit your film and add titles, transitions, special effects and soundtracks.

Windows & Mac Equivalent

You know what is the term used on Windows but are not sure what the equivalent on a Mac. Here's a glossary to help you find what you are looking for:

Button Control : Command or "Apple key" :
Like the Control key on Windows, the Command key is used with special keyboard combinations. For example, the act of simultaneously press and hold the Command and S generally has the effect of saving a document or file.

Alt : Option Button :
Like the Alt key on Windows, Option key is used with special keyboard combinations.

Mouse (two buttons) : Mouse (single button) :
Click with your mouse Mac single button to select items such as folders and windows and to open menus. Hold the mouse button down to drag items or select multiple objects at once. To open the "menu shortcuts, hold down the Control key while clicking a desktop icon.

Close box : Close button :
The Close button closes the active window. In Mac OS X windows, this button is the leftmost of the three buttons in the upper left corner.

Exit : Exit :
Use the Exit menu of your application to exit it. (The application menu is named after it.)

Control Panel : System Preferences :
Just as the Control Panel in Windows, the System Preferences are used under Mac OS X to control the system settings. To open System Preferences, choose Apple menu> System Preferences.

Program Files : Applications folder :
Your Applications folder contains the applications and utilities Mac OS X.

Device Manager : Information System :
Use to obtain information about your computer, including related hardware, software installed, the serial number or the operating system.

Eject button for disk drive : Eject Disc :
On the Mac, it opens and closes the optical drive by pressing the eject button on the keyboard hard. To eject the disc from other types of player (or if your keyboard has no eject button hard), drag the icon of these discs in the trash.

Properties : Get Info :
Similar to Properties in Windows, the Get Info command provides information about files and documents. If you select a file and choose Get Info, you will get information about it and can set permissions and settings on the property.

Howto Install X11 on OS X 10.4 Tiger

It's a very good tutorial how to Install X11 on Tiger step by step.

First Insert your install disk.

1.Look for "Optional Installs" in the installation
2.Run the program:
3.select volume:
4.We obtained this window with small triangles in fact sub-menus must be deployed:
5.Select X11 (note: the picture there is 0 bytes because the installation is already done with me):
6.After leaving the setup and put away your disc carefully, find X11 in Applications/Utilities.

Notes: Do not ask how to install X11 on Tiger (wait Leopard).

The Simpsons Arcade Game for iPhone

EA reveals The Simpsons Arcade for iPhone. Now The Simpsons Arcade Game for iPhone/iPod Touch is available on AppStore and costs $4.99.

There are 6 levels each lasting 10 to 15 minutes at least, so lifespan of at least 1:30, not bad I think.

The difficulty is very well suited to the iphone, and it is not just a replica but a real adjustment, since some mini games or weapons work with the accelerometer. In short, tested and approved, I advice! I tell you that it is not expensive compared to a remake of a game on PS3 or 360.