Do you want to remotely control a PC with a Mac? There are many commercial software packages and online services available. However, most of them are simply re-brandings of the open source VNC remote control system. Plus, you may find their performance to be lacking. I’ve been using VNC between Windows, Mac and Linux systems for a long time. With the resurgence in Mac interest, a lot of people ask me how they can access their existing Windows PC from their new Mac. Here is a quick and easy guide to getting a remote control system up and running using VNC. And by the way, its free. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s upcoming release of OS X “Snow Leopard” has performance enhancements across the board for desktop users. Snow Leopard promises a more complete transition to 64 bit plus the ability to use graphics chips for traditional CPU operations. However, the server version of Snow Leopard also looks to provide huge performance gains and optimizations. Email, that basic service that every real server needs to offer, gets a huge leg up in Snow Leopard courtesy of a little open source project called Dovecot. Read the rest of this entry »

With the demise of Circuit City, a funny thing has happened. Radio Shack, one of the very first electronics retailers, is now poised for a comeback. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been commissioned to write some articles for Webdesigner Depot (WDD) and I’m pleased to announce the publication of “Is Google Chrome the New IE6 for Web Designers?” Read the rest of this entry »

If you use an Apple Mighty Mouse with Windows XP, after a while you might notice that the side buttons of the mouse click or fire themselves randomly at times. If you are trying to use a web browser, this can become problematic as you will keep going “back” to the previous page at random times. Luckily, there is an easy solution to this problem. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been commissioned to write some articles for Webdesigner Depot (WDD) and I’m pleased to announce the publication of “Quick and Easy WordPress Development on a Mac with MAMP.” Read the rest of this entry »

You can easily access a Windows XP machine, or really any Windows machine, or Linux machine, by using VNC. Here’s how to get started. Read the rest of this entry »

Kingston S. Underwood was born September 30, 2008! Mother and baby are doing well and look forward to celebrating with family and friends soon.

There is talk that the new iPhone may or may not have MMS or picture messaging like most other cell phones. I think this is a non-issue. Here is an easy way to do picture messaging to/from the iPhone without the cumbersome “multimedia attached” text notifications that require you to go to a website and enter a name and password each time. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot on the heels of Apple’s much-antipcated WWDC 2008, where the 3G iPhone was finally revealed, here are some of my observations and commentary on the new iPhone 3G and its implications in the grand scheme of all things mobile, web, and digital:

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