Category Archives: General Computing

Google Wave: Replacement for Email and More

June 2, 2009 – 12:18 pm

If you missed the Google I/O conference last week, here is the video of Google’s largest announcement, Google Wave, which in short aims to replace the 40 year old email standard and become a new open standard for electronic communication and real-time collaboration. It’s a whole new way of thinking about online communication and there [...]

By Brian McNitt | Also posted in Business, Web Development | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

How-To: Upgrade MacBook, MacBook Pro Hard Drive to 320GB/7200RPM for Under $100

December 7, 2008 – 9:47 pm

Buying a new computer in a down economy might not make sense but there are plenty of ways to upgrade and get more horsepower out of your existing machine. The most obvious upgrade is to add more memory. The next is to upgrade to a larger, higher RPM drive with faster read/write times. As many [...]

By Brian McNitt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (70)

Howto: Setup Gmail IMAP on the iPhone

October 30, 2007 – 8:03 am

Above is a video from Google demonstrating how to setup IMAP email on the iPhone. The primary advantage of IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) over POP (Post Office Protocol) is that IMAP maintains the state of messages across email clients. For example, if you delete an email at Gmail.com, then that email is automatically deleted [...]

By Brian McNitt | Also posted in Business | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Install OS X Leopard on PC

October 27, 2007 – 5:08 pm

Is been only a day since Apple released OS X Leopard and already hackers have found a way to install Leopard on PC. Not for the novice PC user and most certainly illegal, the hack makes use of a modified install CD. Hackers say the install is still experimental and things like sound, video settings, [...]

By Brian McNitt | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Zero Inbox. Zero Spam. Email Nirvana.

September 24, 2007 – 7:18 pm

Believe. It really does exist. For years I have lived with a flood of daily spam messages and an email inbox that scrolled for pages and pages. I absolutely dreaded opening my email application. Every time I did, there were new spam messages to delete, a new fire to put out, and a list of [...]

By Brian McNitt | Also posted in Business | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (3)