In this post, I thought I’d give you my impressions using Motorola’s MotoRokr SD9-HD wireless bluetooth headphones with my iPhone 3G. I bought these headphones for a few different uses; I wanted something so I could listen to music when I’m at the gym, and headphone wires tend to get in the way when I’m working out. They sometimes get caught on my clothing or workout equipment. I also needed something to use while I’m driving, as it’s now against the law to hold on to/or use a portable device when driving that isn’t hands free!
Construction & Design The headphones are made from a hard plastic and rubber construction. The rubber makes them easy to grip, and the hard plastic is quite durable. They easily slip over each ear in a sort of backward sunglasses type fashion, then around the back of your head. The headphones include these little rubber ear tips that fit over metal speaker housings, then fit into your ears. This design is quite comfortable for short periods, but not as good for longer listening sessions. I found that the rubber ear tips tend to come off (I already lost one), so you have to be a bit careful. Make sure you line up the tabs on the ear tips to the metal speaker housings when replacing them. Fortunately, you can buy replacement ear tips on-line on Motorola’s web site. 2 sets of different sizes are included with the SD9-HD. They also come with an AC charging unit, and a nice little soft carrying bag, to store them in when you’re not using them. Also, the battery time on the unit lasts impressively long at almost 6 hours between charges. Overall, I like this design and found that the behind the head design really didn’t annoy me too much unless I was trying to lay back on a pillow, while I was laying in bed. Continue reading
I wrote an Article a bit ago about how to remove the little screen bubbles from an OtterBox Defender Case, mainly because I have one of these robust cases and the one thing that bothered me the most about it was the screen bubbles… The only other real disadvantage to a case that is as protective as the OtterBox Defender Case is its size, it makes an iPhone just a tad thick but protection does come at a cost! Continue reading
We all want to be as “green” as we can these days… It’s just the right thing to do and why not save some money while you do your part for the environment!
I find myself constantly printing things off like invoices, maps, addresses, and confirmation emails, maybe many of you also find yourself printing stuff like this too?
Do you also find that much of the time you think you’re only going to get one page but when all is said and done, out pops another couple pages of non-relevant info or even sometimes one line of print that renders that entire page useless for reuse.
Here’s what I do to get around this problem and save on paper and ink as well as overall printer usage and general waiting around. Continue reading
Apple released their highly anticipated tablet today called the iPad and as expected it’s crazy-mind blowing, the only question I have is, “who would benefit from a device like this?”
Without getting into all the specifications, you can get them here what does the iPad do best? The iPad seems to really shine when surfing the web, looking at photos, accessing your email, looking at information like your calendar, watching movies and even playing iPhone App based games. The iPad also has a seamless interface like the iPhone and iPod Touch that literally takes the learning curve out of using a product like this. These are all important things, but what about using it for other possible day to day operations like photo importing and editing, word processing, video editing, audio recording, graphics and web design, video conferencing and even more…
Paul and I recently made a trip out to Ohio which is a bit of trek for us as we traveled from Canada across the boarder to Seattle and then started our air portion of the trip which took us from Seattle to Chicago and then to Ohio. All in all this took us the entire day to accomplish much of which was in the air or sitting around waiting to get into the air.
That said we were fairly iPhone dependent to keep us connected and entertained along the way. The iPhone battery is great for regular day to day activities, especially when you have a home charger or car charger handy but we soon realized this would not be the case in this situation. Continue reading
Do you have or use multiple computers (Mac or PC) between home and the workplace? Do you constantly forget to move your important files off one computer and onto another so you can either take your work home with you or access it on the go? I do and up until this year, I constantly found myself forgetting to copy those files onto hard drives, flash drives, or email attachments to myself.
This whole problem is negated with simple, yet powerful software for Mac and PC called Dropbox. Have a look at the video to learn more. It’s my pick for The Best Software of 2009.
We’re very exited to announce that Mac Video Training will be exhibiting at the upcoming Macworld 2010 Expo, February 9-13, in San Francisco. Make sure to drop by booth #278, where you’ll get a chance to meet both Mike and Paul.
We’ll have all of our Quick Start courses on display, and maybe have a few surprises to share with you!
File Management
A common computer mistake, and not just on a Mac is file disorganization, or randomly placing anything and everything wherever the mood dictates. Sure you can always use Spotlight to find a file or email but why not just organize your Mac as you go and the next time you need to find something it will be right where you filed it. That said, there is no one way to organize your Mac’s files, you could do it alphabetically or maybe start off with a Personal and Business file system that branches off from there, the idea here is to make a filing plan and follow the plan.
A few key rules are not to mess with your iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, and GarageBand files or Libraries as these generally get managed by the Applications, automatically going in your Photos, Movies, and Music folders. The folder that you can mess about with is your Documents folder. Customize this as needed and create New Folders and Sub-folders for what-have-you. Think of your Documents folder like a real filing cabinet, how would you organize this if it was the real deal?
To create a new folder inside the documents folder make sure to first navigate to your Documents folder and once it is highlighted, all you need to do is simply go to the “Finder File Menu” and select “New Finder Window”. Pressing “Command-N” will do the same thing. The new Folder will be labeled “untitled folder” and will usually be highlighted meaning you can now type the name you want that folder to be. If you want to change the name of a folder later, select it by clicking on it once, wait a second and then click on the name of the folder till it highlights, now you can enter a new name for it.
Let’s face it, most people use their Mac’s for pretty basic stuff like emailing, using the Internet, uploading photos and for the more adventurous maybe even some home movies?
I thought I would throw a few ideas ideas out there and give you some fairly easy projects you can tackle to get even more out of your Mac!
Skype Phone Calls – Not just for computer to computer Audio and Video chat but also calling land phone lines and even cellphones directly. For about $3 per month you can purchase a North American unlimited calling account and call from your computer or iPhone to any Phone or Cellphone in North America. They also have plans that cover the entire world for those that have overseas friends and family. Check out Skype
If you have an iPhone 3GS and you enjoy shooting video on it then you should take a look at the ReelDirector iPhone Appby nexvio. RealDirector allows you to actually edit video on your iPhone 3GS and then either save it to your video/photo roll. Once saved to your iPhone’s photo roll you then import it to your computer or send it directly to Mobile Me or YouTube (as long as it is not too big!).
I already love my iPhone 3GS and now with the addition of RealDirector, I find myself taking even more videos, just so I can edit them on my iPhone.
In this post, I thought I’d give you my impressions using Motorola’s MotoRokr SD9-HD wireless bluetooth headphones with my iPhone 3G. I bought these headphones for a few different uses; I wanted something so I could listen to music when I’m at the gym, and headphone wires tend to get in the way when I’m working out. They sometimes get caught on my clothing or workout equipment. I also needed something to use while I’m driving, as it’s now against the law to hold on to/or use a portable device when driving that isn’t hands free!
