The 2014 Mac mini was a surprise to many, with a nice price drop. But do the savings add up to a hit, or was too much sacrificed? In this review, we look at the Mac mini configurations and which one may be the best for you.

You can edit the song information shown on your iTunes list without having to change the file name or leave iTunes. This technique comes in handy when ripping CDs to your iTunes library or creating your own songs where the song information might be incorrect, absent or too long. The new song name do

Although you can't transfer contacts directly from your Motorola phone to the iPhone, you can sync your Motorola phone with the iSync application on your Macintosh computer and then sync your iPhone with your computer. The iSync application uses Bluetooth to connect to your Motorola phone and transf

With the advent of the iPhone, people are able to have, in one hand-held device, a mobile phone, Internet access, gaming access, email and MP3 player. Those with an iPhone have an iPod built right in. To add and remove music from the iPhone, a user needs to set up an iTunes account through Apple. Th

Bricking your iPhone, is a term used in the hacker community to refer to an iPhone that becomes inoperable after attempting to jailbreak it. "Jailbreaking" is a process that allows the iPhone to work with unauthorized third-party applications. Sometimes the application used to jailbreak your iPhone

By default, the iPhone does not possess command line access. Apple likes to keep the system fairly locked down, which has resulted in an "underground" community of tinkerers. These developers have created their own app store, available for "jailbroken" devices. Within this secondary app store is an

The Thunderbird 3.1.1 email client provides you with an address book for storing your contacts details, calendar add-ons for appointments, and sends and retrieves messages from your email accounts. Apple does not provide a synchronization option within iTunes for copying data automatically between T

The Apple iPhone has an iTunes application that enables you to purchase music directly from the iTunes store, then downloads it to your iPhone's music library. In order to keep your iPhone and your iTunes program synchronized, it is necessary to periodically transfer the music to your computer. Sync

When you buy media on iTunes, the music program places the files in the "Purchased" playlist of your library. This way, you can quickly locate a specific audiobook you purchased without browsing through your entire media library. If you want the same convenience on your iPod, sync the "Purchased" pl

The iPod Nano is the smallest, most compact version of the iPod. While older models of the Nano only allowed users to listen to music, newer models have most of the same functionality as video iPods, allowing users to watch movies, view photos and, of course, listen to music. Loading songs onto an i

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly execute the most often used Finder navigation commands.

The second-generation iPod shuffle is the only shuffle model able to be attached to a docking station, which can then be connected to a computer via USB cable. The 2G iPod shuffle's docking station is included with purchase, and can be purchased separately from Apple online or at an Apple store.

The iPod nano is the smallest device in the iPod family. Even though it is smaller, it provides a lot of the same features. iPod nano users can listen to different media on the device such as music and other audio files like radio podcast. The iTunes Store has many radio podcasts available for free

The 3rd generation iPod touch holds 32 GB or 64 GB of songs, videos and other data. Once in disk mode, the iPod can be used as an external hard drive, making for a small and convenient portable hard drive. A 3rd generation iPod in disk mode will still perform all of its normal functions, such as pla

The iPod Touch is a portable, touch-screen media player powered by Apple's iOS operating system. You can listen to music, watch videos and view pictures on this mobile device. In addition, you can download and run applications such as productivity software and games. Like other portable devices dist

The iPhone uses Apple's iTunes software to transfer data, including ring tones, to and from the computer to which it's synced. It's easy to take AAC audio files, whether they are songs or other audio, and convert them to ring tones. If you have an MP3 file you can also make that a ring tone, but you

USB cables are data cables that can not only send information from a USB device to a computer, but can charge the USB device as well. If you wish to charge a USB device in another location, such as your car, you can do so by making use of your car's cigarette lighter. As long as you have the right e

File sharing in OS X 10.5 is controlled via the Sharing preferences pane. Using the Sharing preferences pane, you can enable file sharing as well as select the protocols to use.

The Mac and PC need to be in the same ‘workgroup’ for file sharing to work. Windows Vista uses a default workgroup name of WORKGROUP. If you haven’t made any changes to the workgroup name on the Windows computer connected to your network, then you’re ready to go. The Mac also

The Internet has made accomplishing just about anything a piece of cake. People can now use the Internet to plan a vacation, shop for the best deal on a potential purchase, check local traffic conditions or even activate a cell phone. Activating a cell phone through the Internet is simple and hassle