This post is really for future me / anyone who has the Buffalo Air Station Turbo G USB stick that needs the 64-bit drivers that were never officially released. I found this .zip file somewhere a few years back and had to hunt it down again this weekend. Hope this helps someone. Buffalo Wireless 64-Bit Driver

It’s easy to forget your wifi passwords. This in turn makes it very difficult to tell them to friends when they ask. So here’s a quick guide to looking up what your wifi passwords are in Mac Lion / Mountain Lion. (In earlier versions, it was super easy). How to Lookup Saved Wifi Passwords 1. Click on Spotlight, then type in and open “Keychain Access”. 2. Top right side of the window that opens, there’s a […]

For the last few years, I have been driven crazy by Chrome’s inability to post Facebook webcam videos on my Macbook Pro (and had issues on my Windows desktop before that). But I finally stumbled upon a really simple solution. So this occurs if you’re every trying to record a video by clicking like “Add Photo / Video” and then “Use Webcam”. The trick: right after you click “Use Webcam”, OPEN A NEW TAB. Yes, that […]

I’ve wrote one essential chrome extensions post almost two years ago. In that time, Chrome has grown up quite a bit, and even changed it’s logo! I’ve also thoroughly groomed my list of Chrome extensions that I often use and want to share them with you now. The list has shrunken quite a bit! Adblock Plus (Beta) – My favorite extension. Blocks most YouTube and website advertisements. I shouldn’t really mention this, since so many […]

Google Play Music is, arguably, pretty revolutionary.  Long story short of what it is : iTunes but completely in the cloud.  I think the Music webapp is nicely laid out, it’s very fast and fluid, and the addition of the “Google Play” Market where you can just add whatever songs instantly to your library after purchasing them (no download required) is very nice. As great as Google Music is as a web service, the real […]

I recently purchased an SSD (180gb Intel 330 for only $110) for my early-2011 Macbook Pro! And boy, this thing now flies. It’s seriously incredible how much a difference an SSD makes – especially when multi-tasking. The most extreme example I’ve found (besides boot-up and shut-down times) is PARALLELS. I’ve had Windows running on a Bootcamp partition on my computer almost since I got the computer. Parallels has a neat feature where it allows you […]

Tonight I decided to find a solution for something that’s bothered me for a long time : Pandora and Google Music feel too…cloudy. The built in media keys (pause, play, etc) don’t work. There’s no easy way to pause, skip songs, or keep track of what’s going on without switching finding my browser window and finding the tab and then pausing. Solution: omPlayer! ($.99) in the Mac App Store. How It Works: So omPlayer sits […]

Backstory : I run my own computer business and I haven’t updated my business card in a few years (and it’s always been ugly). I finally decided to re-create it, only to realize making it in Word is / has always been painful, and Photoshop was a much better option. After creating a design I liked, it was time to print, and I couldn’t find adequate documentation online…so I played around! Here’s how to print […]

After two successful quarters at Ohio State in the FEH program, I can now officially consider myself a college student.  I can also consider myself fully switched over from Windows to Mac.  I can’t say it’s been painless, but I think I’m glad it happened. First thing’s first.  Install Better Touch Tool.  This program allows you to set up super-useful gestures on the trackpad (on top of the built-in Apple ones) and allows you to […]

This is a super old post that remained in drafts for forever…finally publishing. The moment of truth!  So I spent a RIDICULOUS amount of time this summer researching basically every laptop on the market.  I learned a lot and changed my mind a lot.  But basically here’s what I learned…hope this helps you. 1. Tablets = Meh.  If you recall (hint: look at old posts) I was pretty set on getting a tablet for college…or […]