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How to create a wireless mesh network with Apple AirPorts

Being able to get a robust wireless network signal around my house was something that I struggled with for some time. My Comcast cable broadband connection came in through my garage and basement so that is where I had placed my wireless access point (WAP). The cable coax connected to my broadband bridge which [...]

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Bluetooth on iPod Touch 2G

by KhürtJune 19, 2009
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I was pleasantly surprised to find out that upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0 enabled previously hidden Bluetooth functionality on my second generation iPod Touch. After upgrading (the iTunes servers were jammed so I did it after midnight) I noticed a small Bluetooth icon in the upper right hand corner of the home screen. So I [...]

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How to create a wireless mesh network with Apple AirPorts

by KhürtMay 15, 2009
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Being able to get a robust wireless network signal around my house was something that I struggled with for some time. My Comcast cable broadband connection came in through my garage and basement so that is where I had placed my wireless access point (WAP). The cable coax connected to my broadband bridge which [...]

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Sync Yahoo and Gmail Contacts with Leopard’s AddressBook

by KhürtMay 13, 2009
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Both Yahoo and Google provide a method for importing and exporting email addresses to and from OS X AddressBook but I wanted an easier way to keep things synchronized. Fortunately, if you are running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), the AddressBook application provides a straight forward way to do so.

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How to use Leopard’s iCal with Google Calendar

by KhürtMay 11, 2009
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Some time last year Google updated their online Calendar service to support the CalDAV protocol. CalDAV is a standard protocol that allows access to web based calendars from desktop clients like iCal. Now from within iCal I can schedule create calendar entries that appear in my Google web calendar and vice versa. [...]

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How to setup OS X’s Mail.app to use Gmail

by KhürtMay 8, 2009
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In a previous post I mentioned that I had already configured my Mac to use some of Google’s free services and how I felt that this was a cheap way to get some of the same features offered in MobileMe. Namely, I configured Mail.app for use with Gmail, synced my Address Book to my [...]

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Welcoming “MackieMac” to our family

by KhürtApril 5, 2009
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With the addition of a 20″ iMac for the kids (and an Ikea VIKA Amon desk to display it) we are now completely a Windows free house. This was an important goal for me. I am an anal retentive obsessive compulsive type who likes everything “just so”. It’s bad. I buy [...]

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