Category: Tech Tips

WiFi Signal Problems? This Might Help.

I’ve been battling with intermittent signal problems in my house for some time. My have an Apple Time Capsule base station, which supports dual band 802.11 g/n on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands. And my iPad and Macbook Air both support … Continue reading →

Set the Creation and Modification Date of a File in OS X Using the Terminal

You can use the OS X developer tool SetFile on the command line to change a file’s create or modification date, but you must first install the developer tools (Xcode) from the OS X installation media, or by download from the Mac App Store first. Continue reading →

Improve Battery Life on iPhones and iPads Running iOS 5

Since the release of iOS 5 many people have reported issues with their battery life. Some have reportedly lost 20-30% of their run time. This problem has even affected the new iPhone 4S, which has a clean install of the operating system. Herein is a list of observations and recommendations for improving battery life on devices running iOS 5. Continue reading →

How to Enable ReadyBoost in Windows 7 When Your System Disk is Too fast

The problem I had was that when my Windows Experience Index was calculated, the virtual hard disk was performing too quickly, and ReadyBoost was disabled by the system. After searching high and low, and even trying to fudge my Windows Experience Index disk score, I found success… Continue reading →