Are you somewhat disappointed with the output from iTunes? If so, you might try using the equalizer (Command-2, or the third button from right at the bottom of the main window) to modify the output levels at various frequencies. There are a number of pre-defined settings, but the MacFormat tip contained a different set of… Continue reading A ‘perfect’ iTunes equalizer setting

Skype on Thursday announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer to use its Voice over Internet Protocol services. The new class of phones lets users make and receive Skype calls over both Internet and traditional landlines. Skype has partnered with Philips and NetGear to introduce the first two cordless phones with this… Continue reading New Cordless Phones Let Skype Users Turn Off PC

Where have all the tab sites gone? Anyone with a battered six-string and a PC can now satiate their need for material to play simply by viewing tablatures, songs “tabbed” in an easy-to-read format for playback on a guitar, on many popular websites. But recently many of the web’s more popular tab sites are beginning… Continue reading The Decline of the Online Tablature Sites

Don’t tell your cell phone any secrets. It might not keep them. Second-hand phones purchased over the Internet surrendered credit card numbers and bank account passwords, business secrets and even evidence of adultery. One married man’s girlfriend sent a text message to his cell phone: His wife was getting suspicious. Perhaps they should cool it… Continue reading Don’t keep secrets on a cell phone!

The latest entrant to the crowded Internet browser market is the appropriately named Browzar, a tool specifically designed to protect users’ privacy by not retaining details of the Web sites they’ve searched. Most Web browsers like Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer automatically save users’ searches in Internet caches and histories. Users do have the option of… Continue reading Web Browser Leaves No Footprints