Tech Tutor Mark

Martin Bryant did this nice article a while back which appeared on thenextweb.com . It's all about doing a screencast on a Mac without the need for any additional 3rd-party software.  I was unaware that the version of QuickTime that shipped with Snow Leopard included the ability to record your screen.  There is also a nice tip included on how to Zoom In by simply holding down the Control key and check out the video at the end that brings it all together. 

Sometimes you may run into problems transferring photos from an iPad to your Mac.  I ran into a situation today where someone had copied hundreds of photos to their iPad.  The photos were not strictly in the Camera Roll folder, but were showing up in the iPad's built-in Photos app.  When connected to a PC, only the pics taken with the iPad 2's camera showed up.  The other 100-plus photos were hidden somewhere else.  With this $2.99 app called Photo Transfer App and a wi-fi connection, you can transfer any photo from your IOS and Android devices directly to your computer.  But wait, there's more.  You can transfer photos from your iPhone to your iPad, and vice versa wirelessly.   $2.99 is money well spent.  This is the kind of app I love the most.  The kind that does something functional that you couldn't easily do previously.  And, it has received pretty much ALL 5-star reviews so far in the iTunes App Store.  You can...

If you still wonder how to create specific folders of apps on your iPod, iPhone or iPad, this is an excellent MacWorld article that explains the process . The ability to create a folder of Utilities or Google Tools or Phot Apps is available to anyone with IOS 4 or higher on their device. This is essential for the many app collectors among us.