Question: What’s the best way to use Google Calendar with iCal and an iPhone?
Simply subscribing to Google Calendars from iCal easily: see How to Subscribe to a Google Calendar using iCal.
However, if you want to sync bidirectionally — add things to iCal and have those sync to Google Calendar as well — I recommend Spanning Sync, which has a 30 day trial and costs only $15 to purchase. While there are actually free ways to subscribe from iCal to Google Calendar, it’s more trouble than it’s worth and doesn’t have the flexibility or simplicity of Spanning Sync. (more…)
Filed under: Free Stuff, Google, Google Calendar, Mac, iCal, iPhone by Mr. Tech
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“Cross Processing” is a method of developing slide film using chemicals meant for developing print film, the result of which are bright, over-saturated images.
This Cross Processing with Photoshop tutorial shows how to use Photoshop to achieve a similar effect. While certainly not applicable to all images, this technique has its place in creating dramatic images.
Another, simpler method can be found here.
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As anyone who has ever lost data on a computer knows, consistent data backups are critical. Whether you’re running a business or just don’t want to lose your vacation photos, backups are key — but there is a new twist on the old paradigm.
You can now backup your files “off-site”, over the Internet. If a water pipe bursts and your PC AND backup drive are destroyed, you can always restore data from an off-site backup.
Offsite backups are nothing new, but were usually done using backup tapes.
A new emerging trend is Online Backups: you backup your data over your Internet connection to a “cloud in the sky” (i.e., servers on the Internet).
A free service from Mozy.com allows up to 2 GB of data backup for free. If you need more than 2 GB of online storage, you can pay $4.95 per month for unlimited space. And since Mozy has graduated from Startup status to being acquired by storage giant EMC for $76 million, I don’t think this service will be disappearing any time soon.
If you have a high speed Internet connection, I’d go with an online backup strategy. Having dealt with the hassle of tape drives and mailing tapes off-site myself, I’m very happy to see the emergence of online backups!
Filed under: Backup, Free Stuff, Hard Drives & Storage, Small Business Corner by Mr. Tech
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