Move your iPhone media files freely
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Between my Android tablet and my Android phone, I've been creating a lot more content on the go than I may ever have expected to. Between pictures and notes captured on my Thunderbolt, and the...
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The current file system, HFS+, is starting to show its age. At WWDC 2016, its successor was finally born.
View ArticleMove your iPhone media files freely
Apple's iTunes software offers a great way to manage the media content you'd like to get on and off of your iPhone, most of the time. But there are times when you may not want to use iTunes to transfer...
View ArticleConvert Videos to Other Formats
Suppose you downloaded a video from BitTorrent (it's okay, I won't tell), and you want to watch that video on your iPod, Android smartphone, or even just your laptop. Depending on the format that was...
View ArticleTurn Amazon Cloud drive into desktop-accessible storage
As you may recall, Amazon recently unveiled its new Cloud Drive service, which provides 5GB of free online storage. (Elsewhere I explained how you could bump your limit to 20GB for under a buck.) The...
View ArticleShare Files Wirelessly Between Android and Any Computer
Between my Android tablet and my Android phone, I've been creating a lot more content on the go than I may ever have expected to. Between pictures and notes captured on my Thunderbolt, and the...
View ArticleNine absurdly useful file management utilities
Back when Windows Vista was but a twinkle in Bill Gates's eye, Microsoft had some extremely ambitious plans to rid computer users of an outmoded concept called "files." But alas, WinFS (as the...
View ArticleGuide: How to sync your PC, smartphone, and tablet
A few years ago businesspeople carried a laptop on the road, used a desktop PC in the office, and worked on another PC at home. Maybe they had a BlackBerry, too--but only if they were real big shots.
View ArticleHow to make your Android phone work more closely with your PC or Mac
With the right tools you can leave your phone on the desk more often when you're working or playing on a PC.
View ArticleApple previews Apple File System to replace HFS+ in 2017
The current file system, HFS+, is starting to show its age. At WWDC 2016, its successor was finally born.
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