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CES 2013: Kanex introduces meDrive, a simple file server for iDevices and Macs

by Erica Sadun (Jan 8th, 2013)

Kanex just announced its new meDrive, a bring-your-own storage network drive, accessible from your computer or iOS mobile device. Supporting WebDAV and Bonjour, it offers easy setup and discovery. Retailing for US$99, the device is particularly helpful for anyone who wants to bring along ...

Apple proposing new Bonjour sharing standard

by Mike Wehner (Nov 8th, 2012)

In order to remedy the woes many universities are experiencing using Apple's Bonjour zero-configuration Multicast DNS technology on large scale networks, NetworkWorld reports that the company is proposing a new standard that can be built to support huge numbers of users at once. "We targeted ...

iPhoto Beaming: Under the hood

by Erica Sadun (Mar 9th, 2012)

Earlier today, Steve Sande showed you how to beam photos using the new iPhoto app. Now it's my turn, and I'll briefly discuss what's actually happening when you use this new feature. Beaming relies on two devices sharing the same Wi-Fi network. That's because the communication channel seems to be ...

Canon adds AirPrint to Pixma printers

by Mel Martin (Sep 20th, 2011)

Canon today announced 3 of its all-in-one Pixma printers will now support AirPrint from Apple. The printers are the MG8220, the MG6220 and the MG5320. Canon has posted a web page with more details. Some of the printers may require a firmware update to function properly. AirPrint is the wireless ...

iPhoto update, Bonjour Print Services available for Windows users

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 30th, 2010)

Along with the iTunes update, iPhoto '09 users will also see an upgrade to 8.1.2 sitting in their Software Update right now -- namely to fix import and syncing issues with the iPhone, iPod and Apple TV. Canon printer and scanner users will also have the latest software for their products installed. ...

ePrint is a nice solution to printing from your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jan 29th, 2010)

The iPhone wasn't designed from scratch to print things, but it can be done. I've reviewed some solutions in the past, including one that required you to run a small print server on your computer, which then directs your print jobs to any local printers. There are also some apps that print photos ...

Apple releases Bonjour update

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 7th, 2010)

Apple released a Bonjour update today that is suppose to improve the connections between iTunes and the Apple TV. For those who have downloaded it and own an Apple TV, have you seen any improvements? Please let us know in the comments. Bonjour Update 2010-001 is available now via Software Update. ...

Apple's top technical feats of the decade

by Mike Schramm (Jan 4th, 2010)

We're well into 2010 (OK, 4 days), but there's still a few more lists and "top tens" of the last decade to clean up. One of the more interesting Apple-related wrapups is this list by Fraser Spiers, showing off Apple's best technical feats of the past decade. There's certainly tons of technical ...

Ask TUAW: Silencing iPhone notifications, remote control a PC, printing over the internet, and more

by Mat Lu (Nov 19th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about controlling a PC over the internet, silencing iPhone email notifications at night, replacing a MacBook Pro SuperDrive with a hard drive, printing over the internet, setting iCal as the default ...

Using DHCP Reservations to overcome Bonjour woes

by TJ Luoma (Oct 16th, 2009)

I love everything about my MacBook Pro, but for some reason it does not like to share its screen. It appears under the "Shared" section of the sidebar in Finder, and file sharing works perfectly, but for some reason screen sharing won't work. The "Connecting To 'MacBookPro'" panel will pop up and ...

Try Bonjour on your PC for using Mac printers

by Mel Martin (Jul 26th, 2009)

It's not a hidden secret, but lots of people simply don't know about it. We mentioned it ourselves more than a year ago in answer to a reader question, but I think it's worth a revisit. Here's my scenario. People show up at the house with PC laptops and want to print something. A boarding pass, an ...

iPhone 3.0 feature roundup

by Cory Bohon (Mar 17th, 2009)

If you've been listening to all the clamoring on Twitter, or perhaps have seen the updated Apple page, then you know there was an iPhone event today to discuss a new version of the iPhone OS, version 3.0. While you will have to wait until the summer to get the new version (unless you join the ...

Air Photo prints photos directly from iPhone or iPod touch

by Mike Schramm (Jan 21st, 2009)

Our good friends at Download Squad found a great app on the App Store called Air Photo that will let you wirelessly print pictures directly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Just install the app (for $1.99, cheap if you print your iPhone's photos often) on your mobile device, put the server on your ...

First Look: iStat for the iPhone

by Christina Warren (Jan 15th, 2009)

My very favorite Dashboard widget is iSlayer's iStat Pro. It is invaluable for figuring out how fast Internet connection is moving, tracking down what processes are hanging up the system and monitoring CPU usage. But what if you want to monitor your systems performance remotely? What if you have a ...

Friday Favorite: ShareTool

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 14th, 2008)

Another Friday Favorite, our weekly opportunity to get all sloppy over our most-loved applications. If you have an always-on Mac at home, a decent upstream connection and another Mac anywhere outside of your home network, you might find ShareTool to be as useful as I do. It allows you -- with an ...