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hacksugar: Using your iPad as a second monitor

by Erica Sadun (Apr 9th, 2010)

Looking for a novel way to put your iPad to work? How about using it as a second monitor for your desktop? Last week, I got a first look at iDisplay. It offers a system hack that extends your desktop space onto your iPad or iPhone. One big problem: although clever, the app remains at pretty much ...

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 ...

ScreenRecycler: Use your old Mac as a second monitor

by Laurie A. Duncan (Oct 10th, 2006)

I came across this post on MacCast about ScreenRecycler, which enables you to use your old Mac (or PC) with a built-in monitor - like an old Powerbook or iMac, for example - purely as a secondary display, provided you can get it on your network. This may have limited usefulness for many of you, but ...

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