2 Months Ago, editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) from tidbits_podcast (Feedburner) says (in Podcast: Improve Wi-Fi Performance in the 5 GHz Band) Try other upper-band channels, too. If you're having trouble making your network work, and examining the speed reported by holding down the Option key while selecting the AirPort Menu shows very low rates (below tens of megabits per second), you may need to experiment with changing chan...

And editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) from tidbits_podcast (Feedburner) says (in Podcast: New Ebook Explains Syncing and Solves Syncing Problems) Syncing data from your Mac to various different devices is easy in theory, but often troublesome in practice, and truly annoying when something goes wrong. Whether you'd like to figure out how to sync contacts to your non-Apple smartphone, get your head around how your Apple TV syncs, hel...

3 Months Ago, editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) from tidbits_podcast (Feedburner) says (in Podcast: New Ebooks about the iPhone and iPod touch) For anyone who is perplexed by their iPhone or iPod touch, or who feels that they'd get more out of it if only they understood it better, two new Take Control ebooks are now available and ready to help. Much as we wanted to release these ebooks shortly after Apple released iPhone OS 3 and the iPh...

4 Months Ago, editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) from tidbits_podcast (Feedburner) says (in Podcast: Apple Releases Magic Mouse, New Remote, Souped-Up Base Stations) Sleekly Remote -- Apple has also quietly released a revised Apple Remote, its infrared controller for Mac media playback and other behavior. The new $19 remote is made of aluminum, though it still offers four directional buttons, a menu button, and a play/pause button.