Maximilian Lemos

Accessibility | Zoom It & Siri

by Maximilian Lemos on January 11, 2012

Apple goes above and beyond when it comes to helping the visually impaired. With brilliant accessibility tools across all of their product lines, they are looking out for most everyone. In fact one could even say the greatest accessibility tool is Siri. Having a personal assistant to help you perform tasks on your phone without the need of even [...]

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Hard Drive Cleanup

by Maximilian Lemos on November 21, 2011

This MacLife article caught my eye because I recently went through my own hard drive and eliminated all the extra fluff I did not need. I freed nearly 100GB just by following simple guidelines like the ones presented in this article. Sometimes a task that may seem daunting isn’t all that bad when approached with [...]

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The Right Tool for the Job

by Maximilian Lemos on September 20, 2011

One of the most important lessons I have learned from Chris here at FoleyPod is: Always bring the right tool for the job. I don’t think I can fully express how much of a difference it makes to have the right hardware and software to get the job done. Just the other day I was [...]

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FoleyPod Working On Two Continents

by Maximilian Lemos on September 8, 2011

With Chris off working in Europe, the rest of the FoleyPod Team is getting its first taste of what extreme work-shifting is like. Despite Chris’ recent disappearance, Kazdyn and I are managing just fine, we remain incredibly productive and despite our go-to man being gone, we have adjusted accordingly. In fact this trip is turning [...]

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Choosing the Right Display for your Mac

by Maximilian Lemos on August 31, 2011

In most cases I would disagree with the old adage “bigger is better,” but when it comes to screen real-estate I can’t get enough. I remember a day when I was happy with my 15 inch desktop display, tootling around in windows 95, blissfully ignorant, doing whatever it is that a 12 year-old does on [...]

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Backup your Backup on OS X Lion

by Maximilian Lemos on August 20, 2011

OS X Lion was likely released download only as a means of promoting the the Mac App Store. I am all for the Mac App Store, it’s yet another step towards having an awesome cloud experience, but when it comes to a full-blown OS, I like to have a physical means of backing up my [...]

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