![]() ![]() We recommend Dropbox, since it's easy to use and you get up to 2GB of cloud storage for free. You can download the apps on your Android device and visit the corresponding websites on your Mac. There are manufacturer tools, like Samsung Smart Switch and LG Bridge, but if you don't have a device from either of those manufacturers, then what do you do?Ī cloud-based storage service is the easiest way to access files between your Android and your Mac. In the end, connecting your Android device to your Mac via USB doesn't really get the job done. In fact, Google Drive just becomes another folder on your Mac, so any time you want to make something available on your Android device, just drag it into the Google Drive folder. It may take a few minutes, depending on how big your upload is.Īlternatively, you can just drag files or folders from a Finder window into the Google Drive window on your browser. Your file or folder will upload to Google Drive. Click Open or hit enter on your keyboard. ![]() ![]() You can also choose to upload an entire folder. Click New on the upper left of your screen.Click the apps button on the upper right of the window.(You can also download the Google Drive app). Here's how to save to Google Drive on your Mac: The best part is that you get 15GB of free storage and unlimited photo storage, so there's no need to use up space on your Mac hard drive or your Android device. Your Google Drive goes with you wherever you have an internet connection, and you can download the files store there onto whichever device you're using. Your next best option for file transfer is to save stuff to Google Drive. Here's where an Android version of AirDrop would come in handy, but we unfortunately don't have that option. If your phone isn't recognized, just disconnect it from your Mac and connect it again. So continues the awkward dance between Android and Apple products. Always make sure you unlock your device before connecting to your Mac. Sometimes it simply won't recognize your Android. The thing about AFT is that it's quite hit and miss. You can transfer files from your Android device to your Mac the exact same way - just drag from Android File Transfer to a Finder window or your desktop. You can find him online at too.If you have an SD card in your Android device, you can choose to drop files onto the SD card right in Android File Transfer. Michael Sitarzewski is currently President of HyperSites, and CEO of Callisto.fm. If you’re geeky (and/or cost conscious like me) let me know and I’ll post that version. If you’d rather not buy the software above, I’ve also created a shell based (Umm, that’s Terminal.app on the Mac) solution using Mac OS X’s built in PHP scripting engine. I’d encourage you to play with the settings, and do some local testing, but this solution will accomplish your needs: an automated call to your conference call using Google Voice. If you’re on the right track, your meeting will something like the following: I set this example to three minutes before. Find the AppleScript you created above and click “Select.” Change the time to alert you to a few minutes before the call (being prompt is important!). A dialog box will open, asking you to find the script to run. Once you create and save the script above, open your meeting in iCal. You’ll be able to call the main number automatically, but getting into the call automatically won’t work.īack to the project. Note: Google Voice blocks access to some of the “free” conference calling systems. If you’re savvy, you can add the control codes (like a comma for pause) to get directly to your conference call. Open the AppleScript Editor (in the “Utilities” folder ), copy and paste the above AppleScript, and save it to your Documents Folder. ![]()
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