MacWorld | iWorld 2012 Musings
If you missed it this year, you didn’t miss much. Again. Oh, but there was a pretty cool trampoline. But I couldn’t tell you what company it belonged to. :-/ MacWorld today is a shadow of its former glory, wherein both the entire North and South Hall of Mascone Center were utilized; and along with Apple, all of the “biggie” software and hardware vendors had showings:...
Read MoreArchiOffice “Save As…” Prompt After Installing Mac OS X Java Update
I’ve discovered some unusual ArchiOffice launch behavior after performing Apple Software Updates last night. I believe the specific update that affected ArchiOffice was Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6 (released 11/8/11). For every user in this SF office, launching ArchiOffice shows a verification window, followed by a Save As… dialog prompting you to save ArchiOffice 2011.app....
Read MoreBusiness Accounting on the Mac
Macs continue to make inroads on adoption in the office work environment, once deemed a creative person’s computer, non -creative work staff such as accountants and HR typically would run Windows PCs. Serious accounting software has made decent headway and is becoming a viable choice for a number of reasons. I’m asked this often. Rather than outlining the merits of adopting the Mac as...
Read MoreThanks to one of the most brilliant minds of the 21st century.
A decade and more has past since I first adored an Apple product. Even now, the moment in which I was first able to afford a new Macintosh computer is undefinable. I’ve been pleased to find, though, that the same wonderment of attraction I enjoyed during that first experience has come attached like a bonus to each and every new Apple toy I have purchased over the years. No other toy, be it...
Read MoreiPhone Tip: Delete that HUGE iPhone photo library fast!
Note: This tip works in OS X only. 2500 photos and almost a year after buying my iPhone 4, I was presented with an interesting issue: if you don’t delete photos after importing them to your computer, there is no easy way to delete them off your iPhone. Seems like there certainly should be, but believe me, I tried and researched only to discover other frustrated iPhone users. Sure you could...
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