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It’s sNOw Leopard
Wed, 09.2.09 2:23 PM – 14:23 | 0 Comments
It’s sNOw Leopard

Have you ever had a friend disappear for a while and then suddenly reappear weighing 50 pounds less? Changed the diet. Went to 24 Hour Fitness. I always feel amazed at this transformation: looks like …

Powerpoint Presenter’s View On The Wrong Display
Wed, 02.18.09 5:17 PM – 17:17 | 0 Comments
Powerpoint Presenter’s View On The Wrong Display

Suppose you’re trying to run a Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 slide show on your Mac, but the Presenter’s View with all your notes shows up on the projector, while the actual slide show is on your …

OSX 10.5.6 Update: “Configuring Installation” Bug Fix
Fri, 12.19.08 6:51 PM – 18:51 | 0 Comments
OSX 10.5.6 Update: “Configuring Installation” Bug Fix

After attempting to update my own laptop running OS X 10.5.5 and several iMacs earlier this week, it was apparent that there was a bug during the 10.5.6 update installation.
Apple has acknowledged the issue and …

How To Safely Install iPhone Updates
Wed, 11.26.08 5:06 PM – 17:06 | 0 Comments
How To Safely Install iPhone Updates

I’m restoring my iPhone right now. Again. I bricked it while trying to install the 2.2 software update. The worst part is, I know the correct way to install updates! I just always forget or …

No one likes your dumb ginormous URLs; So shrink ’em!
Thu, 11.20.08 9:24 AM – 9:24 | 0 Comments
No one likes your dumb ginormous URLs; So shrink ’em!

Send or display an html link (via email, texting, twittering, etc.) and you can wind up taking a good amount of valuable visual space. They’re functional; they send your reader to the right place, but …

Monthly Maintenance for your Home Mac
Wed, 11.12.08 12:28 AM – 0:28 | 0 Comments
Monthly Maintenance for your Home Mac

So you just got a new Mac, congrats! What’s that you say, its you’re very first one?? Welcome to the light side of the force! There’s lots you can do to get started.
Check out …

Stream Music Throughout Your Home or Office With AirPort Express
Thu, 11.6.08 5:14 PM – 17:14 | 0 Comments
Stream Music Throughout Your Home or Office With AirPort Express

Once upon a time, streaming audio through your entire home required a thousand dollar solution and involved running speaker wire all through your walls.
Welcome to the 21st century. Leveraging the Apple Airport Express, for …

Bonjour – Be a Printer God!
Fri, 10.24.08 3:24 AM – 3:24 | 0 Comments
Bonjour – Be a Printer God!

Plugging printers or plotters into an existing network usually requires giving a printer an IP address, just as you would any computer. This requires a certain amount of skill once the printer is unwrapped. Yawn.
But …

Getting a Clearer Message
Wed, 10.1.08 10:22 AM – 10:22 | 0 Comments
Getting a Clearer Message

A touching moment at Coyote Hills Regional, and retouching photographs with Adobe Photoshop adjustment layers and filters.

Pondering on how to use the tools available to you to best get across your message.

Adobe Adopts Microsoft’s Drunk Thinking
Tue, 05.13.08 8:22 PM – 20:22 | 0 Comments
Adobe Adopts Microsoft’s Drunk Thinking

Well now this is just stupid.
Taking a chapter right out of Microsoft’s intrusive “We’ll block everything for you until you say it’s ok” Vista book, Adobe has suddenly and annoyingly decided to block every flash …