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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 …

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 …

Computing 101: Leave it on or turn it off?
Thu, 10.2.08 11:23 PM – 23:23 | 0 Comments
Computing 101: Leave it on or turn it off?

I’m still asked this question frequently. And I used to have a pretty long-winded answer about the pros and cons of each choice; it involved power, hardware wear-and-tear and time vs. productivity and, well, so …

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.

Am I a Mac or a PC? Questions to ask the BiOSual
Mon, 09.22.08 10:24 AM – 10:24 | 0 Comments
Am I a Mac or a PC? Questions to ask the BiOSual

You may be wondering: am I the nerdy guy with the tie or the cool slacker in the sweatshirt. Well, maybe you are both?

Switching iPhone Backups Off and On
Thu, 09.18.08 6:13 PM – 18:13 | 0 Comments
Switching iPhone Backups Off and On

I’m a little perturbed, but not completely insensed, at not being given the option to NOT backup up my iPhone every time it’s connected to my computer. And since upgrading to 16 GB of potential …

RSS In Plain English
Wed, 08.6.08 10:17 PM – 22:17 | 0 Comments
RSS In Plain English

Ever noticed that keeping up with all your favorite news sites and blogs takes too much time? RSS is the solution.
Watch the video:

RSS In Plain English
Got it? Good. Now get thee a Google Reader account!

How to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)
Tue, 07.29.08 11:47 AM – 11:47 | 0 Comments
How to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)

File under: oops
Google accidentally let their mail sending server’s security certificate expire. When you go to send an email, you will see an alert message that reads “Unable to verify SSL server smtp.gmail.com”.
Hopefully Google will …

Intermediate iPhone Tips
Tue, 07.22.08 1:23 PM – 13:23 | 0 Comments
Intermediate iPhone Tips

I’ve heard that a lot of IT consulting firms aren’t so knowledgeable about iPhones. Maybe it’s because we all love Macs, but all the ArcSource techs are advanced iPhone users and we’re happily assisting our …

OpenSourceMac.org – Pimp Your Mac
Fri, 06.27.08 11:07 AM – 11:07 | 0 Comments
OpenSourceMac.org – Pimp Your Mac

One of the best parts of being an OS X user is all the awesome software that comes with your Mac. Your computer is totally useful right out of the box, without having to purchase …