Archive for the ‘Computer Advice’ Category
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
I switched to a Mac several years ago and never looked back. Unfortunately, I have to switch between my Mac and a PC at work regularly.
Now I can keep my Mac features while I use my work PC. maComfort lets me enjoy Quicklook, Spaces, Active Corners and my keyboard ...
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
I don't know about you but I find myself getting more and more connected to the big G for my online services. Although I guess we shouldn't complain about free services, opening a browser tab or window to access the Google services is sometimes a pain. That is why ...
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
One of the few areas that you don't have control of on your Mac is the login screen. Now that has changed
Ravissant is a free application that gives you the power to customize the appearance of your Mac OS X Login screen. You can change the logo, background ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
As if our behavior isn't already monitored enough, Google has announced the start of its new "interest-based" advertising program. This new program will track your browsing history and then show you ads based on your interests.
The big G assures us that "sensitive interests" will not be tracked but ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
I recently purchased the latest upgrade of Parallel's Desktop virtualization software. This program allows me to run an installation of Windows on my MacBook. Unfortunately, I have to have access to Windows XP so I can run a piece of critical software that I use for designing on-line ...
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
I have written several articles about the importance of backing up your computer. It always tickles me when people say that they don’t have anything important on their home computer so they don’t need to back it up. If that is what you are thinking, stop for a ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
I realize that hard drive space is getting cheaper and cheaper but it is still a good idea to do a little housekeeping to free up some space on your current hard drive. Here are a some simple ways to squeeze out a few extra megabytes of space.
Delete Windows ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
What if I told you that you could become up to 50% more productive with little or no effort on your part? Interested? Well studies have shown that simply adding a second monitor to your computer can have that type of dramatic impact on your productivity.
Unfortunately, adding a ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Have you ever thought about the number of available features in Word you actually use? For most of us, we type a few letters or memoranda, set up a few tables or use the outline function.
The problem with Microsoft Word or other word processors that are designed for the ...
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
I was sitting in the living room doing some work on my Macbook when I heard that infamous clicking sound coming from my wife's Macbook. That clicking sound is the sound of a dying hard drive. Sure enough, a quick check of the hard drive using Apple's Disk ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Do you frequently find yourself cutting and pasting non-consecutive lines of text from a Web page? I know it is a pain to select each portion of text, copy it, paste it and then repeat the process until you have captured all the text you need. Well if ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Google just released its new Chrome browser. Microsoft is pushing the beta version of Internet Explorer 8 (be careful, the uninstall is a problem). It has not been too long since the folks at Mozilla introduced Firefox 3. The Opera browser is virtually unknown outside the tech ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
For a long time, I have recommended making Firefox your browser of choice for a variety of reason, including security. Unfortunately, many business and agency IT departments prevent you from installing software on your work or public computer. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have access ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Getting old sucks in a variety of ways but the one that really bothers me the most is the infamous "senior moment." This is where you simply cannot recall something that you should obviously know like your neighbor's last name or your work telephone number. I think I ...
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