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Stormy Weather

By Jack Beckman On May 22, 2013 · 1 Comment
With the advent of the tornado season, and especially after the terrible disaster that occurred on Monday in Oklahoma, it’s important for everyone to keep up with the weather. Yes, that mundane subject that occasionally has us scurrying for cover. One of the best ways to protect you and your family is with a weather [...]
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Instashare

By Phyllis Evans On May 21, 2013 · Add Comment
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I’ve been a big fan of AirDrop since Apple introduced it a couple of years ago. It’s the fastest way to transfer files from one Mac to another, and it can be used even if no wi-fi network is available. It would be great if Apple would extend it to iPhones and iPads, but so [...]
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No More No More

By Jack Beckman On May 15, 2013 · Add Comment
As I’ve mentioned, I’m working from home most days. This means I’m using my MacPro, with its nice large monitor, and remoting in to my two work computers (one a local laptop, the other a remote desktop). For some reason, my Magic Mouse has lost its magic. There’s usually some slight lag to mouse movements [...]
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How To Create a Bootable Mountain Lion USB Thumb Drive

By Terry White On May 13, 2013 · 2 Comments
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Long gone are the days where Apple sells Mac OS X on discs. To get Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8) you buy it online from Mac App Store, download and install it. That’s great as long as your Mac is working properly and online. As we all know there are times when you may [...]
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Home Automation Has Come a Long Way Since “The Clapper”…

By Chita Hunter On May 9, 2013 · 2 Comments
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Home Automation Doesn’t Have to be a Monthly Charge And, it Doesn’t Have to be Expensive… The Belkin WeMo Switch gives a fun, and low-cost alternative to automating your appliances to meet your daily needs while you are at home or far away.   Belkin WeMo Switch ::: [...]
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The Office

By Jack Beckman On May 8, 2013 · Add Comment
Continuing my SSD saga from last week – I got my new 1 TB SSD and copied my internal Macintosh HD drive over to it with Super Duper!. I then shut down my MacPro so I could install the secondary eSATA card (I disconnected a drive from the existing card just [...]
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A New Ruler

By Phyllis Evans On May 7, 2013 · Add Comment
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A couple of days ago I needed to measure a piece of knitting that was on my needles. As usual, I couldn’t immediately put my hands on one of my many tape measures or rulers, so taking the lazy way out, I checked the iOS App Store. I managed to find one that works with [...]
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Hot Rod Lincoln

By Jack Beckman On May 1, 2013 · 1 Comment
For the longest time, when people have asked me what will get them the biggest bang for the buck in computer upgrades, the answer was always, “buy as much RAM as you can afford and will fit in your system.” That’s still true, but the next best thing is to replace your disk with an [...]
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Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

By Phyllis Evans On April 30, 2013 · 3 Comments
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So, I’m notorious for misplacing my gadgets. At least a couple of times a month I have to use my house phone to call my cell phone to see where I buried it. In our house it’s not “Follow the yellow brick road” but follow the sound of my current ringtone.  Of course, this doesn’t [...]
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The Switch Finally Sticks…

By Chita Hunter On April 25, 2013 · 6 Comments
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My transition from Entourage to Apple Mail… I, sort of, hated to leave Entourage and Outlook 2011 behind, but it was a needed move… For the past few days, i’ve been working on a change that I made an attempt to do in July of 2011. The switch from Microsoft Entourage [...]
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Magnetic? Really?

By Phyllis Evans On April 23, 2013 · Add Comment
I remember the days when we lived in terror of magnets coming anywhere near our computers. They could destroy info on floppies and hard drives. Magnets in speakers that were too close to the monitor could distort colors something fierce. I had a friend who owned a print shop that had a pizza place move [...]
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Countdown to Earth Day 2013 – III

By Chita Hunter On April 18, 2013 · Add Comment
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 As Earth Day 2013 approaches… …here are more apps with the Recycle vibe in mind! FreeMesa “FreeMesa.org is a site dedicated to freecycling and helping people find free stuff. It is a place to exchange stuff with people in your local community, all for free.” Read Full Article →

Too Much Monkey Business

By Jack Beckman On April 17, 2013 · 1 Comment
Suppose you went into a store, and none of the merchandise was priced – no tags, no stickers, no shelf signs – nothing. You ask one of the clerks, who tells you if you give up your name and email address, he’ll give you a pair of glasses that will show you the hidden prices [...]
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Recycle that iPod — Please!

By Phyllis Evans On April 16, 2013 · 2 Comments
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I came across a promo for a very interesting group a few days ago. Music & Memory is a non-profit organization involved with training and assisting nursing home staff and other elder care professionals, as well as family caregivers in using music to help those suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive [...]
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Create Your Own Passbook Pass

By Terry White On April 15, 2013 · Add Comment
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I really like having Passbook on my iPhone 5. It’s great to have location aware passes that show up when I’m at the airport, at the movies or in one of my favorite stores. Most of the business I deal with regularly have adopted Passbook where it makes sense. I get my Delta boarding passes [...]
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Countdown to Earth Day 2013 – II

By Chita Hunter On April 11, 2013 · Add Comment
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Last Week I Started An Awareness Countdown to Earth Day, Which is April 22nd How Do You Keep Your Environment Healthy and Green? In the continuation of my countdown to Earth Day, this weeks featured app is Green Shine. Green Shine is an iPhone app that provides “Environmentally friendly solutions for [...]
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Stand

By Jack Beckman On April 10, 2013 · Add Comment
For some time now, I’ve been looking for a good dock for my iPhone 5. For whatever reason, Apple doesn’t make one. I tried out a third-party stand that I found on Amazon – it looked like the old 30-pin stand but with the new Lightning connector. Unfortunately, it was so tight that I really [...]
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Is Puffin Browser for You?

By Phyllis Evans On April 9, 2013 · 2 Comments
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I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m tired of dealing with the s-l-o-w page rendering in Safari — on the iPad as well as my iMac & MacBook Air. Some sites seem to take forever to load. And on the iPad, sites that need Flash? Sorry, Safari doesn’t do Flash on iOS. On my [...]
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Countdown to Earth Day 2013

By Chita Hunter On April 4, 2013 · Add Comment
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Earth Day 2013 Will Be Celebrated April 22nd, with the continuation of “A Billions Acts of Green” Join In The Celebration! “A Billion Acts of Green is an international movement, started in 2010, and continuing today to protect the planet and secure a sustainable future” by getting people involved and pledging [...]
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I Can See For Miles

By Jack Beckman On April 3, 2013 · Add Comment
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Last week I was called out of town unexpectedly for a work emergency that required my presence at the home office (there are time when telecommuting just doesn’t work). I got the call Monday afternoon and early Tuesday I was on a plane. Fortunately, I has just that weekend started playing with a media server [...]
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