At our last meeting Steve Klein gave a very nice "Tiny Tip" on how the Mac OS X Keychain works to remember your website logins. The Keychain rocks! However, the Keychain wasn't quite enough for me. So I went in search of Password app. Honestly I stumbled upon 1Password while in search for an iPhone App that would allow password protected notes. I found 1Password Pro for the iPhone and liked it so much that I went to check out the Mac desktop version and the two together are a match made in Heaven!
First off 1Password is an app that you install on your Mac and it works with all the modern browsers on your Mac such as Safari and Firefox. Once installed you can either enter your logins for each site into the app manually or take the do-it-as-you-go approach by simply adding the logins each time you go to a site that you normally go to and have to login. Each time you go to one these sites for the first time and log in (like Keychain)
1Password will offer to save the login for that site in its database. The idea here is that you only have to remember the ONE PASSWORD that you've secure the app with and it will remember all your other passwords for you. Well so far that's pretty much what the built-in keychain app does, so why do I want this?
1Password goes way beyond just remember website logins. You can enter password protected notes, credit card numbers, bank account info and just about any other type of sensitive data that you would want to secure with a password. One of my favorite features is the built-in "Strong Password Generator". When you go to a site that requires you to create a new account, instead of you having to come up with a password, 1Password can generate one for you using a variety of different options. It auto detects the requirements for the site you're on and creates a secure password (not easy to guess), auto populates the fields AND remembers it for future logins.
There is nothing in the world like a good laugh.
When you are in the foulest of moods, a good laugh can ease that edge.
When you feel lower than low, a good laugh can lift your spirits.
When melancholy is your wakeup buddy, a good laugh can make you smile.
So, while experiencing the ‘Monday Moanin’ Blues’, I stumbled across one of my favorite web
sites and literally laughed out loud. And hence, vaporized those blues right away.
The site is not hosted by Peter Steinfeld, but his work is there.
OK, now who is Peter Steinfeld you ask?
Well, almost any hand that has touched a computer for the past 10-15 years knows who Peter is or knows of Peter’s work.
Peter Steinfeld, was (is) a satirical cartoonist. His work in “Hey, Stuff This” is legendary. His work never failed to bring a hearty laugh and smile of agreement to the ongoing batter that has now been replaced by the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” commercials. I’m sure that Peter’s wrok helped to give the Mac that added boost it needed in the ongoing dilemma of platform choice. Of course, we Mac users feel that there really is no other choice.
Sometime around year 2000, Peter’s work disappeared.
Did Peter ‘disappear’ literally? Well, that I don’t know.
But, to this day, I still enjoy Peter’s cartoons and even to this day,
the relevancy of his work is still strong.
Do you know where Peter Steinfeld is…?
What he’s doing…?
Or what happened to him…?
If so, fill us in.
I for one, would like to give Peter much thanks for the many
moments of ROFLMAO that he has given me.
To see more of Peter Steinfeld’s work visit here:
http://www.brentb.com/stuff-this/list.html
And one of my all-time favorite Peter Steinfeld cartoons…
Don’t eat too much today! 
Share a hug and smile with family today!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I was going how fast, officer?
Troubleshooting computer problems often requires what one friend of mine calls "forensic data processing" to try and determine just what the cause of the problem is. Today I'd like to point out one tool available for determining speed problems.
I've had people tell me that their computer is "running slow." In order to figure out why, it's necessary to get more information. Are all programs running slowly? Just certain ones? Is this at certain times of the day or always? What, if anything, has the person done to troubleshoot the problem already?
When Apple released the wireless Mighty Mouse, it was love at first touch. The tiny trackball on it was a thing of beauty. Until it needed cleaning. Then, it became a love-hate relationship. When it worked, it was great, but the trackball always seemed to foul up when I wanted it most and had no time to fuss with cleaning it. Going back to a regular mouse, even with a scroll wheel was not an option for me. They were too limiting.
I bought a Wacom Bamboo Touch/Pen Tablet. Scrolling through long documents, moving back and forth between web pages, was as good or better than with the touchpad/trackpad on my MacBook — when it worked. The problem for me with the Bamboo is that it is too sensitive when my skin is very dry. Hello. Winter. Even with the humidifier cranked up, my fingers still get very dry. I think the problem is that the circuitry that allows for both pen and galvanic response is just way too sensitive, at least for my type of skin.
Last week I installed a New AirPort Extreme Base Station at the Birmingham Temple where we meet. Although we already had the first generation AirPort Extreme Base Station, which features 802.11n speed, I was really interested in the latest generation for two reasons. The first reason is that this version and the one before it offered Dual Band support. That means that unlike the one we had, that you can have Macs connecting at 802.11b/g speeds without slowing down the entire network to those speeds. The first generation AirPort Extreme 802.11n base station could either be configured for 802.11n ONLY or support for 802.11n and b/g/a. Since not everyone has 802.11n support in their devices I had to set it up to support all protocols. The Newer Extreme base station has "Dual Band" support. This means that it will effectively have both sets of traffic going at once without significantly impacting the other. So although your device will see the one "MacGroup" network, it will connect at either 802.11n or 802.11b/g/a speeds.
I really enjoyed the "Welcome to Macintosh" documentary! Thanks Brian Stone for recommending it and ordering me a copy. This documentary gives you an inside look on how the Mac came to be as well as some stories and interviews that I had not yet heard. It's worth owning, but if you're more of a rental kind of person, you can now either buy it or rent it on iTunes.
Watch it on your computer, your iPhone, your iPod or your Apple TV.
Been following the "Never ending continuing saga of " Protectors of Data"! – (Say that last part with an echo in your head. It's really cool that way)
I love:
Back Bacon, "Back to the Future", Back In the day, Back in the Alley, Back Doors, "Back In the USSR", Back where I come from, Back up Sucka, The song "The Backstabbers" but not real Backkstabbers, "Baby got Back", and Chilli's Baby Back Baby Back Baby Back Baby Back Baby Back Baby Back Ribs. But the best backs are …
Backups
Backups that I do on a REGULAR basis
Backups that I STORE OFFSITE
Backups that I can RESTORE successfully
Am I driving a point here?
Have a great weekend. I am going to particapate in Figure Skating. Go Figure!
Okay, I will BACK away from the keyboard now.
Before I ever knew that there was an app for it, I would use my iPhone as a flashlight. It just seemed so natural with that large illuminated surface. It would light up dark areas quite well. I even tried to use it as a mirror, but that didn’t work out so well. And yes, there are apps for that. But they don’t work out so well either.
So I wondered, what are some other off-the-wall or ingenious uses for this wondrous device?
Here are some apps I found developed for the iPhone/iPod touch that leave you chuckling with laughter, scratching your head, or bunching your eyebrows together in dismay.
HangTime
HangTime measures how long your iPhone is in free fall during the time you throw it up in the air. Yes, that’s right, treat that $$$ pricey device you purchased, as a ball. Throw it in the air and hopefully you'll catch it as it comes down, otherwise…
While this app seems to no longer be available in the App Store, it was too crazy not to give it a mention. Too crazy.
http://iphonehangtime.com/gallery/
Annoyance
This iPhone app is filled with sounds that annoy people.
Sounds like, Nails on a Blackboard, Baby crying, Slurping, Hiccups, Car Horn, all designed to play a prank and annoy people.
What this app may need today is a button for the user to make a quick dial of 911 when someone gets a bit too annoyed by all of these annoying sounds.
Now you too can be Edison Carter!
Livestream is a service that lets you stream video across the Internet. Big whoop, Jack, there's already a bunch of those, and most people are using YouTube. So why do I care about Livestream?
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