From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Text Messages: A Profit Center For The Phone Company!

December 29, 2008

Macworld.com’s iPhone Central has an article laying out the reality of text message costs… Technologically, they should be cheaper than voice messages. Why does it cost $0.20 for a few hundred characters?
It costs the phone company nearly nothing! It uses a part of bandwidth that is set aside from voice usage, so it’s virtually unused.
So, [...]

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Buyer’s Guide to Ethernet Switches

December 29, 2008

Upgrade your network with an Ethernet switch, either to add ports or to keep network speed up to maximum. Yes, wireless networks are great, but…

You have dead spots around your home of office
You have too many wireless devices connected, slowing the whole network.
Interference from other networks is a problem, causing slow or choppy data flow

Macworld.com [...]

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Going to Macworld?

December 29, 2008

If you need a pass for Macworld, go to Other World Computing for a free pass, and discounted conference programs.
->unsolicited plug>
I find OWC to be a great source for hardware, and use them for about 90% of my needs, and recommend them for my clients’ needs as well. I’ve never had a problem with their [...]

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Wal-Mart sells iPhones

December 29, 2008

The iPhone goes mainstream – in Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is the newest source of iPhones, according to an announcement last Friday:
Wal-Mart on Friday confirmed that it will be selling Apple’s iPhone 3G, beginning Sunday at about 2,500 stores. The price, with a new two-year service agreement with AT&T (or qualified upgrade), is $197 for the black 8GB [...]

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Refurbished 3G iPhones from AT&T

December 29, 2008

Refurb 3G iPhones for $99
The AT&T Web site has a page for refurbished phones… I didn’t know that! This morning they are showing refurbished iPhone 3G 8GB in black for $99 with a 2 year contract, and black and white 16GB 3G iPhones for $199, also with a 2 year contract.
If you’ve been holding back [...]

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Snow Leopard: Fast, Reliable… Coming Soon?

December 21, 2008

Possibly as soon as the first quarter of this year we’ll see the release of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Apple says there won’t be a lot of new features in their latest release, but that reliability and speed will be the main qualities of Snow Leopard.
One of the ways Apple will do this [...]

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Move Windows Between Spaces

December 21, 2008

No, not Microsoft Windows; Finder and application windows. This tip from Apple Business shows how to use Expose and Spaces to rearrange your Finder and Application windows in Spaces to better suit your work flow.
Go to the tutorial page for a quick video showing how easy it is!

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No Steve at Macworld, and Next Year, No Apple!

December 21, 2008

Apple has to make decisions that make sense for a giant corporation. OK, I get that. Still, Steve’s keynote addresses and Apple’s presence at Macworld have been the highlights of the year for a lot of us. Guess we better get over it. It could be worse. Apple Expo Paris has been canceled!
Apple doesn’t like [...]

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Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update… Apple Confirms Software Update Glitch

December 21, 2008

Apple posted a tech note the other day confirming what many users had experienced, and copping to the problem, which is refereshing. They also posted a solution to get around the problem.
It turns out that the update process hangs while “Configuring Installation: is shown in the update window. Apparently, the download is incomplete, but the [...]

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Elder Abuse… It can happen to you (or your loved one)

December 16, 2008

Elder Abuse: Here, There and Everywhere
This has nothing to do with Macintosh or Apple, but is a subject that needs attention. Lucy Andrews is a nationally respected authority on elder care, and has allowed me to publish her article here.

If you don’t think it can happen to your family, think again. A national elder abuse [...]

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