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iTunes Match – use it to upgrade your tracks

November 18, 2011

Have you downloaded the newest version of iTunes, and set up iTunes Match yet? I did the other day, with trepedation and caution, but it worked out pretty well. I have about 20,000 tracks in my iTunes library, so I haven’t set up my iPhone or iPad to use Match yet, but that’s the next [...]

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Evernote – A very useful app

May 7, 2011

I love Evernote, and use it a lot, on my Macs and on my iPad. It allows me to move data between my devices easily, and to keep track of different kinds of information easily. This morning I saw a post on MacAppStorm called 9 Unique and Useful Ways to Use Evernote by Jorge Rodriguez [...]

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iPhoto ’11 update released to address possible data loss

November 3, 2010

Apple released iPhoto 9.0.1 update to address the problems a few users have experienced updating their iPhoto libraries after purchasing iLife ’11. Use Software Update or go to Apple’s download page to get the update. If you purchase iLife ’11, download the update and install it immediately after installing the ’11 suite, before you open [...]

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Sophos releases free anti-virus software

November 3, 2010

Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition for Mac will detect and block malware on Macintosh computers, and is free. It is a non-commercial version of Sophos Anti-Virus 7.2 for Mac, targeted for home users. This software is easier to install and use, according to Sophos, and while malware is not the huge threat it is for Windows [...]

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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011′s draconion activation

October 28, 2010

Pirated software is surely a big issue to developers, but activation can be a real pain to users. Microsoft opts on the side of pain, unfortunately, with Office 2011 When purchased, it comes with a 25-character activation key that MUST be entered within 15 days of running any of the Office apps for the first [...]

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Great Safari extensions

October 27, 2010

If you’re a Safari 5 user, you may or may not know that there are heaps of extensions, more every day, to extend, change, add usability or otherwise modify Safari. Some are very useful, some have a narrow market. Most are free, and all can be disabled or uninstalled easily. Apple’s Extension Gallery is a [...]

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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011

October 26, 2010

A great review by Robert Mohns, a freelance reviewer, is posted on the Macintouch site providing a comprehensive look at the changes in the new Office suite. Rather than attempt to digest the review for you, I’m recommending that anyone interested go to Macintouch and read the full review. It covers all the changes, the [...]

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iPhoto ’11 CAUTION!

October 26, 2010

I don’t know how widespread the problem is, but there are reports of iLife ’11 purchasers opening iPhoto ’11, waiting a loooong time for their library to update, and then finding their images gone. Events are in some cases named correctly, but the images are gone, though placeholders may remain. In one case, the iPhoto [...]

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Apple Announces…

October 20, 2010

Lots of new goodies announced by apple today, including a completely revised MacBook Air line, iLife ’11, and FaceTime (still in beta) allowing video chat between a Mac running FaceTime and an IOS device that is FaceTime capabable. MacBook Air 4 Models, 2 sizes comprise the new line, all with flash-storage, solid state internal drives [...]

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Use the OS X Mail doc icon to work with email

October 19, 2010

The dock icon for Apple’s Mail app shows you how many messages ready to read, but it does a lot more. Control-clicking on the dock icon, or right-clicking until the menu comes up will allow you to get new mail, to compose a new message, or to compose a new note. Mail does have to [...]

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