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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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Snow Leopard Font Bug addressed

April 27, 2011

Apple released an update to Mac OS X 10.6.7 to address a bug that caused problems for some users. They had issues with some OpenType fonts not displaying and printing correctly, particularly in PDFs. Snow Leopard Font Update by Apple http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1377 If you’ve had issues with the recent 10.6.7 update, or if you are using [...]

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Extending iCal – Make a good calendar app a great one

November 10, 2010

I’ve used iCal for years. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good. Then I discovered MenuCalendarClock. Wow, what a great improvement! Then I discovered BusyCal, which I use regularly and can’t do without. To learn more about how to get more out of iCal, MacAppStorm has a great article called 8 Awesome Utilities for Extending [...]

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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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Boonana Trojan Removal Tool for Mac

October 28, 2010

SecureMac released a removal tool for the trojan reported yesterday. If you’re careful, or don’t use social networking, this shouldn’t be much of an issue. Even so, I’d recommend using this tool, and using it to check from time to time. It looks as if Macintosh usage has grown to the point that thieves who [...]

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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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