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Tag Archives: Mac
The backup strategy
For the past few years, I have been using an Apple Time Capsule to have an complete backup updated hourly of my Macbook. It has worked very well and has saved me several times when I deleted files by accident. … Continue reading
Lock your screen in OS X
For some odd reason, Apple doesn’t by default give you a quick way to lock your screen when you step away from your computer. I have used the hot corner to activate screensaver option, but here is a cool way … Continue reading
A computer for most of us
I am really excited about the Apple iPad that was announced a few days ago. It seems like it would solve a lot of computing issues not just for me, but most every day people who aren’t computer experts. This appears … Continue reading
I know I said I would not do it, so I did it.
I know a few weeks ago, I said that the iPhone plans were overpriced. Ok, that is putting it mildly…I flipped out. I also said I could not get one until December due to my Verizon Wireless contract. Yet yesterday, … Continue reading
A few extensions for Firefox 3 on Mac OS X
Firefox 3 has gigantic improvements for Mac users, but they left out a few things that would have made it fit in better. Here are a few extensions I installed to make Firefox 3 on Mac OS X a little … Continue reading
Add Favicons on Bookmarks Toolbar for Firefox 3 [Mac OS X]
Great tip on Lifehacker for how to add favicons to the bookmarks toolbar in Firefox 3 for Mac OS X. One of few things I do not like in Mac versions of Firefox is the fact that there is no … Continue reading
Google Contact Sync for Mac
Looks like Mac users who have the latest OS X 10.5.3 update and either an iPhone or iPod touch can now sync their contacts between Address Book and Gmail. This sounds great, except for the fact that you must have … Continue reading
Clear entire print queue in OS X with a Terminal command
If you need to clear your entire print queue in Mac OS X for whatever reason, there is a simple terminal command you can type to do the job. Simply: Launch Terminal Type cancel -a – Success! All print jobs … Continue reading
Daring Fireball on Firefox 3 vs. Safari 3
Daring Fireball makes some interesting points on Firefox 3 vs. Safari 3 on Macs. I continue to struggle picking between the two browers. I love the integration Safari has with OS X (Keychain, Dictionary lookup, searching for bookmarks, etc.). Given that … Continue reading
160GB free
For the first time since probably forever, I have significant free space on my MacBook’s hard drive.Thank you 250GB hard drive upgrade. Going from 80GB to 250GB is huge.