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iPad Compatible Keyboards

Published on 2011-09-04 12:19:58

The overwhelming popularity of Apples tablet has led to an explosion of iPad accessories to get the most out of your tablet computing experience. After the iPads initial launch there was a dearth of add-ons as manufacturers - and even Apple struggled to ramp up production of gadgets designed explicitly for this new product. Built-in wireless capabilities, and the roaming nature of a tablet computer in daily use, give consumers that freedom to roam. Perhaps most popular are wireless headset [..] > read more

Apple Airport Antenna Booster Help

Published on 2011-05-06 17:56:41

So much so that in most cases, when a client tells me they are having trouble with signal strength from their current box, I usually suggest an Extreme and the problem is often solved. and ...As mentioned in an earlier post where I discuss an Airpo > read more

Yahoo Messenger 3.0 for Mac - NO Big Deal

Published on 2009-10-01 17:00:41

Yahoo announced the release of Yahoo Messenger 3.0 for the Mac yesterday... ...Yahoo has always treated the Mac user community as red headed stepchildren when it came to Messenger support. Hell, just look at the release numbers to get a clue - 1 > read more

New Organizing Tool for the Mac

Published on 2009-09-15 15:08:34

It not often that a tool comes along that revolutionizes the way we work, but the Livescribe Pulse Smart Pen may just be doing that. Smartpens have been around for quite some time, but none of them have come up with the concept and method of integr > read more

Should You Upgrade to Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6)?

Published on 2009-09-04 17:47:10

These have all been eliminated by the 10.5.8 update, but let's just say I've become a bit gun shy to suggest doing any updates that comes along since. ...Note: [To find out what type of processor you have, just go up to the apple menu in the upper > read more

Free Social Music Site for Streaming Audio

Published on 2009-08-14 09:36:50

I love to listen to music, especially when I'm working on my computer. One of my favorite sites for finding new music to listen to and stream down to my computer is at LAST.fm This is a fantastic site. You can join for free and if you want, yo > read more

Are Any of the New Apple Announcements Relevant?

Published on 2009-06-11 20:56:05

A faster processor (3.02Ghz), increased memory (ram) capacity of up to 8GB, an SD slot for direct access to the entire SD card family, and improved hard drive capacity. All of these new features are available across the entire MacBook Pro lineup; > read more

Are You a Polyglot?

Published on 2009-05-29 09:31:34

For those that don't know the meaning of that term (I had to look it up myself), it means a person that can speak, write, and understand a number of different languages. In my last post I talked about how to trim your hard drive down by going afte > read more

Spring Cleaning Your Mac

Published on 2009-05-01 10:28:22

Call it what you will, but Spring Cleaning is just as important on your Mac as it is in real life. From cleaning out old files to organizing music/movies/TV shows that you threw into iTunes over the past few months, spring cleaning is a necessary t > read more

iClarified is my new Apple Resource

Published on 2009-04-22 14:53:35

Added another link to the Resources page. iClarified is a unique site for finding help about the Mac and other Apple products. It's a very clean and straightforward site. Find news, comments, calendar, bookmarks, and my favorite section - tut > read more

Apple Releases iTunes Update

Published on 2009-04-19 06:07:25

Apple released an update to the iTunes application (ver 8.1.1). Here is an excerpt from the source page: iTunes 8.1 is now faster and more responsive. You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iT > read more

X-Lab Resource Inclusion

Published on 2009-04-09 06:39:06

Found another great source link and added it to the Help Resources page. The link is for X-Lab. It's a great source for finding solutions and solving problems with the Apple Mac OS X operating system. This site may just put me out of business > read more