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January 31st, 2006

TextWrangler

A great little free text editor.

I thought I’d take a moment to praise the folks at Bare Bones Software for their free text editor, TextWrangler.

TextWrangler is a kind of pared-down version of BBEdit, Bare Bones’s super powerful text editor for programming types. TextWrangler is perfect for editing text files created for Web

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January 27th, 2006

Extend Your Wireless Network and Play Tunes with AirPort Express

Informit.com Article

With my AirPort Express, I’ve figured out a way to get some phenomenal sound from some of that ancient Mac equipment collecting dust in my living room (along with the more modern stuff, of course).

Read all about it in “Extend Your Wireless Network and Play Tunes with AirPort

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January 13th, 2006

Five Funky Finder Features in Mac OS X

Informit.com has published my latest article for them, “Five Funky Finder Features in Mac OS X.”

When I presented these features to a group of long-time Mac users at my Macworld Expo presentation in the Peachpit Press booth, I taught them a thing or two. So check it out and see what new things

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January 6th, 2006

Save Yourself (And Your Data) with .Mac Backup

Informit.com Article

I learned the value of backups the hard way. Follow my example (the good example, not the bad one) and use .Mac Backup to protect the essential information you’re probably not backing up right now.

Read more here: “Save Yourself (And Your Data) with .Mac Backup”.

January 1st, 2006

Quicken Books Q & A

Looking for additional support for my Quicken books? If so, please read this:

I do not provide support for any of my Quicken Books on this or any other Web site, or by e-mail, telephone, fax, or any other means. This means I won’t answer your questions about these books, no matter how or

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January 1st, 2006

Informit.com Publishes Backup Article

Save Yourself (And Your Data) with .Mac Backup

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January 1st, 2006

QuickBooks QuickStart Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my QuickBooks Visual QuickStart Guides? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking! If your question is not asked (or

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January 1st, 2006

WordPress QuickStart Q & A

Have a question about something in WordPress 2: Visual QuickStart Guide? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking! If your question is not asked (or answered), use

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January 1st, 2006

Out-of-Print Books Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my out-of-print books? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking! If your question is not asked (or answered), use

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January 1st, 2006

Word Books Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my Word books? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking! If your question is not asked (or answered), use

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January 1st, 2006

Excel Books Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my Excel books? Here’s how to get the answer:

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January 1st, 2006

Mac OS QuickStart Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my Mac OS Visual QuickStart Guides? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking! If your question is not asked

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