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March 12th, 2010

Safari 4.0.5 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

February 26th, 2010

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

February 15th, 2010

Three Productivity Tips from a Long-Time Blogger

A guest post for WordCast.

February 12th, 2010

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

February 12th, 2010

iLife Support 9.0.4 Update Now Available

Information from Software Update.

February 10th, 2010

On Becoming a “Power Blogger”

I define a new [to me] phrase.

February 8th, 2010

iTunes 9.0.3 Update Now Available

Information from Software Update.

January 22nd, 2010

Snow Leopard Book Correction: Page 64

Wrong modifier key!

January 13th, 2010

Help Wanted: Troubleshooting a YouTube Video Problem

A recent bug report to Apple and plea for help from readers.

January 1st, 2010

Beware of Smith Micro Mac Software

A quick warning to Snow Leopard users.

December 28th, 2009

Blogging Basics: Comment Spam, Part III

Part III: Identifying Comment Spam

December 22nd, 2009

Mac OS X: Using Your Laptop in “Clamshell Mode”

Using your MacBook or MacBook Pro with the lid closed. Really.

December 19th, 2009

Upgrading to WordPress 2.9: Getting Your MySQL Database Up-to-Date

A tiny glitch for those of us with old databases.

December 10th, 2009

Airport Client Update 2009-002 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

December 5th, 2009

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

December 1st, 2009

Spelling Checkers Don’t Work if You Ignore Them

Reminding my brain not to block out the red underlines that indicate potential spelling problems.

November 24th, 2009

iPhoto Update 8.1.1 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

November 24th, 2009

“Office 2008 for Mac: Small Business Projects” is Now Available on Lynda.com

New Lynda.com course helps small business owners use Office to build their businesses.

November 11th, 2009

What Tasks Do You Need to Complete for Your Small Business?

Participate in an informal survey and win a book or one-month Lynda.com membership!

November 10th, 2009

Office 2008 12.2.3 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft AutoUpdate.

November 9th, 2009

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Now Available

Information from Software Update.