Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending March 22:

• TidBITS Safe Computing: Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software?
  Rich Mogull presents his views on whether Mac users should use antivirus software. On TidBITS.com.
  (tags: virus macos apple leopard)
• BlackBerry or iPhone: Which Horse Will You Back?
  Interesting article about the competition between the BlackBerry and iPhone. On CIO.com.
  (tags: apple iphone blackberry cellphone)
• Is your Airport Extreme suddenly Time Machine-happy?
  Yes, the latest update appears to have enabled Time Machine to recognized hard disks attached to AirPort Extreme via USB. On The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).
  (tags: apple AirPort TimeMachine backup Leopard MacOS)

Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending March 8:

• Mac Automation: Save websites to iPod for later
  A great how-to explains how you can use Automator to save the text contents of a Web page for offline reading on your iPod. On The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).
  (tags: Apple Macintosh web ipod)
• Things I Learned At The Apple Store
  Great first-person experience on a first visit to an Apple store. On Burbia.com.
  (tags: Apple Mac shopping funny)
• Things I Learned At The Apple Store — Part 2
  The second part of the Apple Store article on Burbia.com.
  (tags: Apple Mac funny shopping)

Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending February 16:

• Time Machine and Airport Disks, redux
  Andy Piper provides text and screencast about Mac OS X 10.5.2’s ability to see AirPort disks — but not allow them to work with Time Machine. On The Lost Outpost.
  (tags: apple macos leopard TimeMachine AirPort)

Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending February 9:

• Two New Anti-Scraping WordPress Plugins
  Information about two WordPress Plugins that can help prevent or reduce the negative effects of feed scraping. On PlagiarismToday.
  (tags: wordpress plugins copyright feed plagiarism)
• 5 Steps: How Not to Look Like a Spam Blog
  Great article of tips for legitimate bloggers to build blogs that don’t look like they’re splogs. On PlagiarismToday.
  (tags: splog blogging copyright wordpress)
• How YOU Can Make the Web More Structured
  Tips for using Meta tags to help build an Internet database. On ReadWriteWeb.
  (tags: howto Internet tagging Web2.0 webdesign)
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Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending February 2:

• Time Wasting Blog Comments, Comments Policies, and Comment Etiquette
  Good article about creating a comment policy on your blog to prevent marketing and time-wasting comments. On The Blog Herald.
  (tags: blogging comment Web2.0 WordPress)
• Increase Page Rank By Revitalizing Your Old Posts
  Another great post for bloggers from the Blog Herald. This one explains why and how to update and revitalize older posts. A must-read for anyone with posts over 2 years old in their blog.
  (tags: blogging Google Web2.0 WordPress SEO)
• What Is Sucking Your Blogging Confidence Away?
  Yet another great post on the Blog Herald about blogging. This one tackles, among other things, handling mean-spirited comments by readers. Apparently, I’m not the only one who deletes them ruthlessly.
  (tags: blogging WordPress comments Web2.0)
• Magnetic websites
  A great post by Miraz Jordan with some easy-to-follow advice for bloggers and Webmasters. On Tikouka.
  (tags: webdesign web advice blogging)
• Introducing Prologue
  Automattic has introduced Prologue for WordPress, which enables WordPress.com users to create a Twitter-like microblogging environment on their blogs. On WordPress.com.
  (tags: wordpress twitter blogging socialnetworking)
• A color toolbox
  Article covers a number of tools you can use to work with colors. On The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
  (tags: design colors MacOS)
]]> http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/02/02/february-2-links/feed/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/02/01/smartphone-internet-article-now-online/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/02/01/smartphone-internet-article-now-online/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:54:41 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/02/01/smartphone-internet-article-now-online/ Learn now to connect your Mac to the Internet with Bluetooth and a smartphone.

Peachpit Press has published my most recent article for them, “Setting Up Your Mac to Use a Smartphone’s Internet Connection” on their Web site. The article explains in detail, with step-by-step illustrated instructions, how to use a smartphone like a Treo to connect a Macintosh to the Internet.

If you use this technique, be sure to check out “Ping to Keep Your Connection Alive” on this site to prevent your connection from dropping due to inactivity.

]]> http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/02/01/smartphone-internet-article-now-online/feed/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/26/january-26-links/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/26/january-26-links/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:59:10 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/26/january-26-links/ Links worth following.

Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending January 26:

• MacBook Air (Parody)
  A video on College Humor.com. Thanks to @bck on Twitter for sharing the link.
  (tags: Apple parody Mac video humor)
• MacBook Air: the iPod shuffle of Macs
  Interesting take on the lack of features in the MacBook Air. On MacUser.com.
  (tags: macbook apple air)
• MacBook Air Attack
  More commentary about the MacBook Air’s lack of features. On The Macalope: An Apple Blog.
  (tags: apple macbook air)
• Six Things I Hate about Leopard
  I don’t think I could have added anything to this. Quite complete, quite true. Hope Apple is reading it, too. On the TidBITs blog.
  (tags: Mac Leopard OSX Apple interface design)
]]> http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/26/january-26-links/feed/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/25/back-to-my-mac-article-now-online/ http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/25/back-to-my-mac-article-now-online/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:00:54 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/01/25/back-to-my-mac-article-now-online/ New article on Peachpit.com.

My most recent article for the Peachpit Press Web site is now online: “Going Back to Your Mac in Mac OS X Leopard.”

The article explains how to set up and use the Back to My Mac feature of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

You can read more of my Peachpit articles on their Web site.

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Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending January 19:

• Bad Behavior 2.0.11 Wordpress Plugin Blocking Digg Submission
  Excellent article that explains why WordPress blogs can’t be submitted to Digg with Bad Behavior 2.0.11 installed. Includes instructions on how to fix the problem. On GeekTeks.com.
  (tags: wordpress troubleshooting howto digg)
• Nothing A Little Scotch Tape Can’t Fix
  Comic that pokes fun (and a little hole) in the rumored Mac laptop. On Kalbzayn’s World.
  (tags: Apple technology comics funny humor)
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Here are the links of interest to readers of my books for the week ending January 12:

• Your GTD System Isn’t the Problem
  Excellent advice for people trying to implement GTD to be more productive — and not succeeding. On the Cranking Widgets blog.
  (tags: productivity Advice gtd)
• Making the Switch: Going From Partial to Full Feeds
  Good article about switching from partial to full RSS feeds. On PlagiarismToday.com.
  (tags: feed rss blogging)
• A long list of modifier key tricks
  For Mac OS X Tiger; should work in Leopard, too. On MacOSXHints.com.
  (tags: Apple Mac reference tips MacOS)
• Color Wheel Article
  Link to EXCELLENT article, in PDF format, that explains exactly how colors work together. From Before & After magazine.
  (tags: colors design tutorial reference)
• An Interface of One’s Own
  An anti-Word, pro Scrivener piece (of all things!) in the New York Times. By Virginia Heffernan. Thanks to @ev on Twitter for sharing the link.
  (tags: Word Microsoft software Times)
• Goodbye, cruel Word
  Steven Poole no longer uses Microsoft Word. Here’s why.
  (tags: Word microsoft writing journalism software productivity)
• E-book the letter
  Steven Poole lists the features an ebook reader SHOULD have. I think they sound rather familiar, don’t you?
  (tags: Amazon Kindle funny ebooks books reading)
• What to Expect at Macworld
  More rumors of what might be in store for us at Macworld Expo next week. On ReadWriteWeb.
  (tags: Apple MacworldExpo)
• 10 Ways Twitter Can Boost Your Social News Profile
  Some tips for getting more followers on Twitter, which can boost your profile on other Social Networking sites. On ReadWriteWeb.
  (tags: twitter Web2.0 socialnetworking tips)
• Author Uses Amazon Kindle to Beta Test New Book
  Interesting article about using Kindle to publish a book and entice readers to provide feedback to the author. On ReadWriteWeb.
  (tags: Kindle writing publishing ebooks Amazon)
• Twittering without access to Twitter.com
  A how-to piece with suggestions on how you can participate in Twitter when you don’t have access to the Twitter.com Web site. On Twitter Facts.
  (tags: twitter Web2.0 socialnetworking)
• Mac OS X 10.5, iChat: Unable to participate in video conference
  Workaround for problem using video chat feature of iChat with Mac OS X 10.5. On the Apple Support Web site.
  (tags: Apple MacOS Leopard iChat)
• My essential WordPress plugins
  Great post by Miraz Jordan that summarizes her must-have WordPress plugins. I’ll have to do a similar post soon. On the WordPress Visual QuickStart Guide support web site.
  (tags: WordPress plugin Webdesign)
• Why It Won’t Work
  John Scalzi’s take on why the Sony BMG plan to release non-DRM protected music won’t work. I tend to agree with him.
  (tags: DRM sony music download itunes ipod)
• Apples For The Army
  According to this story on Forbes.com, the U.S. Army is adopting Macs to help thwart hackers. Not exactly good news for Mac users — we don’t need to give hackers a reason to go after us — but good for Apple.
  (tags: Mac Macintosh military technology Apple security)
• DUM
  John Gruber’s take on the Kindle. On Daring Fireball.
  (tags: Amazon Kindle publishing ebooks books)
• Sony caves; DRM is dead, dead, dead
  Sony drops DRM. On MacUser.com. Thanks to @dmoren on Twitter for the link.
  (tags: drm music itunes sony)
• iBed
  Humorous photo of a recycled iMac. On I Can Has Cheezburger?
  (tags: funny humor photo imac)
• The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry
  Excellent article about the secret history of iPhone development. On Wired.com.
  (tags: wired Apple history iphone)
• A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging
  A great tip for helping to protect an image posted on a Web page from being stolen and used by others. By Derek Powazek.
  (tags: copyright Photography photos)
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In a feature I hope to include regularly on this site, I’ll be recapping the recent additions to my Del.icio.us bookmarks. I use Del.icio.us primarily to automatically post links to my main Web site, An Eclectic Mind. You can find those link entries in the This Just In category there. I’ll be echoing the links of interest to readers of my books here.

This first summary is from more than the past week. But you get the idea.

• Apple drops NBC television shows from iTunes
  Information about NBC’s pull from the iTunes store. On Apple Insider.
  (tags: apple itunes appletv television)
• Top 15 Leopard Hints
  There’s some good tips here for Mac OS X 10.5 users. I expecially liked the one that explained how to get the printer to Quit automatically after printing. If you use Leopard, check this out. On Appletell.com.
  (tags: howto tips Apple Leopard)
• The way it was supposed to be
  An interesting video showing the way Leopard’s Stacks feature was originally designed. I suspect that Apple will remove this from the Web via threat of lawsuit, so don’t be surprised if this link doesn’t work in the future. On Kuragari.com.
  (tags: Mac video Leopard Stacks Apple)
• Mac OS X 10.5: About Back to My Mac security
  Basic information about security issues with Leopard’s Back to My Mac feature.
  (tags: Apple Internet Mac Leopard security)
• Mac OS X 10.5: When to use Time Machine or .Mac Backup to back up data
  Some advice on when to use Time Machine or Backup with .Mac to back up data on your computer.
  (tags: backup Apple Mac Leopard)
• Mac OS X 10.5: Fonts list
  Information about the fonts installed as part of a Mac OS X 10.5 installation and where they are installed on your hard disk.
  (tags: Apple font Leopard Mac)
• The why and how of blogging
  Miraz gets a plug for our WordPress book in New Zealand. Article includes a lot of blogging basics. On it.gen.nz.
  (tags: WordPress book blogging)
• Podcasts Technical Specification
  On Apple’s Web site for the iTunes Music store. Lots of valuable information for podcasters, including video podcasters and people interested in creating content for AppleTV.
  (tags: Apple AppleTV podcast iPod)
• Apple sub-notebook to retail for $1500, 3G iPhone by June - report
  Details on the rumors of a Mac sub-notebook — perhaps my next computer? On Apple Insider.
  (tags: Apple MacBook iPhone news)
• In-depth review: can Amazon’s Kindle light a fire under eBooks?
  A very detailed review of the Amazon Kindle. On Apple Insider.
  (tags: Amazon ebooks technology Kindle)
• Mac OS X 10.5: Using Time Machine and troubleshooting Time Machine issues
  An Apple support article with links to more information about using and troubleshooting Leopard’s Time Machine feature.
  (tags: Apple MacOS Mac TimeMachine Leopard)
• Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting printing issues
  An Apple Support article with links to other resources for adding and troubleshooting printers on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
  (tags: troubleshooting Apple MacOS Mac Leopard)
• Protecting Content by Using Static Pages
  One way to help protect Web content from scraping. Too drastic for me, but it is an option. On Plagiarism Today.
  (tags: plagiarism blogging feed)
• 15 Apps for Recording Skype Conversations
  A list of 15 windows and Mac OS applications you can use with Skype to record conversations. On VOIP-Sol.com.
  (tags: applications skype recording podcast)
• Road to Mac OS X Leopard: iCal 3.0
  Interesting article about the history of software-based calendars, leading up to iCal 3.0 in Leopard. On Apple Insider.
  (tags: history Leopard Mac software)
• Add more power to 10.5’s screen sharing
  Excellent article by Rob Griffiths with how-to info for adding functionality and ease of use features to the Screen Sharing feature in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. On Macworld.com. Thanks to Miraz at http://mactips.info for sharing the link.
  (tags: Apple howto Leopard sharing MacOS Macintosh hack)
• QuickLook Plugins List
  A web site that lists and links to QuickLook plugins for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.
  (tags: Leopard Mac Apple Macintosh QuickLook)
• Yet Another in the Ongoing Series Wherein I Examine a Piece of Supposedly Serious Apple Analysis…
  I could read blog posts like this all day. John Gruber tears apart the December cover story for Fast Company, revealing shoddy, hack journalism and a touch of the dramatic. On Daring Fireball.
  (tags: Apple journalism stupid humor analysis)
• Macintosh Web Browsers
  An amazingly complete list of Web browsers for Mac OS, kept up-to-date. By Darrel E. Knutson.
  (tags: Apple browser web software)
• WordPress 2.3.2 in detail
  Details about the changes in WordPress from version 2.3.1 to 2.3.2. On Westi on WordPress.
  (tags: wordpress updates)
• Broken Macs read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
  Okay, so I’m a bit late, but this is worth sharing. On Future Tense.
  (tags: apple macintosh humor)
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• Essential OS X DonationWare (my list so far)
  Good list with links for free/donation software for Mac OS users. On Arteliance.
  (tags: software free donation MacOS)