Comments for Maria's Guides http://www.mariasguides.com Support and additional material related to books, articles, and digital media by Maria Langer. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on How to Create a Ringtone from an MP3 for a Treo 700p by Dumdumde http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/07/09/how-to-create-a-ringtone-from-an-mp3-for-a-treo-700p/#comment-23844 Dumdumde Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:18:04 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/07/09/how-to-create-a-ringtone-from-an-mp3-for-a-treo-700p/#comment-23844 You can easily trim Your song on minitones too. It won't take up near as much space if you only let it last for 20-30 seconds instead of 3 minutes or more. That will take up a lot less space on your phone. You also have to make sure the song file is a mp3 not a mpeg or anything else or it won't show on minitones. You can easily trim Your song on minitones too. It won’t take up near as much space if you only let it last for 20-30 seconds instead of 3 minutes or more. That will take up a lot less space on your phone. You also have to make sure the song file is a mp3 not a mpeg or anything else or it won’t show on minitones.

]]> Comment on Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard by Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23819 Maria Langer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:53:44 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23819 Marilyn: Congratulations on your new computer! I'm not sure if my solution will help you print grids, but it will help you to print if you can't print at all. Best of luck. Marilyn: Congratulations on your new computer! I’m not sure if my solution will help you print grids, but it will help you to print if you can’t print at all. Best of luck.

]]> Comment on Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard by Marilyn http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23815 Marilyn Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:17:33 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23815 We just upgraded to an iMac 27" i7 with Snow Leopard and I also have an HP Laserjet 2100TN printer. My problem is printing in Excel with gridlines. I can print everything so far except any Excel spreadsheets with gridlines. They print fine without grids, but nothing with grids. Microsoft says it is not their problem. Apple says it is not their problem. HP says all drivers are imbedded with Snow Leopard. Would your solution solve my problem? Or, is there something else I am missing? We just upgraded to an iMac 27″ i7 with Snow Leopard and I also have an HP Laserjet 2100TN printer. My problem is printing in Excel with gridlines. I can print everything so far except any Excel spreadsheets with gridlines. They print fine without grids, but nothing with grids. Microsoft says it is not their problem. Apple says it is not their problem. HP says all drivers are imbedded with Snow Leopard. Would your solution solve my problem? Or, is there something else I am missing?

]]> Comment on Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard by Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23719 Maria Langer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:23:14 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23719 To everyone who has been sending thanks my way: you're welcome! I'm glad I could help out. To everyone who has additional questions about other printer models: sorry I can't help you. I can only troubleshoot printers I own -- and then, barely. Best of luck to you. To everyone who has been sending thanks my way: you’re welcome! I’m glad I could help out.

To everyone who has additional questions about other printer models: sorry I can’t help you. I can only troubleshoot printers I own — and then, barely. Best of luck to you.

]]> Comment on Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard by Adam http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23712 Adam Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23712 Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post this - It saved me from going mad! I was oblivious to the removal of appletalk from snow leopard, and the 2100 workhorse of a printer is used for our playgroup, so the loss of it was a real nightmare, what with all the paperwork required in the UK Thanks again, Adam Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post this – It saved me from going mad! I was oblivious to the removal of appletalk from snow leopard, and the 2100 workhorse of a printer is used for our playgroup, so the loss of it was a real nightmare, what with all the paperwork required in the UK

Thanks again,

Adam

]]> Comment on Random Number Generator for Excel by Joseph http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/06/28/random-number-generator-for-excel/#comment-23705 Joseph Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/06/28/random-number-generator-for-excel/#comment-23705 Awesome! I used this technique to identify a winner in an on-line survey for my company. I had 2000 entries and this was an easy way to pick the winner. Thanks!! Awesome!
I used this technique to identify a winner in an on-line survey for my company. I had 2000 entries and this was an easy way to pick the winner.

Thanks!!

]]> Comment on TextWrangler by mores http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/31/textwrangler/#comment-23682 mores Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/textwrangler/#comment-23682 Right now I could chuck TextWrangler out the window, again. MAN, how can software be so awesome AND free yet sometimes so idiotic. I love the way it handles, I love the multiple windows, I love the sidebar, I love the uploading-from-sidebar etc. But WHY OH WHY does it f*ck up the encoding? What Gods did I p*ss off that they won't let me create a new document, add some HTML or PHP or CSS and then upload it with cyberduck? PHP refuses to execute, CSS gets screwed up ... Only when I create a document with dreamweaver can I then edit it in TextWrangler and be happy. Unless I decide to edit the beginning of the document, first line, first letter. Boom, back to weirdness again. HEEELP. I am so p*ssed off at the moment since this idiotic program, that I do love too, caused me 30 minutes of grief for a simple html redirect. argh! Any alternatives that are as good as TextWrangler but without the screwyness? Right now I could chuck TextWrangler out the window, again.
MAN, how can software be so awesome AND free yet sometimes so idiotic.

I love the way it handles, I love the multiple windows, I love the sidebar, I love the uploading-from-sidebar etc.

But WHY OH WHY does it f*ck up the encoding? What Gods did I p*ss off that they won’t let me create a new document, add some HTML or PHP or CSS and then upload it with cyberduck?
PHP refuses to execute, CSS gets screwed up … Only when I create a document with dreamweaver can I then edit it in TextWrangler and be happy. Unless I decide to edit the beginning of the document, first line, first letter. Boom, back to weirdness again.

HEEELP.

I am so p*ssed off at the moment since this idiotic program, that I do love too, caused me 30 minutes of grief for a simple html redirect.

argh!

Any alternatives that are as good as TextWrangler but without the screwyness?

]]> Comment on TextWrangler by Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/31/textwrangler/#comment-23390 Maria Langer Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:21:11 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/textwrangler/#comment-23390 Pete: I use TextWrangler to edit WordPress PHP code all the time. It works great. Not sure why you can't do the same, but to each his own, huh? Pete: I use TextWrangler to edit WordPress PHP code all the time. It works great. Not sure why you can’t do the same, but to each his own, huh?

]]> Comment on TextWrangler by Pete http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/31/textwrangler/#comment-23378 Pete Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:24:16 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/textwrangler/#comment-23378 Appreciate your reply, Maria, but, if you can't punch in a few, simple PHP lines like ... <?php function fetchFeed(){ //retrieve file and return as string $content = file_get_contents('http://what.ever.com/feed/'); } What can I use it for - writing letters to my dad? Sure Adobe Suite is expensive but I have not one single problem with it. That said, TextWrangler is set up with the same language encoding etc as Dreamweaver so - if DW can do it on a brand new IMac ??? BTW, I can copy and paste php junks written in DW and then it would be OK but try to "type it myself" ... forget it! It's like trying to eat a sausage and someone would tell you this cake isn't good to eat! So I stick with DW ... Cheers Appreciate your reply, Maria, but, if you can’t punch in a few, simple PHP lines like …
<?php

function fetchFeed(){
//retrieve file and return as string
$content = file_get_contents('http://what.ever.com/feed/');

}

What can I use it for – writing letters to my dad?

Sure Adobe Suite is expensive but I have not one single problem with it. That said, TextWrangler is set up with the same language encoding etc as Dreamweaver so – if DW can do it on a brand new IMac ???

BTW, I can copy and paste php junks written in DW and then it would be OK but try to "type it myself" … forget it! It's like trying to eat a sausage and someone would tell you this cake isn't good to eat! So I stick with DW …

Cheers

]]> Comment on TextWrangler by Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/31/textwrangler/#comment-23377 Maria Langer Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:05:08 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/textwrangler/#comment-23377 Pete: Thanks for sharing your opinion. I definitely don't agree. But then again, I don't use TextWrangler for HTML/CSS markup. I use it for text editing, which is what it's designed for. I stopped using Dreamweaver to code HTML when I got sick of all the unnecessary crap it inserted into my documents. Adobe can keep Dreamweaver. It's a shame they did away with PageMill. I recently tried BBEdit and was sorely disappointed. TextWrangler is definitely my text editing solution of choice -- even FOUR YEARS AFTER the post you commented on was written. Pete: Thanks for sharing your opinion. I definitely don’t agree. But then again, I don’t use TextWrangler for HTML/CSS markup. I use it for text editing, which is what it’s designed for.

I stopped using Dreamweaver to code HTML when I got sick of all the unnecessary crap it inserted into my documents. Adobe can keep Dreamweaver. It’s a shame they did away with PageMill.

I recently tried BBEdit and was sorely disappointed. TextWrangler is definitely my text editing solution of choice — even FOUR YEARS AFTER the post you commented on was written.

]]> Comment on TextWrangler by Pete http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/31/textwrangler/#comment-23374 Pete Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:51:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/textwrangler/#comment-23374 TEXTWRANGLER is a piece of crap !!! The worst text editor I've ever had. Used on a IMAC it would accept a copied php string but if you type it ... FORGET IT. I use same text encoding - everything the same as on Dreamweaver ... The lord only knows what Textwrangler is F..... up! TEXTWRANGLER is a piece of crap !!!

The worst text editor I’ve ever had. Used on a IMAC it would accept a copied php string but if you type it … FORGET IT.

I use same text encoding – everything the same as on Dreamweaver … The lord only knows what Textwrangler is F….. up!

]]> Comment on Mac Basics Questions Wanted by Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/09/20/mac-basics-questions-wanted/#comment-23290 Maria Langer Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/09/20/mac-basics-questions-wanted/#comment-23290 Judy: You can download the book from within QuickBooks. Look under the Help menu to get started. Good luck. Judy: You can download the book from within QuickBooks. Look under the Help menu to get started. Good luck.

]]> Comment on Mac Basics Questions Wanted by Judy http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/09/20/mac-basics-questions-wanted/#comment-23284 Judy Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:02:58 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/09/20/mac-basics-questions-wanted/#comment-23284 How do i get your quickbook pro for mac 2010 guide? I bought the software at Office Max and there are no manuels available to help me. The one I purchased at Barnes and Noble is for windows users. If I can't find a manuel, I'm going to have to return the software as I am a newbie to quickbooks. I bought quickbook pro for mac 2010. How do i get your quickbook pro for mac 2010 guide? I bought the software at Office Max and there are no manuels available to help me. The one I purchased at Barnes and Noble is for windows users. If I can’t find a manuel, I’m going to have to return the software as I am a newbie to quickbooks. I bought quickbook pro for mac 2010.

]]> Comment on Canon LiDE 30 Scanner with Photoshop CS3 on Intel Mac by Noreile http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/11/02/canon-lide-30-scanner-with-photoshop-cs3-on-intel-mac/#comment-23279 Noreile Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:25:43 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2007/11/02/canon-lide-30-scanner-with-photoshop-cs3-on-intel-mac/#comment-23279 deadly...it was beginning to break me!...Thanks a mil! deadly…it was beginning to break me!…Thanks a mil!

]]> Comment on Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard by Jimmy Seely http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23205 Jimmy Seely Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:17:28 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-23205 Hi, I have an HP LaserJet 2100M that I can't get connected. I'm having trouble figuring out the IP address of the printer. I can't find it on the Self Test / Configuration printout. Might it be because I am only getting one sheet when I do the Self Test / Configuration? Any help would be great. Thanks Hi,
I have an HP LaserJet 2100M that I can’t get connected. I’m having trouble
figuring out the IP address of the printer. I can’t find it on the Self Test / Configuration
printout. Might it be because I am only getting one sheet when I do the
Self Test / Configuration?
Any help would be great.
Thanks

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