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Links for the month of June. Continue reading June 2009 Links May 1st, 2009
Links for the month of April. Continue reading April 2009 Links April 11th, 2009
Who needs a netbook? I got this old clunker. Continue reading Back to Basics with my 12" PowerBook January 29th, 2009
It does the whole job. Continue reading In Defense of Microsoft Word July 10th, 2008
I said I’d never upgrade to 2008 and I lied. Then I paid for it. Continue reading Why I Downgraded to Word 2004 February 1st, 2008
Buy my Excel 2007 books at 50% off retail price. Continue reading Buy Excel 2007 Books for 50% Off January 7th, 2008
One geek’s look at Macworld Expo and the state of the Mac. Continue reading On the Edge, Looking In January 5th, 2008
Links for the Week ending January 6, 2008. Continue reading January 7, 2008 Links December 15th, 2007
It’s a bit involved, but doable. Continue reading Removing Words from Word’s Custom Dictionary December 5th, 2007
An offline blogging tool that makes my life so much easier. Continue reading ecto, Revisited December 2nd, 2007
A list of shortcut keys you can use at startup. Continue reading Shortcut Keys, Part II: Starting Up November 16th, 2007
Get content delivered to your RSS reader or e-mail box. Continue reading Site Topics Available as RSS Feeds and E-Mail Subscriptions November 13th, 2007
I try an experiment to see if I can stay productive without Microsoft Word. Last week, in an effort to get my old 12″ PowerBook to run more efficiently, I decided to wipe the hard disk clean and reinstall Tiger with a clean install. After installing it, I got a little crazy and decided Continue reading A Computer without Word? October 10th, 2007
Buy the book at a deep discount from McGraw-Hill. Are you using Quicken 2008 for Windows? The tenth edition of my bestselling guide for Quicken, Quicken 2008: The Official Guide is in stores. But if you’ve been holding off on buying, now’s your chance to buy and save. McGraw-Hill is offering the book for Continue reading Save $10 on Quicken 2008: The Official Guide October 9th, 2007
A quick tip for folks who use a cell phone to connect to the Internet while on the road. One of the reasons I bought my Treo back in May was because I wanted a phone that I could use with my laptop to connect to the Internet when I was away from WiFi Continue reading Ping to Keep Your Connection Alive September 20th, 2007
You ask, I’ll answer. As I work on the tenth edition of my Mac OS Visual QuickStart for Peachpit Press, I’ve been thinking back to the introduction to Mac courses I taught for various training organizations and my own observations of beginners using Mac OS. My goal, in writing these books, is to answer Continue reading Mac Basics Questions Wanted August 14th, 2007
“This startup disk is not supported.” I just learned that Boot Camp cannot be installed on a Mac with a partitioned hard disk. The error message I got was: I wasted close to an hour trying to troubleshoot this problem before I found the answer hidden away in the documentation. (Duh-uh.) From the Continue reading Boot Camp and Partitioned Disks August 6th, 2007
What to do if your ISP blocks Port 25. A few months ago, I was suddenly unable to send e-mail from my computer. And I hadn’t changed a thing. The problem wasn’t just my desktop computer. It was also my laptop and my husband’s laptop. The computers could receive e-mail. And they could access Continue reading Mail Stop Working? Here’s a Fix. June 28th, 2007
A quick little project. I just happened to visit a Web site that used another Web site to generate random numbers for contest giveaways. To me, an Excel user, that seemed like a silly place to go to get a random number when you could easily generate one on the fly within Excel. Continue reading Random Number Generator for Excel June 23rd, 2007
I try some software to add formatted hypertext documents to my Treo. I’m one of these people who can’t spend more than a few minutes without some kind of mental stimulation. I have puzzle books under the seat in my helicopter, so if I’m stuck on the ground waiting for a passenger, I can Continue reading Making eBooks May 31st, 2007
A possible solution for vacationers needing music on the road. Last week, Mike and I went to the Los Angeles area for a business/pleasure trip. Mike rented a Mustang convertible for the week. The current model Ford Mustang has two features that make it easy to play your own music on the road: Continue reading iPod Won’t Talk to Your Rental Car? Try an MP3 CD! May 16th, 2007
Oh. Gee. Thanks. I got an e-mail message from my editor, Cliff, today. He wanted me to send him a Word 2007 file to test a converter on his Mac. I don’t use Word 2007 regularly. That’s a Windows program. I’m primarily a Mac user. I still use Word 2004 on my Mac. But Continue reading Microsoft Releases a Word 2007 Conversion Tool for Mac Users May 16th, 2007
My first Final Cut Express video project. After spending three days going through a tutorial to learn Final Cut Express HD, I was ready to create my first video project. I’m sharing it with blog readers so you can see how much effort a person can expend on 25 seconds of video. About Continue reading Gila Monster |
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January 2009 Links
Links for the month of January.
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