Category: Apple
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I just read a Walt Mossberg’s Mailbox article about how to move from a Windows PC to an Apple Macintosh when you have a great deal of information in Microsoft Outlook, and it reminded me of the work around I came up with recently. Christy recently migrated from a Windows…
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Listen! (Size 5.6 MBs, Running Time 12m07s) This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing. Today’s Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast covers the major topics of: mobile Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS) news related to Google Android, open source news from Adobe, and details on…
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I recently made a bold decision to move Christy off the PC to Mac OS X Leopard and iLife'08 plus iWork'08. This will mean the only PC at home would be my work ThinkPad X61 TabletPC. The migration has been relatively smooth(probably better than going from XP to Vista), but…
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I really like the Quick Look feature in Mac OS X Leopard. It is very handy in Mail if someone send you an attachment. For those that never open attachments, this might be a happy medium. I did notice something strange though when doing a Quick Look with a Microsoft…
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I recently updated my Mac Book Pro to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The upgrade process was pretty seamless and I only had a few initial performance issues that seemed to go away with time. I did notice one missing feature this morning while doing some audio troubleshooting on a…
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The last week or so has been extremely crazy and busy. First up the San Diego Wild Fires (aka FireStorm 2007) have been all consuming, and I’m happy to report that my immediate & extended family, friends, and co-workers in the San Diego area have been spared major hardships. But…
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I had an interesting conversation yesterday at lunch with some co-workers, one of which has an iPhone, on why I was not getting an iPod Touch: Lack of key hardware features: Bluetooth, external volume control, speaker, physical iPod control buttons, & camera. Currently missing some key applications: Mail, Notes, Maps,…
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Today’s Technology News Podcast Review recommends the following podcasts: Iinnovate’s interview with IDEO founder David Kelly Christopher Allen discusses the Dunbar Number on IT Conversations Jon Udell’s interview with Navizon Jon Udell’s interview with Phil Windley on identity Meal Etiquette from Manager-Tools.com (Part 1 and Part 2) WiFI Network News…
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I have been wanting to come up with a quick way to comment on specific podcasts that I’ve been listening to. In a recent brainstorming session with a friend we considered that maybe Apple iTunes was keeping the RSS referral post link in the meta data of the iTunes music…
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For the last 6 years or so, I have been very observant about my workplace ergonomics, especially related to typing, since as an IT professional my ability to type is a key requirement. I’ve invested both at home and at work in great keyboards, chairs, desk layouts, and Handeze gloves…
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