Tag: 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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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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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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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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The San Diego Union-Tribune Sunday paper had a good number of non-Apple MP3 players for sale (cash prices listed). Here is a sample of what I saw: Big Lots! – RCA Lyra 256-MB MP3 Player for $29.99 Target – Memorex 512-MB MP3 Player for $58 Office Depot – Philips 1GB…
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