I've published my 400th blog post. Here's how: tools, services, the works. I didn't know much about blogging when I started but I do now.
How to Write 400 Blog Posts, Part 1
Christian Boyce on the Digital Village radio show, September 13th, 2014
I will be on the Digital Village radio show tomorrow, September 13th, 2014, talking about Apple's announcements from this Tuesday. The program starts at 10 AM Pacific time and my part will begin around 10:15. Should be about a fifteen minute interview. I'd tune in right at 10 AM as it is always interesting to... Continue Reading →
Apple’s Special Event
Apple will stream live video of its special event TODAY via this link. The show starts at 10 AM Pacific time. If you have an Apple TV look for a new "Special Event" icon on the main screen and watch the show from there. Here's the fine print (from Apple):Live streaming video requires Safari 5.1.10... Continue Reading →
How to Make a Good Password
-- How to Make a Good Password -- UPDATE: even though your passwords aren't stored as plain text at places like LinkedIn and Target it isn't terribly hard to figure out what those passwords are should there be a data breach. This video shows you how password cracking gets done. You've no doubt been hearing... Continue Reading →
Get Full-Screen Preview using Quick Look with the Option Key
Right when you think you know everything you learn something new. You already know about Quick Look, the Mac's handy feature that lets you pop open a preview of images, movies, and many other kinds of documents by pressing the space bar (of course it only works if you've clicked on an icon in the... Continue Reading →
Three Super Mail Tips for Mac OS X
Note: these tips work for Mac OS X 10.9, 10.8, and 10.7.Apple's Mail program is by far the best way to read email, and it's even better when you know how to use it better. Here are three of my favorite Mail tips. Give them a try. If they don't help you right away I'll... Continue Reading →
Two Mysterious Mac Problems Solved
When things don't work properly on a Mac we usually think it's either a software bug, a problem with preferences, a software interaction the user isn't aware of, or maybe user error. Thanks to Apple's excellent quality control we rarely suspect a hardware issue, but sometimes the hardware is the problem. Here are two real-life... Continue Reading →
2014 World Cup Soccer Calendar for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Rather than rely upon others to provide an updating World Cup calendar I have done it myself. It has the complete schedule for the current World Cup (2022). Click here to get it. UPDATE: here's a link to the 2018 knockout stage World Cup calendar, for your Mac, iPhone or iPad (in ics format). The... Continue Reading →
The Easy Way to Fix CAPITALIZATION ERRORS
Ever type in ALL CAPS on your Mac by mistake, and want to fix it? It's easy to do and it takes about two seconds. Here's how to do it.
Get Faster Internet Just by Asking
I get my internet service through Time Warner Cable. I think the speed originally was 5 Mbps. Somewhere along the line I upgraded to Time Warner's "Turbo" internet and got it up to 20 Mbps. I thought that was pretty fast. (I test the speed at www.speedtest.net. Avoid clicking the links that install MacKeeper.)A few... Continue Reading →