Who says there's nothing new under the sun? I don't, especially after today. All in one day, Apple released:iOS 6OS X 10.8.2 Mountain LionOS X 10.7.5 LionThe short story: back up your devices, then go ahead with the updates.(Click here for an excellent and exhaustive Macworld article on how to back up your device and... Continue Reading →
BetterTouchTool Puts the Magic into Apple’s Magic Trackpad
This is Apple's Magic Trackpad. It's like a MacBook Pro's trackpad, only bigger, and designed for use with a desktop Mac. I'm using one with my iMac and after a couple of days getting used to it, I'm hooked. I think you will be too. The Magic Trackpad has a couple of big advantages compared... Continue Reading →
Mountain Lion Hints and Tips
I've had Apple's $19.99 Mountain Lion installed here on an iMac (2.7 GHz Intel Core i5) for about two weeks, enough time to find a few niceties and doodads that you might be interested in. Here goes.Address Book has been renamed "Contacts" (matching the iPhone and iPad apps) and it has some improvements. First, the... Continue Reading →
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Advice and Info
Apple released Mountain Lion today, also known as OS X 10.8. This comes less than a month after the MobileMe-to-iCloud transition deadline, which means less than a month after a whole lot of people converted to OS X 10.7 (Lion). My advice, based on over 21 years of full-time Mac consulting, is wait. Mountain Lion... Continue Reading →
How to Use Rules in Mail to Process Email Automatically
In the olden days, mail came in an envelope and if you were lucky, a secretary went through the mail for you, prioritizing and filing and sometimes handling things personally so you wouldn't have to. Unfortunately, most of our mail comes electronically, but fortunately, we can create a "virtual secretary" to process your mail, reducing... Continue Reading →
One-Touch Google Maps Directions Using Apple’s Address Book
Apple's Address Book has a neat feature: when you click on the label next to someone's address it launches your web browser and shows you that address on maps.google.com (Google Maps). Very handy, but wouldn't it be neat if it gave you directions to that address as well? Of course it would. I thought about... Continue Reading →
How to Make Your Mac Read Out Loud to You
Here's how to make your Mac read out loud. It can read Mail messages, web pages, and more. Includes how to adjust the voice to your liking.
How to Make Your iPhone and iPad Read Out Loud to You
Here's how you make your iPhone and/or iPad read out loud to you. Read emails, web pages, even whole books. Super handy.
What to do about the Flashback trojan
Bad news and good news about Flashback. First the bad news. There's this thing called Flashback and it will mess up your Mac big-time. You could get it simply by visiting an infected website. Flashback will inject code into your browser and the modification lets the bad guys collect information as you visit various websites.... Continue Reading →
Use Preview to Mark Up Images
Use the mark-up tools in the Mac's Preview program to create callouts, annotations, etc. on any image that Preview can open. Super handy.