Steve Jobs will give the keynote speech at Apple's 2011 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). Expect news about Mac OS X 10.7 and iOS 5.
Steve Jobs Keynote at WWDC 2011
Apple Security Update 2011-003 and the Mac Defender Malware
There's this bad thing called Mac Defender. It comes from bad guys (Russians, just like in the movies). Then there's this good thing called Apple Security Update 2011-003. It comes from good guys (Apple, Inc.). You want the Security Update 2011-003 because you DON'T want Mac Defender. So, Step One: go to your Apple menu,... Continue Reading →
How to Type Perfectly, Part II
If there's something you type all the time, and it's more than a few characters, why not have your Mac type it for you? This tip will show you how.Let's say, hypothetically, that your name is "Christian Boyce." Now, let's say you stay up late doing blog entries and AppleScripts and kitchen cleaning (I did... Continue Reading →
How to Type Perfectly, Part I
Suppose you were writing an email using Apple's Mail program. Suppose you made some typing mistakes (who me?). Suppose your email looked like this:Not very good! But, those red underlines do show you where you made mistakes, and there are plenty of ways to make corrections. I will cover those in a future blog post.... Continue Reading →
Another Time Machine Backup Success Story
One of my customers has a Mac Pro tower, and the hard drive went bad last week. A replacement drive was only $60, and it was even bigger and faster than the one that died. Of course the new drive was blank... but we had a Time Machine backup so we restored from that and... Continue Reading →
How to Type Spanish Accents, French Accents, and Upside Down Question Marks
Type accents, umlauts, upside-down question marks & exclamation points on a Mac. Type things like "¡Olé!" and "résumé" and "¿Qué pasó?" Spanish, French, more.
VIDEO TIP: How to Add PDFs to Your iPad
Recently I hit upon the idea of gathering up as many of my PDF manuals as I could-- manuals for my printer, for software, for my camera, etc.-- and putting them onto my iPad for reading in the iBooks app. The way I do it is easier than what I'd seen described online, so I... Continue Reading →
Quick Fix for a Facebook Security Issue
Facebook has a nice little security hole, and someone has already done a "proof of concept" hack to show that it's easy to get into someone's account. The hack involves "listening" as people log into Facebook using an open network (such as what you'd find at Starbucks) and capturing names and passwords. Once that happens,... Continue Reading →
VIDEO TIP: How to Customize the Mail Toolbar
Here's a video showing how you can customize the Mail app's toolbar on your Mac, making it easier and faster to use.
QR Codes: the Next Big Thing
QR codes store information in a blocky graphic. This article shows you how to make them and how to read them. Could save you a lot of time.