Seems as though the icons in my menubar are multiplying. I know what they are but I don't remember putting them there. (In fact, I didn't put them there-- most were placed there automatically, during the initial installation of various programs.) Regardless of how they got there, now I want to rearrange them. But how?... Continue Reading →
Single-click Envelope Printing
You can print envelopes in one click if you use a little AppleScript. Here it is.
NFL Prime Time iCal Calendar for 2010
Note: this is a repeat of a blog entry from last year, with updated data for 2010. Preseason games are not included. I wanted an iCal calendar of the prime-time NFL games (Monday Night Football, the Sunday night game, the occasional Thursday night game) but I couldn't find one online. I did find the entire... Continue Reading →
How to trade in your old cell phones, computers, and other electronics for cash or gift cards
-- How to trade your old cell phones, computers, and other electronics for cash or gift cards -- RadioShack's Trade-and-Save program is no longer. But there are plenty of other options for trading in your old cell phones and computers and other electronic equipment, including: Apple's Trade-in Program Amazon's Trade-in Program Gazelle and It's Worth... Continue Reading →
iTunes University
Apple's iTunes university offers more than 250,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other materials-- from universities, museums and art institutions, and libraries all over the world. You'll find courses from Stanford, Michigan, and Cal (and many, many more); lectures about past and current exhibits from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA (the Museum of Modern... Continue Reading →
Speed Up Your Mac (#3)
So much of what we do with files starts with a drag and a drop. You might drag an image to Mail in order to send it to someone, or to iPhoto to add it to the iPhoto Library. You might drag an image to Photoshop in order to open it for editing. All of... Continue Reading →
Free Admission to MacWorld Expo
MacWorld Expo 2011 is six months away, but if you plan ahead a little you can save major buckos on admission. In fact, if you use this link before the end of the day on July 26th, you can get in for free. San Francisco in January isn't exactly balmy but who cares, it's SAN... Continue Reading →
Speed Up Your Mac (#2)
As we've seen before, sometimes it's not the Mac that's slow. Sometimes it's the user. Even if you're fast you can get a little faster still. Here's another hint that will save you time, day after day after day. It's all about checking boxes. Read on.The typical Print... dialog box looks something like this:See those... Continue Reading →
Speed Up Your Mac (#1)
Everyone wants a faster Mac. It's a lot easier-- and cheaper-- to make yourself faster at using the Mac you have. Here's a great way to do it. First in a series.Ever seen one of these? It's a Print dialog box with a couple of pop-up menus. If you want to make changes to the... Continue Reading →
World Cup Soccer Calendar for iPhone, Mac, and iPad
Google calendar with entire World Cup 2022 schedule. Updates automatically. For Mac, iPhone, iPad, and other devices too.