Sorry to have been gone so long. I had a million things to write about and couldn’t decide which one to do first. You might call it a “blogjam.” Today we have more in my short-yet-continuing series of Things I Like. Specifically, we have some iPhone applications. So here we go.1. i.TV It’s a TV... Continue Reading →
Tip of the Day, September 3rd, 2008
Today’s topic: The Desktop.We love The Desktop. We put all of our stuff there. And then we open up Safari, or Mail, or something else, and we cover everything up. When we need something from The Desktop, Step One (and Step Two, and Step 3) is “move all those windows out of the way so... Continue Reading →
Tip of the Day, August 24th, 2008
Did You Know-- ?The Preview program that comes with OS X 10.5 can do some pretty spiffy things. In fact, it can do some of the things Photoshop can do, and some of the stuff that Acrobat can do, and a whole bunch of stuff that neither can do. And it’s free.In Part I of... Continue Reading →
Tip of the Day, August 21st 2008
Ever get a weird error message on your Mac and then try to tell someone (me) about it? The conversation goes like this:You: “I got a weird error message on my Mac.”Me: “Oh really. What did it say?”You: “Something about an error.”Me: “Right. Can you tell me a little more?”You: “No, it just said there... Continue Reading →
Uncle Steve says “We’ll fix it”
I hear that Steve Jobs sent “someone” an email saying he knows about the iPhone problem reported here-- the one where all applications (except the default Apple ones) open for two seconds and then slam shut. He says the problem will be fixed in September, via a Software Update. Yahoo!
New iPhone Software! Yahoo!
Apple put out iPhone software 2.0.2 last evening. I of course installed it, and I of course am still having problems. If you were hoping (as I was) that everything would be fixed the next time Apple put out new iPhone software, you will be disappointed.Apple doesn’t say much about this release. All they will... Continue Reading →
My iPhone Adventure
When YOU have Apple troubles, you call me. When I have Apple troubles, I call... actually, I call me too. At the moment, I am trying to figure out what makes the iPhone crash, and more importantly, how to make it work again. The kinds of crashes I’m talking about are the ones where an... Continue Reading →
iPhone software 2.0.1, part 2
The good news: iPhone software 2.0.1 didn’t make anything worse. The bad news: applications still crash the iPhone, and once you’ve crashed with one application you can’t open any of the others- just like before. Turning off the iPhone and turning it back on doesn’t solve the problem- also just like before. I’m working here... Continue Reading →
iPhone software 2.0.1
It’s here! They say it fixes some bugs. We’ll see.Do yourself a favor and wait until I’ve tried it and given it a thumbs-up. Look for info here within 24 hours.
Tip of the Day, August 3rd, 2008
Command-Spacebar. That’s it. See you tomorrow.OK, here’s a little more info. When you press Command-Spacebar, you get a little search box at the top right of your screen. Looks like this:Type something in, and as you type, Spotlight searches your hard disk(s) for matches. Big deal? Well, yeah, because it searches INSIDE documents in addition... Continue Reading →