Looking for a good book on Steve Jobs? "Becoming Steve Jobs" is a good one. Better than Walter Isaacson's Jobs biography.
Book Review: Becoming Steve Jobs
How to send messages with balloons and other screen effects from an iPhone or iPad
Here's how to send animated balloons & other screen effects from an iPhone or iPad. It's easy & fun-- but you need to know how! Here's how.
How to Turn On the Mac’s Scroll Bars
Scroll bars give you visual information at a glance, IF they're turned on. They're off by default. Here's how to turn them on.
How to Fix iMessage “Waiting for Activation” on iPhone
Is iMessage on iPhone stuck, "Waiting for activation"? Apple's suggestions don't always work. Here's how to activate iMessage the right way.
How to forward (or delete) part of a text message conversation on an iPhone or iPad
Delete or forward part of text message conversations on your iPhone, maybe NSFW photos. You can delete an entire conversation; this is better.
How to sync text messages between your iPhone and your Mac
You want your iPhone's text messages to sync with your Mac and iPad-- all messages, green and blue both. Here's how you set it up.
Blinking Yellow Light on an Apple Airport– what it means, what to do
Blinking yellow light on your Apple Airport needs attention. Fnd out what the problem is and update firmware using the Airport Utility.
How to Print Mailing Labels from an iPhone or iPad (2012 Edition)
NOTICE Things have changed since this article was written in December 2012. The Avery Templates Everywhere app is no longer available. The Avery Design & Print app is still available, but it's terrible (bad interface, crashes, buttons don't work-- you name it). Use myCardLists* instead. It prints labels perfectly. Here's a link to my how-to... Continue Reading →
How to Print Mailing Labels
UPDATE: Apple's Address Book app has a new name. It's now known as "Contacts," starting in OS 10.8, for consistency with the name used on the iPhone. The label printing works the same way regardless. (Are you looking for how to print mailing labels from your iPhone or iPad? Here's my article about that, updated... Continue Reading →
How to Show (and Hide) Invisible Characters like Paragraph Marks in Microsoft Word on a Mac
Light blue marks in your Word documents are "invisible characters" (returns, tabs, & spaces). Here's how to turn them off, and back on.