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Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category

August 28th, 2008

iPhone/iPod Touch Tips and Tricks

Whether you’re on an iPhone or an iPod Touch these tips and tricks from PhilMUG member dubeditions is certainly a must read. It’s really an iPhone centered tips and tricks list but soem of them will also work with the iPod Touch. I tried it on my iPod Touch.
Some of them are just great. My […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

August 27th, 2008

Keyboard Shortcuts Are Making My Day Better

I absolutely love keyboard shortcuts. The quicker I can get to something without navigating a menu tree, the better. Recently I discovered a few keyboard shortcuts that are making my life simpler and my day better.
Hide Dock
I know the dock can autohide, but most of the time I prefer to have it out in the […]

By Chris Marsden -- 1 comment

June 15th, 2008

Of Lost Passwords and Recovering Them

Funny story.. My cousin calls me up a few nights ago. He was frantic. He said his business partner screwed up their MacBook. They couldn’t login to the MacBook because it wouldn’t accept the password. They kept trying and trying but to no avail. So he asked me if I could just try to recover […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

May 18th, 2008

Pages Tip 01: Setting Your Default Template

I’m bringing you what hopefully will be something that can I can sustain. I want to improve our small blog and to do this I’m trying video tips/tutorials.
The first tip I’m bringing you is about Pages. Depending on your workflow, you may want to start out with a template […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Interesting Things You Might Have Forgotten About Mac OS X

Here’s an interesting article from LifeHacker that talks about obscure functions of your Mac (OS X Leopard). These are things that you forgot that you can do with your Mac.
From saying phrases out loud, launching an application via Spotlight all the way to doubling as an external drive. These are just some things that […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2008

Taking Security Seriously

I wrote an entry awhile back regarding a guide posted on Ars Technica on how to keep your Mac secure. Well there’s another interesting article on Ars. It’s about five important security apps for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
My interest and yours too should be on the Mac apps. Ars lists 5 apps that […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2008

Keeping Your Mac Safe

While the Mac platform seems to be more secure than the Windows platform, that’s no reason for Mac users to be complacent. No system is 100% secure. So taking steps to ensure that your computer remains secure will go a long way.
Ars Technica has an article which lists steps that you can take to […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Leopard Tips From MacWorld

Here’s an interesting article with Leopard tips from Macworld. Tips include, new screenshot shot commands, printer icon tip, keyboard shortcut for PDFs, etc.
Leopard is indeed a powerful OS and these tips makes your experience with it a whole lot better.

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By Juan -- 0 comments

March 12th, 2008

Office 2008 Installation Issues

A lot of people use Office Applications and I’m sure that more and more Mac users are upgrading the the Office 2008 for Mac. However there was a documented issue with Office 2008 and that there’s a possibility that someone, a hacker might be able to exploit a security issue that will allow them to […]

By Juan -- 0 comments

March 11th, 2008

Free Alternative To Back To My Mac

[via Lifehacker]
One of the nice features of Leopard is the ability to connect back to your home computer or any computer running Leopard and control it as if you’re there. The problem is, this feature will cost you an additional $100 a year because you’ll need a subscription to Apple’s .Mac service.
While Back To My […]

By Juan -- 0 comments