Category: Tutorials
December 13, 2010
Another feature that just should have been in there from the start. Seriously, what was Apple thinking when it rolled out a social network for music that was almost completely devoid of social? Nevertheless, a few first day hiccups aside, Cupertino seems to have done a pretty good job in bringing this particular function to market.
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Posted in Apple, iTunes, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, news, Tips, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
September 23, 2010
You’ve visited a steaming pile of Flash masquerading as a website and, what d’ya know, you find yourself starring at the infamous beach ball of death. Well, you could force quit Safari, wait for it to crash by itself or, with the help of this nifty tutorial, just kill Flash, leaving Safari right where you were.
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Posted in Adobe, Free Software, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, Security, Tutorials | 3 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
September 5, 2010
Abomination! It is a matter of Mac canon law that the close, hide and minimize buttons should always be aligned horizontally at the top left of every window. Well, if that’s the way you see it, then by all means let me be your facilitator.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, OS X, Tips, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 20, 2010
After applying the most recent Mac operating system update, my FireWire external hard drive wouldn’t let me save items to it, saying I lacked the necessary permissions. Additionally, an external USB drive started behaving badly, too, spontaneously unmounting itself. What to do?
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, OS X, Tips, Tutorials | 4 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
April 10, 2010
Where was your Mac made? Chances are it was assembled in China, but where over there? If you’ve ever wondered about the minutia of your particular Macintosh or Apple mobile device, here’s a (potential) way to to find out more.
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Posted in Blogroll, Featured posts, Free Software, Games, iTunes, Mac, Macbook Pro, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 7, 2010
One of the first things you’re likely to notice after connecting a Mac mini to your TV is the smudgy black appearance of text and lines, for example, which can make navigation difficult for some users. Here are a pair of free apps, both from the same clever guy, to sharpen the picture.
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Posted in Apple TV, Free Software, Mac, mac mini, Mac software, Macintosh, OS X, snow leopard, Tips, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 4, 2010
Here’s a brilliantly simple way to download YouTube videos without any additional software or using a dodgy online conversion service. So, saddle up “” you’re one simple keyboard shortcut away from downloading anything you want whenever you want.
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Posted in Free Software, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, Quicktime, Tips, Tutorials | 10 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 3, 2010
There’s a wealth of music available on YouTube, especially remixes and special edits that aren’t easily available from other sources. Here’s a quick n’ easy way to download and convert them into iTunes ready music files for Mac, iPod and iPhone.
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Posted in Free Software, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, OS X, Quicktime, snow leopard, Tips, Tutorials | 5 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
February 26, 2010
By now you’ve heard about Boxee and Hulu, two truly great applications for delivering television shows to a Mac. However, you may not know just how easy it is to take all of that free content and put it on your home’s big-screen TV. Here’s the stuff you need to get that done.
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Posted in Apple TV, iPod Touch, iTunes, Mac, mac mini, Mac software, Macintosh, Tips, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
December 21, 2009
We sent out about a dozen treeware Christmas cards weeks ago, but there some folks on our list that don’t get a $2 + $0.44 (postage) physical card. However, that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten them “” here’s how to send an attractive holiday card without the hassle, expense or waste of a printed card.
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Posted in Free Software, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, OS X, Tips, Tutorials | 1 Comment » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson