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Invoicing with Numbers

July 26, 2010

If you’re not using an accounting package, and your business is a Service, then you might be able to use Numbers’ Invoice Template.  This is not a replacement for a full-featured accounting package, but it might get you through.  After the break Using the Template to do business.

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Simple Check Register with Numbers 09

July 23, 2010

I’ve met a few people whose main accounting is their check register.  They don’t want or need a full-on personal finance system like Quicken, or Mint.com.  They want to enter their purchases and deposits and mark when checks have cleared.  What they want is an electronic check register.  After the break, a check register that might [...]

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Running Ubuntu on a Mac

July 9, 2010

Being Linux + certified and teaching all things Unix/Linux I have to have access to a Linux environment.  I have a former PC that serves as my Linux Test Bed, but I got the idea of trying to install a linux Distribution on my Mac.  After the Break How I did it.

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Getting your Ebooks onto your iPhone or iPad

July 8, 2010

One thing I like about the digital revolution is that digital copies of anything don’t degrade over time.  You can keep enjoying them over and over for years.  However getting your media onto a device can be a bit frustrating.  Well a pair of apps, one for the Mac and one for your iPhone or [...]

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Pester yourself to remember events

July 7, 2010

One would think that iCal would be all that one needed to keep track of your appointments and all.  What about those “Pick me up 30 minutes from now” command from the significant other?  Is that worthy of a Things entry, or an iCal appointment?  Probably not.  Then I have a solution for you which [...]

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Using Bento for storing software serial numbers

July 1, 2010

More and more people are not buying physical media when buying software.  They are buying the bytes and downloading them.  This means that you need to store these files and their serial numbers.  I am going to show you how Filemaker’s Bento product can be used to store this information after the break

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Using the Media Manager on MarsEdit 3

June 17, 2010

One of things I like to do is use images, either to help teach, or just to look pretty.  The problem comes in putting those images in a post.  MarsEdit 3 comes with a pretty capable Media manager.  After the break how to use the media manager in MarsEdit 3

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Blogging 101: Have a Take

June 15, 2010

There’s a sports talk radio Host who will let anyone say anything on his show as long as they “have a take.”  That’s what most blogs seem to lack is a consistent take on their subject.  It’s as if the blogger wants everyone to like them, so they have no consistent take on their subject. [...]

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Blogging 101: Write the Best Post you can

June 11, 2010

When I asked others about how to attract people to my blog, the best advice I was given was to write the best posts I can.  This blog combines my own original content with commentary on other articles to which I link.  But when I asked how to do that I usually get blank stares. [...]

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How to do the Pulse SmartPen trick without buying one.

June 10, 2010

I got to thinking about how I use the pulse smartpen, and I made a shocking discovery.  I really didn’t need the pen and the paper.  After the break how software and some hardware you might already have can help you simulate the Pulse smartpen and LiveScribe desktop.

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