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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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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

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. [...]

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. [...]

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.

Blogging 101 – Grow a Thick Skin

June 4, 2010

If you are going to be a blogger, especially blogging about technology, you are going to find yourself a target for every Tom, Dick, or Harry who has a computer and an internet connection.  Most of these people will disparage your work because they can.  Opinions are like … well you know the rest.  So [...]

Blogging 101: Attribution

June 3, 2010

When I first started this blog it was all about my opinions and writing, but there was so much more I wanted to do.  I wanted to embed videos I found, and link to interesting articles.  I wanted to comment on those articles as well.  I  knew nothing about Daring Fireball, which is essentially doing [...]

Avoid iPad lockouts when using Bluetooth keyboards | Accessories | iPhone Central | Macworld

May 7, 2010

Avoid iPad lockouts when using Bluetooth keyboards | Accessories | iPhone Central | Macworld MacWorld writes: If you’re planning on taking the same approach for some of your travels, and if you’ve enabled a passcode lock on your iPad (which you definitely should if you leave the house with it), let me save you a [...]

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