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Working with tables in Scrivener

May 16, 2012

The Scrivener writing tool is more than an editor.  It is a place to store backstory, character sketches, and other story information.  I find articles on the internet related to whatever the project is about and put them in the research portion of my Scrivener file or folder.  More about tables in Scrivener after the [...]

Two new Cloud Storage Systems: Google Drive and Microsoft’s Skydrive

April 27, 2012

I’ve used Dropbox consistently for over two years now.  For the last year I have had a 50 GB account for which I pay about $99.  That is about $2 per GB I use.  That was nice, and I loved the idea of having my files stored elsewhere, sort of a backup on the fly. [...]

How to filter records in a Bento Library

April 23, 2012

Bento is an interesting database for the Macintosh.  This is provided by the Filemaker people, which is an apple company.  It is a single table database.  I find that I am using it a lot for dealing with a lot of information I collect through my notes.  The problem that I encountered was that I [...]

How to Build a Blog Ideas library in Bento 4

April 20, 2012

When I take notes i use a note book, but there is a problem in keeping notes in a notebook.  I sometimes loose my notes in a notebook.  So I developed a workflow where I move my notes into an electronic format on a daily basis.  Benot for mac has solved a few of these [...]

How to record your screen on a Mac

April 9, 2012

As an Instructor I  provide a service where the student does not leave the learning environment for an extended period of time.  They can ask questions about the subject material as presented in the class for a period of time after the class.  Sometimes I need to do a demo over again for the student. [...]

Which Office Suite do I like?

March 28, 2012

I got asked this in a class recently, and I thought I would answer it here.  I decided that I would look at just three of the major office suites out there, MS Office, LibreOffice, and iWork.  I am going to grade them according to usefulness, cross platform ability, and price.  Then I will tell [...]

An Irritating thing

September 30, 2011

With the new Lion changes were sure to happen, but –please– changing the direction of scroll on the trackpad or mouse?  I had gotten use to scrolling down to go down the page, and scrolling up to go up a page.  This was the way it was for on a PC, GNOME and it was [...]

Using Things for a Move.

July 30, 2010

I am currently in the middle of a move from my House into an Apartment.  This has meant a big problem for me.  I am hiring people only to move big furniture, while I am moving the small stuff in my car.  I have Things for the iPhone and on my Mac as well.  I [...]

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.

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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