Number One Sign of a Bad Website "Wrong OS"
A student of mine told me about a website, I thought I'd check it out. I clicked a link and was told that I had the "Wrong OS Version." I think my OS version is great actually.
View ArticleRemove the Arrows in iTunes
Open the Terminal application (look in the applications folder, then the system utilities folder). Then just paste this line into the terminal and hit return: defaults write com.apple.iTunes...
View ArticleBlock Ads in Safari
So, I switched from being an occasional Safari user, to a full-time Safari user. After a bit of research I discovered Safari AdBlock. Even though the AdBlock tab still showed up in the Safari...
View ArticleGoogle's Mac Picasa Uploader Installs More Without Asking
If you recently installed Google's Picasa Web Albums Uploader you got a little more than you bargained for. open "LaunchAgents" folder and delete the "com.google.keystone.agent.plist" file I hate...
View ArticleAre iTunes App Store Prices Too Low?
If you sell something for $100 people will say it should be $90 you can sell the same thing for $90 and people will say it should be $70. Produce apps that are worth more than $0.99 and people will buy...
View ArticleOpenOffice Multiple Page Layouts in One Document
To Use Landscape and Portrait Page Orientation in the Same Document: Click on “Format” -> “Styles and Formating.” Then create a new page style with landscape orientation. Click on the first...
View ArticleMacBook Pro Battery is Not Charging
My MacBook Pro has had it’s fair share of power issues. First was the charger melting, then the battery went from fairly healthy to only holding a five minute charge. Those two problems solved I’ve...
View ArticleFix for Disk Utility: “File system formatter failed.”
Situation: You buy an external hard drive for you Mac. You want to format it for the Mac (Mac OS Extended (journaled)). So you fire up Disk Utility to reformat. Choose erase, click go, and get “File...
View ArticleGetting Text From Apple Pages on a PC in a Pinch
The other day I brought a .pages file into a classroom. The problem is all the computers at the school use MS Windows, which can’t open .pages files. Did I panic? Yes. Was all hope lost? Nope. It turns...
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