Sat - April 16, 2005
Sat - February 19, 2005
Panther Scanner Sharing
The screen capture here shows a scan from an Epson Perfection 1650 attached to E's computer. But the scanner is being run from my PowerBook.
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Fri - January 14, 2005
Belkin TuneCast II Initial Impressions
Of course we got the iPod shuffle accessories before we got the player itself. Dangit. So we plugged the Belkin TuneCast II into a portable CD player and went for Mexican.
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Tue - January 11, 2005
Tue - January 4, 2005
E has a blog
Elizabeth has been procrastinating lately. Therefore, she now has a
weblog.
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Fri - December 31, 2004
Sat - October 9, 2004
Thu - July 1, 2004
WIN2VNC
Span two monitors from two separate computers, and use only one keyboard
and mouse.
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Finally an iPod Competitor?
The NW-HD1, supposedly available in the EU in August.
Posted at 10:21 AM Read More
Thu - June 24, 2004
Email Aliases in .Mac Mail
.Mac allows five email aliases per email account.
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Tue - June 22, 2004
Mon - June 21, 2004
Safari Scripting
Based on recent requests, a repeat, with more information.
Posted at 02:26 PM Read More
Sun - June 20, 2004
Windows Spyware Removal Tools Comparison
Does your browser look like this?
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Wed - June 9, 2004
New Mac Towers and Airport Express
The top of the line is now 2.5 GHz and is liquid-cooled.
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Sun - May 9, 2004
Send Your Mac Address Book to a Webpage
You can turn your Address Book into an html page to publish either internally or on the internet.
Posted at 01:47 PM Read More
Sun - May 2, 2004
Fetch Art Applescript for iTunes
A must-have with the new printing capabilities in iTunes 4.5.
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TDS and .mac Mail (Port 25)
TDS has decided that blocking Port 25 will cut down on spam. Unfortunately, this impacts the ability to send mail using a .mac account and Apple's servers. Read more for a temporary solution.
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Wed - April 28, 2004
iTunes 4.5
iTunes 4.5 is available for Windows XP and OS X (and not just Panther).
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Thu - April 22, 2004
Viewing my site locally
I like to check changes to my site before I publish them. It's easy to
see the unpublished site on Safari on my the iBook via iBlog, which opens Safari
and pastes the local url. I used to have to publish in order to view the changes
on my Dell with either Internet Explorer or FireFox.
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Mon - April 12, 2004
osx2x
I've moved the Dell's keyboard and [crappy] mouse off my desk, and I'm controlling it and the iBook from the iBook's keyboard, mouse and trackpad. Very pleased, very pleased, with the extra space.
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Sun - April 11, 2004
Address Book Tip
This one I came up with on my own. I can never remember our fax number here at Moonshine Lodge.
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Fri - April 9, 2004
Open Office on Macintosh
I reserved all weekend to get Open Office installed on my iBook. It took 45 minutes. And that included babysitting a puppy between tech activities.
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Wed - April 7, 2004
Free Anti-Virus Software for Windows
I did not know of a reliable anti-virus application for Windows until recently. I have been recommending paying for one of the standard programs, and I think that might change with my discovery of AVG's free version.
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Tue - April 6, 2004
Open Office
Open Office, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, is a viable free alternative to Microsoft Office. Not quite as much eye candy as Office, but it works perfectly so far.
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Mon - April 5, 2004
TDS Recon - Ruggedized PDA
The TDS Recon is a ruggedized PDA running the Windows Mobile operating system. Waterproof. This might be the ticket for motorcycles when combined with the Storm Hawk weather GPS software.
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Sun - April 4, 2004
Fri - March 26, 2004
Dimensionizer
A contextual menu item to display an image's dimensions without opening the file. Fantastically helpful when building a blog.
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Wed - March 24, 2004
Wed - March 17, 2004
Local Google
Well,
this is interesting. And here I was, switching to Vivisimo.
Google keeps reinventing the search engine. That initial public offering,
whenever it comes, is going to make a few geeks very rich.
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Tue - March 16, 2004
Laptop Batteries Eventually Wear Out
This old clamshell iBook 466SE is now four years in my possession. Who
knows how long it sat on a shelf before that. So the lithium ion battery is well
on its way to unuseability. I have to perform battery maintenance almost
monthly. Look inside for my steps, which work for PowerBooks and new iBooks,
too.
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Sat - March 13, 2004
Address Book Importer
Need to import a database of addresses into OS X Address Book?
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Fri - March 12, 2004
Windows XP Networking
Hey, this is my 100th post!
I was asked about Windows XP file and printer sharing for the second time this week. And for the second time, after thinking about it, I sent the puzzled individual to the same two pages.
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Tue - March 9, 2004
Caller ID on your Windows Computer
E has a Caller ID display at her desk, and the downstairs phone has it
built into the handset, but there was no capability at my desk. Until this
afternoon. Now I have a small Caller ID program on my Dell Desktop running
Windows 98SE.
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Thu - March 4, 2004
Devil Duckie Drive
The perfect solution for your small storage needs - a flash drive inside
an evil bathtub toy.
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Tue - March 2, 2004
Wed - February 25, 2004
Vivisimo Plug-In for Firefox
My last two entries have linked themselves. In Firefox,
you can click the Google logo at the left of your search input box in the
Toolbar. It's actually a drop-down menu. Click on "Add engines...." You will be
directed to a plug-in site within Mozilla's web pages. Search for Vivisimo,
it's there. Clicking on the result will automatically install the plug-in, and
Vivisimo will be available the next time you invoke the drop-down menu. You can
even make it your default.
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Tue - February 24, 2004
A Replacement for Google?
A bit hard to get the tongue around, but ....
Posted at 08:22 PM Read More
Firefox from Mozilla
Now in use on the Win98SE Dell. Available for Jaguar/Panther.
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Thu - February 12, 2004
iTunes Gift Cards at Target
Available starting Sunday, February 15, 2004
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Sat - January 24, 2004
Thu - January 22, 2004
iTunes Music Store RSS Feed
Keep track of new offerings at the iTunes Music Store from your RSS reader.
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Fri - January 9, 2004
MacWorld a la Ars Technica
Now that's a picture. This puppy is apparently heavy, too.
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Tue - January 6, 2004
The New miniPod
I admit my initial reaction was disappointment. In the price. I had been expecting a $100 music player. E felt the same way. She was sitting a few feet away, listening to the live feed from San Francisco.
Posted at 09:17 PM Read More
Sun - January 4, 2004
The latest Instant Message Coding
Late-night scrounging around the internet, at such diverse places as
Google and Yahoo's own IM help pages, finally paid off for my Navigation Bar.
Notice, just to the right, my new IM Online Status indicators. These indicators
rely on actual AOL and Yahoo domain pages to stay up-to-date. They appear to be
quick and reliable.
So screw onlinestatus.org.
So screw onlinestatus.org.
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Mon - December 29, 2003
Sun - December 28, 2003
Apple User Groups
Per today's entry in Leo LaPorte's 2003 Technology Almanac, I took a look at Apple's User Groups pages.
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Thu - November 13, 2003
Wed - November 12, 2003
Playlistism
I find myself being very careful with my iTunes Music Store
recommendations over there in my navigation bar. They need to be cool and
current - and of course, available and purchased from the Store. iTMS Ethics, as
it were. Thank goodness my open wifi network is nearly never shared with
outsiders, or I might be subject to derision for all my Madonna albums.
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Sun - November 2, 2003
Sat - November 1, 2003
Starting Over on a Computer
This old laptop has seen better days. I spent part of today wiping the
hard drive and moving on.
Posted at 08:15 PM Read More
Tue - October 21, 2003
iTunes Music Store URLs
Apple changed the iTunes Music Store linking protocol.
Posted at 02:30 PM Read More
Sat - October 18, 2003
Mon - October 13, 2003
Tried Again to Split in Audacity
I still don't love sitting on the floor in front of the stereo system,
splitting files manually with Audio Recorder (see my last post). It works
perfectly, but does take baby-sitting. So I tried to use Audacity again.
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Thu - October 9, 2003
Mon - October 6, 2003
Fri - September 26, 2003
Free "Services" Thesaurus
As far as I know, this is the only freeware thesaurus that uses Jaguar's Services.
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Thu - September 25, 2003
iTunes in My Navigation Bar
Take a look at the Navigation Bar here, especially on my main page.
I've reorganized it again, and added a section highlighting my current favorite
iTunes Music Store selection. The album art is clickable, taking you right to
an iTunes Music Store search within iTunes. If you are using Netscape on
a PC and click on the artwork, nothing happens. If you are using Exploder on a
PC you get an error message.
Posted at 08:07 PM Read More
Tue - September 23, 2003
Sun - September 14, 2003
I Give Up - Online Status Indicators
My third online status host became unreliable in only four days. I
switched to lifelesspeople.org last weekend. You would think a group with that
name would have plenty of time to watch their servers.
I reported my problems with my online status indicators here last on August 30. Since then I have been through several online status hosts. Heck, it might be more than three. The hosting services would allow me to show whether my IM clients are signed in or not, IF they worked with any reliability. Bright-colored icon - online; greyscale icon - offline.
I reported my problems with my online status indicators here last on August 30. Since then I have been through several online status hosts. Heck, it might be more than three. The hosting services would allow me to show whether my IM clients are signed in or not, IF they worked with any reliability. Bright-colored icon - online; greyscale icon - offline.
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Wed - September 3, 2003
Create PDFs in Any Windows Program
Hey, my first Windows tip on the Blog. CutePDF Printer has a less-than-masculine name, but it works.
Posted at 04:24 PM Read More
Thu - August 28, 2003
Tue - August 26, 2003
Mon - August 25, 2003
Fri - August 22, 2003
Thu - August 21, 2003
Attach PDF to New email
Want to send a document to someone in a format you know they can read?
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Safari Tools
Helpful javascript tools for Safari.
As easy as drag and drop.
As easy as drag and drop.
Posted at 05:11 PM Read More
Digital Rebel
Canon may have hit a home run.
I hear it will be able to be had for $800 next month, $500 by Xmas.
I hear it will be able to be had for $800 next month, $500 by Xmas.
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