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Database or Spreadsheet?

February 4, 2011March 1, 2025 Features, How-To 2

The right tool for the right job: we suggest here a quick checklist of the strengths (and weaknesses) of databases and spreadsheets.

Shutterfly Online Card and Book Printing Service
Nemo Memo

January 17, 2011February 9, 2025 Camera, Features, How-To, Nemo Memo, Review, Tutorial 3

Shutterfly’s best products are custom hard cover photo books created using their online software tools. Shutterfly offers a bazillion different sorts of cards, as

Photoshop CS5 Workflow for Beginners #2 Color zinger in grayscale photo

July 4, 2010February 9, 2025 Features, How-To, Tutorial 1

Nemo’s Ten Point Tutorial Number 12 Photoshop CS5 Workflow for Beginners #2 Color zinger in grayscale photo Use and learn a new set of

Photoshop CS5 Workflow for Beginners #1 Off-color holiday food under glass

July 3, 2010February 9, 2025 Features, How-To, Tutorial 0

Nemo’s Ten Point Tutorial Number 11 Photoshop CS5 Workflow for Beginners â€” #1 â€” Off-color holiday food under glass When taking a photograph indoors

Introduction to Bento 3
Part Two

December 16, 2009February 27, 2011 First Look, How-To 0

It’s much easier to get the hang of the thing by using it rather than by reading about it.

Introduction to Bento 3
Part One

December 16, 2009February 27, 2011 First Look, How-To 4

The amount of information you add to a form is limited only by your imagination.

Nemo Memo – TeamViewer Will Improve Your Computing Experience – Forever!

December 4, 2008June 27, 2010 How-To, Interview, Opinion 0

Within a minute, you can view and control your pal’s screen. That’s it. No step three.

Fenestration 42
Data Exchange in the Clouds

June 25, 2008May 20, 2012 How-To 0

For users straddling the Windows PC and Mac worlds, the question of seamless data interchange between the systems can be a challenging one. Of course, with the capabilities of OS X, the rise of USB and the availability of flash drives and external disks it is probably easier than it has ever been to pass data, but nevertheless there are still considerations of disk formats, file formats and application versions to consider.

Macspiration 112
Time for Some Downloads

June 16, 2008May 20, 2012 How-To, Macspiration 0

Last time I did a download article I mentioned that good free downloads (for my use) had been few and far between. However, Iâ€™ve been downloading a bunch of new free apps and utilities lately. Hereâ€™s some of them (ALL FREE!).

Macspiration 111
Uncle Joe

June 10, 2008May 20, 2012 How-To, Macspiration 0

Last week my uncle made the switch from his Windows computer to a MacBook. Of course, I am his “guide” as he makes the switch and I made him a cheat sheet for some of the common questions he’ll have as he works. When I was done, I thought, “Why not make this a Macspiration article?” So here is the cheat sheet I made him in all of its simple glory.

File Launching Enhancements

May 19, 2008December 2, 2011 How-To 0

Do you miss the customizable Apple Menu from the good old days of Mac OS 9? Did you get stuck when you upgraded to 10.5 because your favorite enhancements didn’t work (and they still don’t)? Here we look at Classic Menu, MaxMenus, RapidoStart, SunnyMenu, and XMenu.

Another One Bites the Dust – Hard Drive Failure

April 9, 2008June 21, 2010 Features, How-To, Macintosh 0

What will you do the next time one of your hard drives goes kaput? Do you have the tools youâ€™ll need to get your data back? Have you even thought about it? Remember, itâ€™s not IF your hard drive will fail, its WHEN.

Read on to see what I did when one of my drives bit the dust.

Macspiration 108 – Sharing files through iChat

February 26, 2008March 24, 2012 How-To, Macspiration, Opinion 0

Did you know you can send files to a person through iChat? In fact the process is quicker than typing an email and clicking send. This is assuming you have an active chat with the person you are sending the file to.

Taking iWeb 08 even further – Part 7

February 20, 2008June 27, 2010 Features, How-To 0

Guy Serle returns with part seven of his iWeb series, this week looking at creating a new blog on your .Mac account. Read one of the only continuing internet columns about taking iWeb further than you would believe.

Macspiration 107: iPhoto 08 Printing Mysteries Solved

February 12, 2008June 27, 2010 How-To, Macspiration, Opinion 0

I donâ€™t know why but with iPhoto 08 Apple made what was an easy printing process into something complicated. Straight forward printing is still easy, but doing something like fitting a large image into a size is a mystery-unless you have some help. This Macspiration will help solve some of those mysteries.

Macspiration 106
Return of the Downloads

February 5, 2008October 31, 2011 How-To, Macspiration, Opinion 0

It has been a while since Iâ€™ve done a Macspiration recommending downloads. To be honest, I havenâ€™t found to many worthwhile freebies for an article. With that said, I have scrounged around my hard drive and found a hand full of downloads for you.

Live Capture in iMovie ’08

January 2, 2008January 16, 2011 How-To 2

The new iMovie 08 allows Live Capture, meaning you can record video directly to the program rather than using a video camera and tape. Bakari shows us how to do it.

Macspiration 105
A Quick Tip: Changing Icons on Your Stacks in Leopard

December 28, 2007February 23, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

I havenâ€™t decided if I like the new Stacks feature in Leopard or not, but what I donâ€™t like is how the icon of the stack is the icon of first alphabetical item in the folder you put in the Dock for a stack. This Macspiration will tell you how to fix that.

Macspiration 104
Dead Dock Icons

December 17, 2007September 10, 2011 How-To, Macspiration 0

Have you ever had an icon in your dock stop working? You click the icon for a program (maybe Mail), and the program never launches? The icon never bounces? The odds are that the link to the actual program has been broken. How do you fix it? Read on!

Using iWeb 08
Part 6

December 12, 2007January 16, 2011 How-To, Using iWeb 0

If you have stuck with me so far, Iâ€™ve talked a lot about how to use iWebâ€™s powerful built-in tools, how to make your own navigation bar, and how to set up Master Pages. What have I left out? Oh yeah, some other tools you may find useful and actually using the program.