Archive for September, 2007
I have not had a chance to test out Apple’s new iWork beyond a cursory look. On that first skim however, it doesn’t look like a program to rival the functionality of AppleWorks. Ted Bade also will miss Appleworks, as he writes in his latest column in “MacCompanion” …
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Posted by Lynn Wegley, September 30, 2007
Now, with the popularity of Apple’s Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop or VMWare’s Fusion, security and protection against cybercrime attacks is no longer just a PC problem. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, September 30, 2007
It is true that Macs don’t have any active virus working on their systems. But now with the increase of the market share and the use of Windows on Mac systems the vulnerability is increasing. Thus Trend Micro announce that they will be distributing Intego’s security software. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 29, 2007
With the release of the latest iPhone upgrade, many people if not all of them that hacked the iPhone are regretting their efforts. So how do you reverse the process? there hasn’t been nearly as much research done on that procedure. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 29, 2007
Most of us individual users don’t have the need to spend the dollars necessary for Photoshop. Of course, Adobe also has a version of Photoshop Elements available for the Mac. But there are other options. One is Pixelmator which was built from open source and Mac OS X technologies. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 29, 2007
This is kind of a strange year for Apple Expo Paris. Apple has been off making iPhone announcements all over Europe, but not doing much at the Expo. Of coruse, in the past Apple has made many product announcement in Paris. And since the demise of the east coast MacWorld Expo we have come to expect more from Apple Expo. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 28, 2007
As you probably known, one of the big problems with the Mac over the years has been Font files. If they became damaged, all kinds of problems could happen. Developers developed software to repair those files. Later we had similar issues with Microsoft Word documents and we had programs that were designed with those files specifically in mind. Now the pro-video market is coming up with many of the same issues. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 27, 2007
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Posted by Lynn Wegley, September 27, 2007
If you bought your iPhone before August 22, you may be eligible for an instant $100 electronic credit Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, September 23, 2007
This issue of The Frontline zeroes in on September being “Internet Safety” month in Virginia. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, September 23, 2007
I recently installed MS Office 2004 Update 11.3.7. Then it started getting flaky on me. It wouldn’t automatically recalculate. when I clicked on a cell to make it re-calc, most of the time it would hang. In fact I would get a hot processor warning. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 22, 2007
This maybe the first new application that will require Mac OS X 10.5 to run. This is part of the MyDreamApp project. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 21, 2007
I assume that most mac readers of this material already know about MacSurfer Headline News. But that might not be a valid assumption. This past week, MacSurfer when live with their latest update. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 21, 2007
It is not unusual for a computer user to need new drivers for various reasons. DriversPlanet helps the user to find them. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 21, 2007
As you probably know, the next version of Mac Office has been delayed until 2008. I bet it will be promoted heavily at MacWorld Expo. However, Microsoft has provide us with a sneak preview. Continue reading »
Posted by , September 21, 2007
