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Entries from June 2007

Learn to use Exposé

Today’s Mac switcher tip: Learn to use Exposé, you’ll love it. F10 is especially helpful when I have several NeoOffice documents open at the same time.

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June 30th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Mac

A switcher’s guide to software

Having recently switched from using a PC to doing all my work on a very nice Macbook I’ve found the following programs indispensable. Those making the switch from PC to Mac may find this list helpful.
Quicksilver: “A unified, extensible interface for working with applications, contacts, music, and other data.” - This application is slick. I [...]

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June 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment | Tags: Mac

Prepare a MAC image for burning on a PC

Here’s help for PC to Mac switchers who wish to create a MAC image that can be burned on a PC.
Mac Help - Convert and Burn Mac .dmg or .img to .iso Windows PC-Compatible Disk Image
Other details here may be helpful as well: Create an ISO image on Mac OS X using built-in Disk Utility [...]

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June 29th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Mac

Why a strong password?

Protect Your Blog (or anything else) With a Solid Password

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June 12th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Blogging · Computing · Security

Get the longitude and latitude

Lifehacker points to a cool trick: How to find latitude and longitude with Google Maps

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June 9th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: GPS