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Laughter Is Good for the Soul

And a lot of laughter† is good for the rest of you. To wit, Visionaries of the tech world who foresaw Apple’s future, Daniel Eran Dilger’s wonderful contribution on history. (Thanks to Sean McKinley for the link.)   †A movement … Continue reading

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April Fools!!!

In keeping with the season, and ongoing security concerns, we’ll venture a bit off the usual path here, for just a moment: California residents inundated the USGS with questions after receiving an email warning them of an impending earthquake. The … Continue reading

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Who are you and what do you do?

At The Sweet Setup: Every week we post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools … Continue reading

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InfoManager for Monday, March 31, 2014

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker What’s Here: 01 Apple did NOT move to the Czeck Republic! 02 UGNN Facebook Update: Facebook good and bad for April 2014 03 UGNN Cyber Security Report for MARCH, 2014 04 Safenetting: … Continue reading

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Intro to the Interface class at Di-No Computers. Di-No Computers 2817 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA  91107 (626) 795-6674

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So Your iPad Really Wants Office

It better have plenty of space available; if you install all three apps, you’ll lose about a gigabyte of space! Whew!! You could do a lot worse, I think, than starting here: How to Get Started with Microsoft Office on … Continue reading

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Bigger iPhones on the Horizon!!

Or so the rumor mill would have us believe. From Brooke Crothers’ report on CBS News: …The next-generation iPhone 6 “will likely be offered in 4.7- and 5.5-inch versions”, Nikkei reported in its Friday edition. The current iPhone 5s has … Continue reading

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Still Waffling About Which Office Suite to Use?

There may or may not be hope. Microsoft announced yesterday that its Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are now available for the iPad; if you want to do more than look at documents, however, you have to subscribe to Office … Continue reading

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Browsing on Your iPad

iPad Browsers Compared: Which Is Best? reviews a shopping cart full of iPad browsers to choose from. Whatever it is you use your ’Pad for, there’s surely a browser to help you get it done.

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I Wish I May…

As you may know, iTunes has a potentially evil feature, the Wish List. Evil, you say? Whatever do you mean? I don’t use the iTunes Wish List feature, but if you were to take a look at my wish list … Continue reading

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