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Mavericks in (In)Action

Mavericks has been out about a month, now, and to no one’s big surprise, it’s not perfect. In After a month of use, we dish out our biggest gripes with OS X Mavericks, the Ars Technica crew achieves (I hope) … Continue reading →

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InfoManager for Monday, November 25, 2013

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker What’s Here: 01 Amazing Google+ and Picasa Photo Experience for iOS 7 With Web Albums 4.0 02 Keep Calm and Carry On While you create funny posters for Instagram 03 Fingertip Maestro … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

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

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Ever Wonder Where the Bluetooth Symbol Came From?

(to say nothing of the name…) Well, wonder no more! I spotted this on MakeUseOf this morning: What Do These Common Symbols Mean?

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Macworld HELP DESK 11.22.2013

Working with iWork apps, particularly with older and newer documents? How to work with iWork’s new file formats will help out. If you’re traveling over the holidays (or any other time, of course), make sure you read How to find … Continue reading →

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***** PRIOR-TO-MAVERICKS INSTALLATION WARNING *****

TO ALL: It is very important to do backups, as we have discussed in several prior meetings, and I, as well as others, have STRONGLY suggested that anyone do the proper backups prior to major upgrades in addition to a … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Mac and iPad Classes at Di-No

Di-No Computers, in Pasadena, hosts a rotating set of Mac classes on Tuesdays from 2:00p to 3:30p; and iPad classes on the first and third Mondays of each month, also from 2:00p to 3:30p. These classes are all no-cost; feel … Continue reading →

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If not, you missed more iOS 7/Mavericks hints, tips, and discussion (see Apps & Traps for the hints and tips), and a couple of pretty good (if I do say so myself      ðŸ˜‰ application presentations. Q&A was pretty informative, too. … Continue reading →

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InfoManager for Monday, November 18, 2013

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker What’s Here: 01 UGNN Facebook Update: Kids leaving, ads coming, SnapChat gone 02 ICANN: gTLD land rush with first domain sales 03 Protect Your Personal Data on iOS 7 – your eyes only 04 … Continue reading →

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They Just Don’t Make ’em…

Here we have a very strange juxtaposition: Yep!! That’s a MacBook Pro (with two big monitors connected) and an IBM *PC* keyboard!! And here’s why: Why I use a 20-year-old IBM Model M keyboard

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