Category Archives: Tips
Macworld HELP DESK 03.14.2014
Need to do a lot of filtering of your e-mail? Take a look at Filter your email like a pro, Chris Breen’s routine for handling tons and tons, in Outlook. Next, Prof Breen goes into detail about mail merge in … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 03.07.2014
Know how Do Not Disturb works? Heard of it, even? Working with Do Not Disturb in OS X Mavericks tells all. Black and white photographs are alive and well and still with us. How to create beautiful B&W images with … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 02.21.2014
OMG!! If I don’t find that Web page I saw three days/years/centuries ago, the world is gonna end! Been here? Prof Breen has the answers (one of which I hadn’t heard of): How to revisit old website data. In How … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 02.14.2014
Handy with the stuff in the toolbox? Feeling brave and bold?? Advice from an Apple Tech: The right tools for the job will be right up your alley. If all of those tools and other stuff in (what passes for) … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 02.07.2014
As Fact or fiction: What does (and doesn’t) actually speed up your Mac notes, a faster Mac is always a better Mac. Click the link to see what actually will speed things up. C’est fini! Maestro Breen wraps up his … Continue reading
iPhone Photo Editing
Nick Heer has a very interesting piece on The Sweet Setup on editing photos that will remain electronic (as opposed to being printed). You gotta love an author whose mindset is summarized thusly: …I’d like to ask you a question: … Continue reading
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…
Nobody loves it, everybody hates it (except fried up with peaches for breakfast), so what to do? How I manage spam on my mobile devices has an interesting solution for out-of-the-house/office relief, and several more options from commenters.
Macworld HELP DESK 01.24.2014
Getting as tired of all the ads, and videos that start automatically, and unasked-for windows when you browse the Web as I am?? Dr Breen’s How to block the Web’s worst clutter has some great suggestions. Tame your Twitter feed … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 01.17.2014
How Mac experts deal with their contacts brings together an interesting bunch of folk with some interesting takes on dealing with the issues; whaddaya think? Coulda, woulda, shoulda (well, coulda and shoulda, anyway) meet at How to (and why not … Continue reading
Macworld HELP DESK 01.10.2014
Gack!!! My worst nightmare come to life: When good email disappears: Archiving old messages! Creating ringtones with GarageBand looks pretty interesting; might have to give it a try. If you’ve got an iPhone 5s, and a hankering to be a … Continue reading
