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 to play .avi movies in Mavericks, Prof Breen continues his help for folks stuck in the past.

Need to get photos off your iPhone? Check out Macworld Video: Organize your iPhone photos with Image Capture.

For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 02.21.2014

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InfoManager for Monday, February 17, 2014

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 Time for Fitness and Health Apps on the iPad and iPhone
02 Stellar Launches v3 of its powerful cloning utility Stellar Drive Clone
03 Horizon Fixer for Final Cut Pro X Released by FxFactory
04 Clips FX for iMovie – for iOS7
05 World’s first Bilingual Spanish-English Children’s Text to Speech Voices
06 AutoCAD 2014 for Mac Tutorial Video
07 Why Does My iPhone Battery Die So Fast?
08 Kickstarter system HACKED
09 GraphicConverter 9.1
10 Quotes: Black History Month Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, subject TBA, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad Basics class, focusing on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Upcoming Mac and iPad Classes at Di-No

Di-No LogoDi-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 free to contribute to the tip jar, though, if you feel so moved! The schedule for the next five weeks is as follows:

17 Feb 2014 iPad Basics This class will focus on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
18 Feb 2014 Mac Work TBA
25 Feb 2014 Mac Play TBA
3 Mar 2014 iPad Basics This class will focus on the essentials of the iPad: gestures, settings, and using basic apps
4 Mar 2014 Intro to the Interface This class is an introduction to the Mac
11 Mar 2014 Navigating the Interface This class focuses mainly on organizing files and dealing with the Finder
17 Mar 2014 iPad Basics This class will focus on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
18 Mar 2014 Mac Work TBA

Call Jordan at Di-No for further details, including what you should bring with you, etc. To subscribe to Di-No’s class-schedule calendar, click here.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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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) your office are just a bit too disorganized, take a look here: How to simplify your home office.

Mac 101 wrap-up: Panic optional, besides being Professor Breen’s farewell to Mac 101, provides a link to the index of all the articles. Check it out!

Other items of interest today:

For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 02.14.2014

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If not, you missed a great deal of information on a number of file storage/sharing services. Wow!

At Coco’s, we had a few ordering change-ups (just to see if Jordi was paying attention), and an animated discussion on the rather labyrinthine machinations of the Los Angeles metro mass transit systems.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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InfoManager for Monday, February 10, 2014

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 UGNN Safenetting Malware Report for February 10, 2014
02 UGNN Facebook Update: Ten Years’ Woes, Bros & Foes
03 Twitter Infomanager: the IPO has its ups and downs – a new year and we’re tweeting twits
04 Mac at 30: Tales from BMUG
05 Apple Base Station Extreme/Time Capsule Highest Performance Upgrade
06 Internet Archive: Software
07 Streaming the Winter Olympics
08 PhotoBulk
09 Congress needs YOUR help… develop an app
10 GoPro plans IPO
11 Best Mac Software
12 RIP: Mugs of New Jersey
13 Quotes: Thoughts for Valentine’s Day Continue reading →

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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 series on GarageBand: GarageBand: The finer (and final) points.

How to simplify your social-media life has some pretty good tips and advice.

Other items of interest today:

For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 02.07.2014

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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: What do you think of when I say “digital photo manipulation”?

If you said “Photoshop”, you’re right; if you said anything else, go directly to Jail and do not pass Go.…

For the whole shebang, PYBT: The best photo editing app for the iPhone.

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