Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad class, focusing on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No
Macworld HELP DESK 12.06.2013
Apple’s seeming desire to eliminate optical discs from the face of the Earth notwithstanding, Automator workflow of the month: An easier way to burn movies to DVD offers an easy-to-follow workflow to get your video efforts onto DVD.
Contemplating adding a new Mac to your Christmas wish list? Mac buying guide: How to pick the right computer runs through Apple’s current lineup, discussing pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses.
Why you should buy a refurbished iPad from Apple might be of great assistance if an iPad is on your wish list.
Other items of interest today:
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How to transfer backups from Time Machine to a new Mac
Buying Guide: Find the best speakers (two pages)
How secure is iCloud?
Save time with OS X’s sidebar
How to create iMovie 10 trailers
For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 12.06.2013
Posted in Tips
Tagged AirPlay, audio, Automator, backup, Bluetooth, DVD, HELP DESK, iCloud, iDVD, iMac, iMovie, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Macworld, Mavericks, Migration Assistant, OS X, productivity, refurbished, Retina, security, speakers, Time Machine, video editing
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Use Gmail?
Ever hit the «send» button early?
Here’s How To Undo A Sent Email In Gmail, posted on Business Insider, reveals Gmail’s not-so-obvious Undo Send feature.
Yes, I tried it, and yes, it works! Give it a whirl.
iCloud Security
A question came up on Mac-Talk recently about storing passwords in Keychain on iCloud.
In How secure is iCloud?, Dr Breen doesn’t specifically mention Keychain, but he does provide a link to Apple’s iCloud: iCloud security and privacy overview document, which seems to indicate that the iCloud Keychain is pretty studly.
InfoManager for Monday, December 2, 2013
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 A bit of Christmas history
02 Ten Mac Preview Application Tricks
03 Top 10 Projects, Features, and Tips Every Mac User Should Try
04 iPhone 5s Complete Guide eBook
05 Jumsoft Adds Dropbox Support to Money for iPhone and iPad
06 Free Fonts Christmas Collection
07 TypeBook Creator May be your perfect fonts companion
08 Pocket Informant Pro gets pretty cool update
09 Free Christmas karaoke app just in time for the holidays
10 Crazy festive fun with free app launch: Santa’s Reindeer Rush
11 Felt Board Christmas is Now Available for iPhone and iPad
12 Quotes: Thankfulness Continue reading
Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPhoto 101 class, focusing on importing and organizing digital photos, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad class, focusing on the essentials of the iPad, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
More Mavericks Excitement
Ars Technica’s readers responded, en masse, about their “favorite” Mavericks issues; how do yours match up?
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Tagged Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, Infinite Loop, Mavericks
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Macworld HELP DESK 11.29.2013
I’m still waiting (in vain, I’m sure) for handwriting recognition, à la the Newton, but until then, it *is* nice to have a good choice of styli: iPad stylus buying guide: Find the perfect tablet accessory.
Keep snooping relatives out of your stuff? It’s really simple: don’t let them use your equipment! If that’s not an option, don’t let them use your account on your Mac. Dr Breen and various commenters lead an interesting discussion on the subject.
If you’ve got as many PDFs on your hard drive as I have, and you’re using Mavericks, How to add your PDFs to iBooks and organize them will prolly be a boon, especially if you’re not using Delicious Library.
For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 11.29.2013
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) catharsis.
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Tagged Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, Infinite Loop, Mavericks
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