CreativeTechs, a Mac support company in Seattle, has created a downloadable PDF that they call a "PocketMod" because it can be folded up into a pocket-size guide. The contents of the PDF are "My Mac Won't Start: A Tiny Troubleshooting Guide." I highly recommend having a copy of this guide on hand, ...
Top 10 Keyboard Shortcuts for the Mac
The less you need to grab for your mouse while at the Mac, the faster you can get stuff done. I use lots of key commands, also known as keyboard shortcuts, which replace the need for going to the dropdown menus using the mouse. Increase your productivity by learning these keyboard shortcuts. Note: ...
Apps that don’t exist, but should
David Pogue wrote a piece in last week's New York Times on some good ideas for iPhone and iPad apps that his readers have sent in. Sometimes it feels like all the good app ideas have been done before, but obviously that's not actually the case! In general the apps that resonated the most for me are ...
iBooks app versus Kindle app on the iPad
The iBooks app and the Kindle app are the top 2 ways to read books on the iPad. What are the pros and cons of each? The Kindle app--the good Incredibly large selection of books. Pricing is very low, usually $10, even for new "hardcover" books. Out of copyright books are available for free ...
Is the Apple App Store really “the online equivalent of white flight”?
Virginia Heffernan's piece in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend tries to make the case that the Web is chaotic and dangerous, and therefore those who can afford the iPhone/iPad will increasingly be segregating themselves to a clean and happy non-Web future, one sanitized by Apple (thanks ...
The 5 Types of Digital Image Files: TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and Raw Image Files, and When to Use Each One
There are 5 main formats in which to store images. Why would you choose one over another, and what are the differences? 1. TIFF (also known as TIF), file types ending in .tif TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF images create very large file sizes. TIFF images are uncompressed and thus ...