We've just discovered an amazing new resource for Mac users in NYC who want to improve their Mac skills--it's called How Lounge. Many people know that the Apple Store offers a One to One membership, which for $99 gives you a year of training sessions at the store. But what if you can't get an ...
What Comes After the Mouse?
A piece by Anne Eisenberg in the New York Times this past weekend, titled "Pointing With Your Eyes, to Give the Mouse a Break," discussed what the computer mouse is evolving into. It makes a persuasive point that in the future we won't be using a mouse at all--instead we will be using our eyesight ...
Slow Mac? Add More RAM
If your Mac is slow, often adding more RAM (also known as memory) can help. Most Macs ship from Apple with a limited amount of RAM but you can buy more and install it yourself. This will speed up your Mac, usually. How much RAM do you already have Check to see how much RAM you've already got. ...
Google and IMAP, Part 1
If you use Google Apps with an IMAP client such as Apple Mail, Entourage, or Outlook, periodically you may simply stop being able to log into the incoming mail server, even after you've double and triple checked the settings. If you have Google Apps standard (free), or Gmail, you may simply be ...
Entourage Database Problems on Your Mac
If you use Entourage on your Mac for your mail, how many times has the program told you that your email database is corrupted? Because of the way Entourage stores mail (in one giant file), if even one email has a problem with it, the entire database may be unusable. There are a few solutions or ...
What’s the difference between Time Machine and Time Capsule?
A client wrote yesterday and asked, what's the difference between Time Machine and Time Capsule? Time Machine is a piece of software that comes free with every Mac. When you set up and run it, the software makes a backup of your computer every hour, to any external hard drive. The first time it ...