The easiest way to get your Apple Address Book contacts into an Excel spreadsheet is actually by using Entourage as a go-between. Here's how. 1. Back up your Apple Address Book. (Just in case.) To do that, under the File menu, choose Export and then choose Address Book Archive. Save the archive to ...
Maker Faire New York: Top 5 Faves
This weekend was the first Maker Faire in NYC , specifically in Queens, on the site of the former World's Fairs. We attended and were amazed by the quality and quantity of cool stuff going on. My top 5 favorite things: 1. 3D printing. You can buy a kit to make your own 3-D printer, called a ...
how easy is it to return a drive? and who pays?
Sometimes, you have to be tough. Sometimes, it pays to be nice. I recently have had a run of bad luck with some hard drives, and so I needed to have them replaced under warranty. Western Digital had the easiest return process -- you can go on their web site, enter a serial #, and then if you give ...
What to do when you buy a new external hard drive for your Mac
Did you know that when you buy an external hard drive to use with your Mac, it's usually a good idea to set it up for Mac use? These days you can buy any external hard drive, not just the ones labeled for Mac. So you can choose based on price and looks. It's great to have a wider selection, and ...
Remote access to a Mac
We use remote desktop software to help clients on a regular basis. This means we remotely access other people's computers through our Mac in our office. It's a quick way to either solve somebody's Mac problem from afar, ASAP, or diagnose an issue so I can send the proper Expert to solve it in ...
I love my new SSD drive
I just installed a solid state drive from Other World Computing, and man is it FAST. I really feel the difference in my MacBook. Leopard starts up in under 30 seconds, easy. I feel cramped being confined to 120 GB (larger sizes are available but trés cher), but I intend to replace the optical drive ...