One of our clients is moving out of his apartment for a week and a half over the Thanksgiving holiday. He wants to know how he can make sure to have internet access during that brief time he's away. It isn't worth the money to purchase a wireless card and a plan for that short a time. But another ...
Follow Lots of Blogs Easily with RSS
If you're not aware of what RSS is, or how it can be used, I'll let you know how I find it useful. I follow a lot of blogs each day: The majority are tech- and Mac-related, and then there are some written by friends of mine, and a few craft-related blogs, and then of course the funny dumb ones ...
Free Software to Check Your Apps for Snow Leopard Compatibility
I just tried out SnowChecker, a free piece of software that goes through your applications and tells you whether the software you have, and the versions you have, are compatible with Snow Leopard. It's a great idea, since it's nice to know ahead of time what kind of headaches you'll be in ...
Updated 1Password: Use It for Storing Lots of Personal Data
The 3.0 version of 1Password for Mac just came out--it is still in beta (test) version, but it's stable enough to use regularly. And it's the only version that works with Snow Leopard. I recently installed it and have been putting it through some paces. It looks much fancier, including mini icons ...
Handmade Wooden iPod/iPhone Dock
I'm always interested in the intersection between electronics and craft. I think it's the mix of low-tech--the traditions that have been followed for centuries--and high-tech--the newest computer technologies. I do a lot of looking at the high-tech/low-tech mix on Etsy, the website for buying and ...
Snow Leopard Printing Problems
A number of our clients have moved to Snow Leopard, and for the most part they are finding the transition smooth except for one thing: PRINTING. The old printer drivers no longer work under Snow Leopard. Furthermore, they don't know where to go to get new drivers, nor do they know how to download ...