Apple Bluetooth Keyboard stopped working

Over the last month my Apple Bluetooth keyboard started burring through batteries and then the other day just quit working. I read pages and pages of support forums and found one bit of advise. Take a small piece of Aluminum Foil and drop it down the battery shaft then put the batteries (new) in the … Continue Reading

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Remove old Time Machine Backups form Time Capsule

If you need to delete a Time Machine Backup .sparsebundle file from your TimeCapsule, use the following procedure: Right Click the .sparsebundle file you want to delete and select “Show package contents” You will see a folder named “bands” that contains all the backed up files. Please note that opening this folder to show its … Continue Reading

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Print From iOS With Dropbox, IFTTT and Automator

Very good How-to from 52tiger.net on how to print from iOS to a non iOS enabled printer. The set up uses a few services but worth the read if you don’t have or don’t plan to get a iOS enabled printer. Follow the link to see the entire plan. PRINT FROM IOS WITH DROPBOX, IFTTT AND AUTOMATOR

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Make External Display the Primary Monitor

When  you connect the external monitor to an Apple Macbook, the external monitor will display as secondary monitor. In order to make the external monitor the primary one, go to System Preferences -> Displays. Select Arrangement. You will see two rectangles – each representing a monitor (internal & external). You will also notice there is … Continue Reading

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How to “Map” a network drive on a Mac

If you frequently access a file server from a Mac it’s pretty helpful to map the network drive to your desktop. There’s two ways to do this, one method is just mapped for one time use and will reset after a reboot, and another method is a more permanent route that allows the mapped network drive to always … Continue Reading

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Pages.app Template Maker

Just the other day I got a question from Anthony about making a Template in Pages.app. Here is his questions “Do you know how to create a template in Pages for paper that has a pre-printed header? The header extends 3″ from the top of the page. I would like to be able to prepare … Continue Reading

Apple Applications, iWork, Pages 0 Comments

iCal please stop setting my appointments to all day

Lion’s iCal changes default behavior of the new event creation in Month View and creates all day events by default. This is one of the most annoying bugs in Lion. But it is really not a bug. I learned today that if you type the name of your meeting and the start time; it will … Continue Reading

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New Mac Malware

Written By Wayne Jones of the FIVE FORKS BAPTIST COMPUTER USERS GROUP. The information is a very good read for everyone to just remind us that we ALL need to take care surfing the web. There is a rehash of something very old going around recently which has lots of Mac users in a tizzy. … Continue Reading

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NOVUS More Space LiftTec Arm Review

For about a year I have been doing some freelance work for a local company specia lizing in custom workspaces. Recently, they became the U.S distributor of a line of products made by a German company, NOVUS. The MoreSpace line of products are highly durable workspace accessories designed to maximize efficiency (They look pretty cool … Continue Reading

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Quick Tip: Speed up entering a url in Mobile Safari.

In Mobile Safari for the iOS devices, such as your iPhone or iPad, you can enter a new url without tapping the x that clears the url field. For Example: If you already have say apple.com open on you iphone and you want to go to newmacuser.com. All you have to do is tap the … Continue Reading

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