Tag: Mac OS X
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Using A MacBook Pro As Your Full-Time Work Computer
About four years ago, I decided I had enough of being the family tech support guy and through in my Windows towel for good. I checked out https://mytechnolojoy.com which is a great resource for PC help, but the Warning Signs Of Computer Problems are too many and is better to hire a professional to fix…
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Evernote for Android: The Circle is Complete
I have been an Evernote user for quite some time now, mostly for its ability to turn white board drawings into real search-able documentation. Even if they’ve had a Linux version available for some time as a plus to the Windows, Mac OS X and the Cloud edition, they had never bothered to be as…
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Google Public DNS and the LocalHost
8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4 Remember a few years ago when everyone was posting the encryption key for DVD’s all over the internet. Well I have a pretty good feeling that all the eights, double eight double four might very well become the new magic numbers. So why is Google DNS such a good announcement? There are…
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Maybe now we can actually sync a Blackberry with a Mac?
February 12 2009: MacBook Pro 15” ordered. February 20, 2009: Proud owners of our first MacBook ! Now the integration starts. I went on in length about the issues we had in translating everything from PC to Mac (http://www.2fatdads.com/2009/03/pc-to-mac-switching-pains-part-1/). The only issue we still are having is the lousy integration between Blackberry and Mac, which was…
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Must Have FireFox Add-Ons – FF3.5 Edition
FireFox 3.5 has just been released and yes it’s pretty damn fast! I’ve been using it since the Release Candidate 3. The only reason I did not get on the Beta Train was the lack of support for my favourite add-ons and extensions. As a web developer and WEB2.0 Junkie, my needs are a little…