Category: TECHnically
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Outlook gets Facebook integration – Inbox Deathstar now Complete
BBC News – Outlook gets Facebook integration: “Microsoft has integrated Facebook into its Outlook e-mail system in its latest move towards the social web.” Sounds more like a final step toward completing the Deathstar. I couln’t think of two companies more intent on doing sheer evil to your Inbox
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Pixelmator 1.6 “Nucleus” released – FatDads Approved!
Pixelmator 1.6 “Nucleus” released I’ve been using Pixelmator for a few years now. I discovered it through a Macheist bundle and have since upgraded a few times. It’s an amazing graphics tool for most of day to day ‘shoping needs. One of the things I like the most about it is how it can very…
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What Is The Last Thing You Do Before You Launch A Website? – Smashing Magazine
What Is The Last Thing You Do Before You Launch A Website? – Smashing Magazine. This is a pretty cool article from Smashing Magazine. We do like these guys a lot and their Web Dev related articles are very rich and full of ideas, tricks, and spark. Naturally, each of us has developed a process…
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Camera+ for the iPhone: Pure Clickety Goodness
When my fellow Canuck and shutterbug, Lisa Bettany, teamed up for with the TapTapTap guys to make Camera+ (iTunes link) I was a little curious but also a little wary. I thought to myself, here we go again, another photographer renowned for usually sporting a Canon 5D MkII touting the merits of the iPhone’s camera.…
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Hey Canucks! How Is Your iOS4 Upgrade Going?
To be quite honest, the results are a little mixed here in the Wendyhouse… Steve McGoo upgraded his Rogers phone without any incident and managed to get his Gmail up and running with any issues. However, I have not been having too much luck.
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New Facebook Phishing Attempts Capitalises on Account Deletions
I got this lovely piece of Spam today from “Facebook” about my account deactivation… Now I must admit that I am not very fond of “the book” these days but I haven’t jumped on the “Delete My Account” bandwagon yet either. So I poked around this one a little more for some obvious signs of…
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Getting Ready for WWDC?
As you probably already know, the WWDC is on today and Apple does NOT broadcast it live. Most of us are relying on “liveblogs”. So here is the run down of what we are monitoring. You might want to try these links: Engadget.com TWiT.tv with Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt Andy Ihnatko GDGT.com Ars Technica…
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Upgrading Hard Drives – It’s Really This Easy
Let’s get the 320 GB hard drive upgrade, it should be enough space for awhile… …or not. When we ordered the MacBook Pro in February ’09 our entry option for the hard drive was 250 GB, so upgrading to 320 GB wasn’t a huge upgrade, but it was roughly a 40% improvement in head room.…
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How Form Actually Affects Function
I have been using the MacBook Pro and only the MacBook Pro for all of my work and personal stuff for about 3 weeks now. Sure I’ve had my fair share of annoyances in adjusting my workflows and my bad habits like hitting end and expecting it go to the end of the line instead…
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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…