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The Lorax App Review

In honor of Dr. Suess’ birthday – I thought I would bring to you The Lorax app review. Right now – for this week only – many Dr. Seuss titles are being offered at a discount on the iTunes App Store. I picked up The Lorax for only .99 (normally $3.99). So if you have [...]

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ATT Unlimited Data Plans

If you are lucky enough to be grandfathered under one of the ATT unlimited data plans – then you may have been paying close attention to the concept of data throttling that has made headlines lately. Basically, ATT recently stated that if you were in the top 5% of data users on an unlimited plan [...]

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Apple iPad 3 Event Announcement

Invitations have been sent to what is commonly believed will be the Apple iPad 3 announcement. Many media outlets report to having received invitations from Apple about an event that is scheduled to occur on March 7, 2012 at 10:00 am PST at the Yerba Buena Conference Center in San Francisco California. The invite reads [...]

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Wifi Dropping in Lion Fix

Ever since Mac OS X Lion debuted, many people have had a problem with their wifi connection dropping when the Mac wakes from sleep. If you have been having this problem, and you haven’t run software update lately – then go forth and do so now! I just noticed this past weekend (February 26, 2012) [...]

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My Mac Hard Drive is Full

I have an old Macbook Pro circa 2007 with a 120GB hard drive. Lately, it’s been pretty laggy and slow – and I am trying to figure how I can make the performance a bit better. One problem is that the Mac hard drive is full – or getting there. The thing is – the [...]

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How To Keep Track of Expenses

Despite being an accountant – or maybe because I am an accountant – I am always looking for new ways to keep track of expenses. I have a large family, and money just seems to fly out the door. Ever get that feeling? And I have tried everything from a little paper notebook to sophisticated [...]

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How To Quit A Program On A Mac

A friend of mine is a die hard Windows user. I can honestly say that she will probably never switch to a Mac. But her teenage son needed a new laptop – and he wanted a Mac. So, being the wonderful mom that she is – she bought him one. Of course, one of the [...]

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Why Microsoft is Expensive

When it comes to the great Microsoft vs Apple debate, a common gripe is that an Apple laptop is just way too expensive. After all, you can find a fully loaded Windows laptop for about half the price. That is true. And you can enjoy that cheap laptop – until a new operating system comes [...]

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App Store Giveaway

Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store gift card to one lucky winner. It could be you. To celebrate the 25 Billion downloads milestone (yes – I said BILLION) Apple is running a contest. The person that actually downloads that 25th billion app – will win a $10,000 gift card to the app store. [...]

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Etsy iPad Cases

Often, Etsy has iPad covers that are off the beaten path. If you don’t know about Etsy – it’s an online marketplace for people to sell their own creations. And if you like to be original, then it’s the perfect place for you. I started to troll Etsy awhile ago. One day I woke up [...]

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Multi Touch Gesture for Safari

I just wanted to share my favorite multi touch gesture for Safari. It is so useful that I just might, maybe, switch from my old standby – Firefox for Mac. The new Mac OS X Lion operating system brought loads of multi touch gestures to the Mac. So many, in fact, that I had to [...]