Archive for January 2012
Mac Mail: How to add addresses from Mail to your Address Book in Bulk
Question I have “mail” and “contacts” on my mac. I know there are email addresses that my Mail program recognizes and will auto populate when I begin typing them that are not in my contacts. I desire to get those addresses in my contacts file or download them in some way so I can add…
Read MoreWhat is this anonymous Twitter database on my iPad?
Question On my iPad, under Safari/settings/databases, there was an entry from mobile.twitter.com with the name anonymous. I don’t Twitter, never have, and don’t understand how that entry could have gotten there given the descriptions and my understanding of how the databases are supposed to work. In short, how does a person that doesn’t use Twitter or…
Read MoreIs Streaming Netflix with Your Apple TV 2 Leaving You Hanging?
We love Netflix. We love being able to stream it over our iPad, iPhone, and Apple T.V. 2. However, as of late we keep running into programs and movies just hanging every few minutes on the Apple TV. This is not the joyful experience I am accustomed to. After doing some digging, we found some…
Read MoreEditing a Field in Excel: Mac vs Windows
Question I am working in Excel on my MacBook and editing my Christmas card list. On a PC, I could hit the F2 button to immediately be able to edit the field I was in. Is there a shortcut on a Mac for that? Answer CONTROL+U is the new F2 when you’re using Excel with a…
Read MorePaypal, Square, and 1099s
Question Do you have any idea how Paypal and Square up deal with 1099 reporting for the IRS? Answer Paypal Starting in 2011, all US payment providers including PayPal will be required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report sales information to the IRS about certain customers who receive payments for the sale of goods or services through…
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