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My favorite Dashboard widgets this week
I love finding new ways to be more efficient. This week I found two great little Dashboard widgets that will help me with clients and tech phone calls. TimeScroller I am often setting phone call meetings to other parts of the country and sometimes the world. I find myself trying to calculate the time in…
WordPress CSS: How to create an automatically evenly spaced menu
Here is a method to create a WordPress menu using CSS to keep all of the navigation items spread out and even, no matter how many navigation items you have. Create your menu using WordPress’ built in menu system. Add an extra custom link at the end of the menu with # for the URL….
Set up a MacMini (or Other Computer) Without a Monitor
I recently procured an older MacMini that I plan to run my PBX software. I don’t need (or have) a monitor for it. I just need it to be accessible over the network. I needed to use my iMac as a monitor to access the MacMini so I could set it up. Here is the…
How to Add Quotes to Your Cells in Excel Automatically
This tip is going to be mostly helpful to people who working with databases. But, if you work with Excel and find yourself needing to deal with repetitive formatting, you might also appreciate the technique. When working with CSV files you may need to add quotes to either side of a cell’s contents in order…
So You Want to be a Graphic Designer?
This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by a student from a high school in Illinois, who was doing a research paper on jobs they might want after graduation. What kinds of things do you design? I design things related to the internet (Web sites, banners, eblasts, etc.), and just about anything on…
Share iTunes Across Multiple Users on Same Macintosh
I decided recently that I wanted to have multiple users on my main machine to divide my work items from my play items. It’s hard to get work done while you that Facebook bookmark it staring at you. Likewise, it’s tough to enjoy yourself when you are looking at the latest project looming in your…