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How to make ringtones for your iPhone with iTunes
Sometimes the built in ringtones just won’t do it for you and your iPhone. Maybe you’d like to make a recording of your friend saying “It’s Susan! Pick up!” and assign it to Susan. Or you want a bit of your favorite song that you can’t find an existing ringtone. Whatever your reason, making a…
What does your rock jar look like?
In First Things First, Stephen Covey tells a story that one of his associates heard at a seminar. The seminar presenter pulled out a wide-mouth gallon jar and placed it next to a pile of fist-sized rocks. After filling the jar to the top with rocks, he asked, “Is the jar full?” The group replied,…
Can I use a PC external hard drive with a Mac?
Question Also, I have an external hard drive that we use for our PC. It has photos, music, etc. Our PC is about to bite the dust, and we are probably getting a Mac. I know that I can use the external hard drive with a Mac, but do you have any idea if I…
Copy an image from a Web page into a Word doc?
Question How can I copy an image from a Web page to paste it into a Word doc on my Macintosh? When I do it using the Control-Option-Click and select Copy Image, then go to Word and select Paste, it pastes the address of the image, not the image itself. Answer I right click the…
Can I use my printer for my PC and my Macintosh at the same time?
Question Can I hook my printer, which is used for the PC, up to my Macintosh and use it interchangably for both machines? I don’t think so, but figured I would ask. Answer Hook your printer up to your mac. Download Bonjour from your PC for the PC (free program from apple). My dad says…
How do I run a Clean Install with Snow Leopard?
Question How do I do a Clean Install with Snow Leopard? I’m having a lot of computer problems and need to reinstall my system. Answer Macintosh system installs before Snow Leopard had three different ways to install your system. Clean install (wipe your entire hard drive) Normal (update your currrent System Folder) Archive and Install…
Recommendations for Teaching Yourself Web Design
Question I’ve been planning on talking to an IT counselor at my local college about taking a class or two, or three… in web design. I don’t want to take the wrong classes and in the wrong order, but quite a lot can be learned for free via web. Much of what I know now…
Every Time Zone: Time Zones, Math Free!
Ever been at work and needed to make a phone call to the other side of the continent or overseas? You know it’s 10:00 a.m., but what time is it there? The fingers and the math comes out. No more! Look at this brilliant little website I found! It’s called Every Time Zone. When you…
The future of magazines: Sports Illustrated
Here is this great demo of a Sports Illustrated magazine. With the popularity of reading media on computers and mobile devices like the iPad, you can see what the near future might look like. Already many of my magazines offer versions that are digital and full of search capabilities.
Duplicate fonts in Snow Leopard?
Question Have you upgraded to Snow Leopard? I only upgraded a couple of days ago, but have run into a slightly irritating font issue. If you have, then maybe you can answer me this: Ever since I upgraded I now have a bunch of “duplicate” fonts showing in Font Book along with a few that…