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What are iPhone Safari Databases?
Question Recently, I was poking around under my Safari Settings (Settings –> Safari) on my iPhone and came across an entry for databases. What are these? Answer iPhone Safari supports HTML 5’s client-side storage structure just as your desktop version of Safari (Safari –> Preferences –> Security –> Show Databases). It is useful for developing…
Passwords: How do yours stack up?
How many passwords do you have? With so much business on the internet now from banking to social events, most of us have a lot of passwords. But, how good are your passwords? Are they secure? Or easy to guess? Or worse, do you have a single password for all of your accounts? Top 10…
Faster Loading PDFs with InDesign
Question Is there a special way to save PDFs from Indesign so they load faster on the internet. My client has their pdf brochures online and it takes forever to load. Answer Yes there is! When you export your PDF from InDesign, make sure you choose the Adobe PDF Preset “Smallest File Size” and check the box…
Open a web page automatically with iCal
Question I have a website I’d like to open automatically every morning. Is there a way to do this on my Macintosh? Answer Yes! You can do this with iCal. Here’s how: First, open your browser and go to the web page you’d like to open automatically. Click and drag the favicon to the desktop……
Convert InDesign PDF to Grayscale
Question Do you know how to save an Indesign file as a Grayscale PDF? So far all I can figure out is to build the file in grayscale from the start. Including converting all the graphics to Gray before importing into Indesign. In Quark you can just click on save as grayscale in the PDF…
Facebook Notification on your iPhone
Question How do I get Facebook to notify me on my iPhone when I get a message? Answer First, you’ll need to download and install the Facebook 3.1 application from the App Store if you don’t already have it. It’s free and does a really great job encompassing all the major features of the website….
Fix: WordPress Error Using Twitme or WP to Twitter
I was getting an error in a WordPress blog when I posted a new post. Like many people, I enjoy a little plugin (Twitme) that will send a message to Twitter whenever a new post goes up. It’s quite a timesaver. It took me a while to figure out the problem so I thought I’d…
How do I create a Facebook page for my business?
Question How do I create a facebook page for my business? Also, I want friends, but don’t want all those comments showing up on my business page. What do I need to do? Answer You are confusing Facebook pages with Facebook’s Business Solutions pages a little bit. Facebook pages are personal pages. You create your…
How to Edit Bookmarks in Chrome
Question I am using Google’s Chrome browser. It works great, but I can’t seem to edit the bookmarks. The help tells me to the “Tools” menu, but I can’t find it. Answer Google was a bit tricky with their default installation, but the fix is easy. Go to your preferences for Chrome. Under the “Basics”…