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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”…
Adobe Illustrator — How to Add Type to a Path
Question I am trying to do something in Illustrator and I can’t figure out how to make it happen. I want to make letters go in a semi-circle, and the help menu says to select Type -> Type on a Path -> and the option I want. My problem is that “Type on a Path”…
Get your business listed in the Google Local Business Center
Did you know you can get yourself listed in the Google Local Business Center for free? Here is how! Visit google.com/lbc Create a Google account if you don’t have one, or sign in with your account. Enter information about your business, including address & phone, hours & more: You can even add photos of your business…
Exporting Mailing Lists to Make Mailing Labels
Question: Do you know of a software patch that allows the exporting of Macintosh Address Book contacts to run mailing labels? Answer: I can help! To learn how to export your addresses out of your Address Book app, you can read this article I wrote a while back: How to Get Your Address Book into…
Parental Controls on iPhone or iPod Touch?
Question: My son’s top Christmas request is an iPod Touch. Am I able to put parental controls on Internet content if I get him one of those? Answer: Yes! Here is how: With your iPod Touch (or iPhone) on, go to “Settings”. Scroll down to “General” Select “Restrictions” Select “Enable Restrictions”. You will be prompted…