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    Newsletter #365 Preview: Do You Really Need that System Enhancement?

    November 27th, 2006

    The other day I read that there are over 4,300 Universal applications available, which means lots of choices for your Intel-based Mac. But many of these applications aren’t high-power productivity programs you might need for your work. In fact, some of the most important entrants, such as Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Office for the Mac, […]


    Newsletter #364 Preview: Apple: Empowering Regular People

    November 20th, 2006

    Take a moment to listen to a radio show that provides help to PC users. You’ll hear a litany of problems, and some of the most convoluted solutions imaginable. It can get particularly dicey when the host brings up the infamous Windows Registry. Indeed, when Windows misbehaves, there are seldom easy answers, except for folks […]


    Newsletter #363 Preview: How I Got Liberated with IMAP

    November 13th, 2006

    The normal way of handling email is pretty basic. Your Mac or PC logs onto your ISP or independent email service, retrieves the messages and logs off. Forgetting the technology behind it, the system seems to work most of the time; that is, until you want to access your account from more than one computer. […]


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    The Leopard Report: Should Apple Tinker with the Interface?

    November 6th, 2006

    As some of you may have heard, Microsoft has been making an effort to be a trifle innovative in the user interface of Internet Explorer 7 and the forthcoming Office 2007 for Windows. The default look, for example, ditches the traditional menu bar, which means you no longer see such familiar labels as File, Edit, […]