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Google Earth

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

A new PEOPLE Widget is installed when the 10.4.4 system is installed.

This widget quickly lets you quickly find addresses and telephone numbers, but it does even more. It will actually bring up a map of an address by just clicking on the address itself in the widget window. Apple has set this widget to use MapQuest maps but should you desire to have the PEOPLE widget bring up Google maps instead, visit the following site for instructions..

Use Google Maps with People widget

Send Free Card from Apple's iCards

( Membership not required unless you choose to customize cards)

Broadband for everyone. - Can it be true?

Broadband Over Power Lines Debuts in D.C. Suburb

Digital Cameras Hints, Tips & Tricks Workshop

Listen to Radio Broadcasts from around the world that play in iTunes

ShoutCast by Nulsoft - Streaming Technology

Remember the Old Time Radio shows you used to listen to before TV arrived, Jack Benny, Roy Rodgers, The Lux Theater and more. You can hear them once again at the

Radio Memories Network

Mac OS X Mail Tips, Tricks and Secrets

A SanDisk's SD Plus card with a twist

This is a Brilliant New Memory Card according to David Pogue.

Top 7 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security

Recommendations on this page summarize the steps you should take, in order of importance, to improve the security of your home wireless LAN.

iPhoto 5.0 Tutorial

This tutorial from Apple consists of 11 pages of instruction for using the new iPhoto 5.0 program. Each page (2 thru 11) covers a different subject with a Movie, Tips, and Step by Step Instructions. (click the learn more button for the step by step instructions).


Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 Mail: Overstuffed mailbox

Do you have a lot of stuff in your mailbox? Never clean it out? Well, if you leave too much stuff in there you might find yourself saying, "My stuff! it's..., GONE!

Don't worry, all those things you had in Mail are not history. Your email messages haven't really gone anywhere.. Apple explains this for you...

The Mad, Mad World of Pixels Per Inch (PPI)

"The Resolution's Too Low"

A Short Course in Pixels Displaying, Printing and Scannng digital Images

The Short Course Publishing Company

Google Earth

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

A new PEOPLE Widget is installed when the 10.4.4 system is installed.

This widget quickly lets you quickly find addresses and telephone numbers, but it does even more. It will actually bring up a map of an address by just clicking on the address itself in the widget window. Apple has set this widget to use MapQuest maps but should you desire to have the PEOPLE widget bring up Google maps instead, visit the following site for instructions..

Use Google Maps with People widget

Send Free Card from Apple's iCards

( Membership not required unless you choose to customize cards)

A SanDisk's SD Plus card with a twist

This is a Brilliant New Memory Card according to David Pogue.

Mac OS X Mail Tips, Tricks and Secrets

Top 7 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security

Recommendations on this page summarize the steps you should take, in order of importance, to improve the security of your home wireless LAN.

Remember the Old Time Radio shows you used to listen to before TV arrived, Jack Benny, Roy Rodgers, The Lux Theater and more. You can hear them once again at the

Radio Memories Network

Listen to Radio Broadcasts from around the world that play in iTunes

ShoutCast by Nulsoft - Streaming Technology

iPhoto 5.0 Tutorial

This tutorial from Apple consists of 11 pages of instruction for using the new iPhoto 5.0 program. Each page (2 thru 11) covers a different subject with a Movie, Tips, and Step by Step Instructions. (click the learn more button for the step by step instructions).

A SanDisk's SD Plus card with a twist

This is a Brilliant New Memory Card according to David Pogue.

Digital Cameras Hints, Tips & Tricks Workshop

Mac OS X Mail Tips, Tricks and Secrets

 

Macs were at the Olympics

WebMasters latest Widget Discovery - Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a web-based free-content encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers from around the world. To test the widget inquire about any subject, for example Apple Computer, Edwards AFB or NASA. ( Mac OS 10.4 required)

iPhoto 5.0 Tutorial

This tutorial from Apple consists of 11 pages of instruction for using the new iPhoto 5.0 program. Each page (2 thru 11) covers a different subject with a Movie, Tips, and Step by Step Instructions. (click the learn more button for the step by step instructions).

** Stanford University **

This is the prepared text of the address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, who spoke at the Stanford University Commencement on June 12, 2005.

On the following page you will find a short video of the last few minutes of Steve Jobs speech to the 2005 Standford Graduates - Stanford News Service - Check the right side of the page..

Mac Memories -Apple's front pages along the years.

You will note one of the front pages shown was certainly not made by Apple. In 1997, Apple's Mac OS page was hacked for a few hours.

What's new in Tiger Mail

One of the nicest features I have found in the Tiger's Mail program is that the composition window will enable you to reduce the size of the photos and attachments you are sending right in the window itself.

Safari Enhancer for Tiger

Safari Enhancer is an application for enhancing the functionality of Apple's Safari webbrowser.


Powerbook Fixit Guide

Install your new part yourself using our revolutionary FixIt Guide Series.

Create a Print button in Safari's Address Bar   

A simple Java Script will do the job. Just type - javascript:window. print() - in the Address field and drag the globe next to the field into the Bookmarks Bar. Enter a name for the script (Print, for instance) and click on OK. When you click on the new button, the Print sheet will appear. You can use the same method to open a new browser window type - javascript:window. open() -.

Safari Users

If you have been having trouble with the text size when printing your email check out this site.

Mac OS X Mail: Printed text is unexpectedly large or small

iPhoto 4.0 has a built in Library selector
To either select a previously made Library or to make a new library hold down both the Option and Command key when starting up the program.. A window will come up giving you the above choices... Keeping separate Libraries for different activities or for different families lets IPhoto speed thru your treasured photos faster then ever before..

Mac's Keyboard Shut Down key
Apple brought the eject key back to life as the power key shortly after they removed it from the old keyboard.

control-eject is your new power key
control-option-eject is instant sleep ( does not work on all models)
control option-apple(or command, depending on your computers age)-eject is shut down.

OEM and Generic Ink at great prices - Tonerland

(Gardena,Ca - UPS shipping)

The following statement about Generic Ink can be found on the Tonerland website:

Generic ink will not void your printer warranty. Legislation has prohibited OEM's from voiding warranties for this reason. For more information, search the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement and the Sherman & Clayton Antitrust Acts.
It is a violation of the Sherman & Clayton Antitrust Acts for a service technician or printer manufacturer to require you to use any particular brand of supplies. An OEM cannot void your printer's warranty unless they can conclusively prove that other brands of supplies damaged the machine.



July 7th, 2007