Category: Tutorials Adv. Beginner
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How to make an award using Apple Pages App
Here is a secret. I’m not a fan of Microsoft Word. I never have been. Though it has all kinds of features that are so important that my wife Marc insists on having a current subscription. I however ALMOST refuse to use it. I can teach it but I never open Microsoft Word on my…
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Help Lithgow Avoid Email Scams: The Inheritance Lawyer
Like most days I love to get up make breakfast sit in my backyard and breath in the clean blue mountains air. I will often drink my coffee while I look at my email. It’s a good way to start my day. But today I noted that I’m getting more email scams than normal. I…
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OSX Time Machine FAQ
Living in NSW makes you think about what would happen if you needed to evacuate your home and leave your computer behind. What would happen to your data? Could the data be recovered from fire damage or flood damage? The answer to both of those questions is YES! However, the process is very expensive and…
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Bad Kitty Good Passwords Video
I was visiting a student in Katoomba for basic OSX training. I noted that they had a really bad password. A VERY bad password. When I mentioned they should change the Password they suggested they put a one at the end of their password. This inspired me for this episode “Bad Kitty Good Passwords” Video.…
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Mac OSX Podcasts
I love podcasts for me they are the easiest way to process new information. Podcasting is actually what got me into learning about OSX and Linux in the first place. I have even produced a few podcasts of my own. One on my art (Now Podfaded) and a second podcast Called the Star-Fall Sci-fi RPG…
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Finder Icons
Here is another basic Mac blog post for you. When I teach Mac classes I will often have someone who has never used a Mac beyond getting their email and checking Facebook. I have encountered a few adults students that are afraid of clicking on any of the icons on top of the Finder Window.…
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Image Capture the best little program you never knew you always had
I hate printers. I know an odd way of starting a blog. But it is very true I hate printers (Why I hate printers in its full flaming hateful glory is a whole different blog post) One of the reasons why I hate printers is the horrible software they try to get you to install…