Anything relating to computers and their use.
Right after upgrading my Macintosh laptop to Lion I found that iCal, the Mac calendar, was so slow. It was really aggravating. It happened with every change I made to my calendar. I guessed that the reason was my calendar was uploading to a remote server. I did have a .Mac account so I decided to look for this cause. I did find it to be the case. Solution: Open iCal preferences. Choose Accounts. If you see any listing showing…
The secret for me to get my SplashId Desktop version 6.0.1 to synchronize with my iPad was to turn the firewall OFF! Do NOT attempt to syncronize using Bluetooth. It will NOT work. Plug in the serial cable between the iPad and the laptop USB port. Open SplashID Safe desktop on your computer. Open SplashID on your iPad. Turn off the laptop firewall. (Apple menu>System Preferences>Security>[unlock the padlock with your logon code]>press the Stop button. Confirm that the correct IP…
Let me cover some viewpoints and offer perspective to counter some of the negativity aimed at gaming. Gamers are escapists. They certainly are which is an important attraction making computer games a successful commercial product. Why might escapism be good? One answer is that some of our young people live in homes that are troubled. One in eight adolescents may be suffering from depression. One factor that may lead to depression includes family problems. I was utterly shocked to learn…
My son wanted to build his second tower computer system. He asked mom and dad to help him buy the components for a Christmas gift in 2010. My son gave me a list of components: case, cpu, memory chips, power supply and told me to buy the items at Newegg.com. The process was simply flawless except the tower case was added as a second shipped item due to its size and I almost ordered TWO cases because I failed to…
I suddenly got a job as a contract worker. Previously I had been paid a salary. I was now my own boss and had to charge the client by the minute. What a change in mind set for me! Everything I do takes on a different meaning. Time is now money for me. I needed a method of recording my time and generating the bills to the clients. I found a nice small book at Staples. It measures 7in tall,…
Our family was staying in a Kimpton Hotel in Coopertino that offered free wireless where I encountered a problem with wireless connectivity. My daughter’s Mac laptop could easily connect to the wireless system but my Mac laptop could not. I called the front desk and they said there was no setup to be made. I dug into my laptop for a considerable time trying out a number of things. When I chose System Preferences>Network> [Then choose Airport from list] >Advanced>TCP/IP…
After spending about a week putting together a significant database I ran into a glitch that astounded me. I was creating envelope template when the program crashed. When I restarted the program and went into my database, that I had been working on, the progam now asked for user name and password. I had NOT set either. It took quite some time but the trick is this. Enter “Admin” for the user name and leave the password blank. Do this…
Program: Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac. Version: 12.2.3 Problem: After entering in a formula the cell that contains the formula will still show the formula and NOT the result. There are a number of causes for this problem. One can be that you asked Excel to display an incompatible cell format. Go to the cell or better yet the column you want your formula results to reside and click on the capital letter at the top of the column so…
I love the Adobe suite of products for the web. It costs a lot of money but Dreamweaver and Photoshop really are most professional and one saves money, sometimes, by buying more than one software in a bundle. I even have accepted Bridge even though it seems a bit awkward. My infatuation was put to the test with the most recent upgrade, CS4. The installation went swell until I noticed that Dreamweaver failed to install. Of all the products in…
Step 1: Open iTunes application on your Mac computer. Step 2: Insert a Great Courses CD into computer. Step 3: A splash screen will appear after the computer senses the CD has been inserted. This might take a few seconds. On the splash screen shown below, select “Yes”. You DO want to copy the disk into your computer. Once your computer begins to read the CD, iTunes will give you a progress report at the top of its display. As…