How to best run updates on iOS devices
On 2012/05/12
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 this past week. iOS is the operating system that runs on all iPhones, iPads and some iPod touch models. Since iOS 5.0, released in October 2011, we have had two ways to install software updates: via iTunes or over-the-air (OTA) directly to the iOS device. The second method, over-the-air, has the [...]
I saved $600 by reading the reviews
On 2012/05/09
This morning I was met with an unhappy surprise. My home theater wasn’t working when I went to listen to the Radio Mozart stream.
I use Apple’s AirPlay to pass an Internet audio stream from iTunes to an Apple TV, which is connected to the home theater. The Onkyo audio/video [...]
Change Windows 7 browser downloads location
On 2012/05/07
Did you ever want to change the default location where files you download in your browser go? Here’s how to do that for Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 9.
These instructions work with Windows Vista, too. The instructions for Google Chrome and Firefox work with Windows XP, with [...]
Mac app – DragonDrop
On 2012/05/06
DragonDrop is a Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) app that improves the cut, copy and paste functionality in Finder and the rest of the Lion operating system. It costs $4.99 and is available from either the Mac App Store or from the shinyplasticbag.com website.
DragonDrop is invoked by selecting [...]
Deleting multiple emails from your iPad
On 2012/04/04
How do you clear multiple emails simultaneously from your iPad’s inbox? There is no way to delete all the messages simultaneously other than removing the email account in the Settings app .
However, there is a way to select and delete several emails at the same time.
Open the Mail app Hold the iPad [...]
You say you want a revolution
On 2012/04/01
The title of this piece echoes the opening line of the 1968 Lennon/McCartney song Revolution. The song was originally released as the B-Side of the Beatle’s 45 rpm single Hey Jude. 45 rpm records were introduced in 1949 by RCA Victor as a market response to Columbia Record’s 33⅓ rpm long-playing records, which went on [...]
Help, please! Unhide Google Search “Everything” control
On 2012/04/01
Does anyone know of an add-on, tweak or other method that overrides or disables the default hidden Google Search controls, exposing them automatically?
The latest design meme is to hide things designers think clutter the look of a webpage. If you want to see the hidden controls and their functions you need to click once, [...]
Going anti-social
On 2012/03/26
Social is the mantra of the post-web 2.0 Internet. We are bombarded by Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Path, Instagram, Pinterest…. New social networks seemingly form daily. A truism about free social networks is that we are the product not the customer. Social websites spy on and track users’ posts, relationships and behaviors because they [...]
Emailing multiple pictures from an iPhone or iPad
On 2012/03/18
The iPhone 4 and 4S models have great point-and-shoot cameras. The new iPad (3rd generation) has a rear camera comparable to the iPhone 4 rear camera.
So you use these devices to take pictures and you want to email them to your friends and relatives. How do you email more than one photo at [...]
Before Oscar and After Film – You’re invited
On 2012/03/18
Tuesday evening, March 27 at 7:30 pm I will present a one hour, two part program:
Before Oscar: a moving history of motion picture technology from its inception in the 1870s to 1907. After Film: a brief demonstration of how to compose and edit a digital video using Apple’s Final Cut Pro X.
You [...]
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