LATEST UPDATE (June 2019): SAD NEWS! NYPL HAS DISCONTINUED KANOPY! “As of July 1, 2019, The New York Public Library will no longer offer cardholders free access to video streaming platform Kanopy. The Library made this decision after a careful and thorough examination of its streaming offerings and priorities. We believe the cost of Kanopy …
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What is KANOPY? (Streaming Classic Films and more, FREE)
August 4th, 2018 | Posted by in Mac | News | Streaming | television | TV/Video - (Comments Off on What is KANOPY? (Streaming Classic Films and more, FREE))The best way to organize your digital photos
April 3rd, 2018 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on The best way to organize your digital photos)Organizing and storing all your digital photos can be confusing, even over whelming! To help I am reposting a link to Gizmodo’s excellent post on this topic (link) : “Field guide” on “The Best Way To Organize All Your Digital Photos” Reading this guide will probably help you and is a great place to start …
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How to format an external hard drive for use with a Mac
January 5th, 2017 | Posted by in Backup | Fix | How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on How to format an external hard drive for use with a Mac)How to format an external hard drive for use with a Mac Most external hard drives you buy will come out of the box pre-formatted for a Windows computer (NTFS). If you have a Mac you should format the drive for your Mac first thing, before you start using it. This is not hard to do, …
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How to clean up your iPhone when it has run out of space
August 4th, 2015 | Posted by in Backup | How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on How to clean up your iPhone when it has run out of space) A lot of people find out that their iPhone or iPad has run of of space and they have no idea why this is, or what to do about it. Simply put, your iPhone or iPad is not something with infinite space. When you got it, it came with a certain amount of storage space …
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Safari 7.1 Update: Now where are my Extensions in the Toolbar?
October 3rd, 2014 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | software | Software Updates - (Comments Off on Safari 7.1 Update: Now where are my Extensions in the Toolbar?)I just did an update in Mavericks for Safari 7.1. After installation all of a sudden my toolbar looks so naked. WHERE THE HELL ARE MY EXTENSIONS I HAD IN THERE? I looked all over the Menu, checked customize Toolbar and didn’t see anything about Extensions. A bit of searching on Google and I found …
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Things everyone should know for word processing: Keyboard Shortcuts
July 21st, 2014 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on Things everyone should know for word processing: Keyboard Shortcuts)This is a very useful Post via Macworld http://www.macworld.com/article/2452620/ten-essential-things-you-should-know-how-to-do-in-a-word-processor.html#tk.nl_mwbest THE #1 THING I AGREE WITH 100% – YOU SHOULD LEARN AND USE AT LEAST A FEW KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS! Why Use Keyboard Shortcuts? When I’m in the flow of writing, there’s nothing worse than having to lift my fingers from the keyboard, grab the mouse, and click to select, …
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Advice on Safely Updating to OS X Mavericks (Mac OS 10.9)
November 17th, 2013 | Posted by in Mac | Software Updates - (Comments Off on Advice on Safely Updating to OS X Mavericks (Mac OS 10.9))I’ve gotten some calls from a few people about issues arising after they’ve updated to Apple’s new OS, Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9). As it might benefit some readers here I am putting up this relevant entry in the NY Time’s Personal Tech section recently which can be found at the URL below and the text …
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Fix for Java Web Plug-In problem with Mountain Lion
October 9th, 2013 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | Tips - (1 Comments)The verizon site I use to check my Verizon Voice Mail no longer seemed to work. I remembered I had done a Software Update about Java 7; afterwards I could no longer listen to my voice messages on my Verizon voice mail! Argh! I knew the Verizon site was always funky and barely worked. Safari …
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IOS 7 Installation Tips
September 18th, 2013 | Posted by in Mac - (Comments Off on IOS 7 Installation Tips)Today, IOS 7 is being released. Here are a few tips on installing IOS 7. The most important tip: Back everything up BEFORE you install any major software revision, do a backup of your IOS device (iPhone, iPad, etc) (Parenthetically I’m kind of shocked when I ask a new customer when was the last time …
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