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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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How to fix Lost Connection of Magic Mouse   TIPS THAT WILL HELP How many times has this happened to you while using your (original, version 1) Apple Magic Mouse? All of a sudden it just freezes up. You can’t move the cursor. Dead. Uh oh! On your screen pops up the dreaded error message….”Lost Connection”. …
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iChat is a very useful software tool for me. It enables me to do Remote Support with clients. One of the features of iChat is it can enable two computers to Screen Share. This lets me actually see a clients screen. As you might imagine this can be very useful for doing Remote Tech Support with a client. Not only …
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Apple announces replacement program for some 2008 Time Capsules If you have a Time Capsule that died…stopped powering on, likely from an overheated power supply, and it falls into a certain range of serial numbers, you might be in luck. Apple recently announced a program to replace certain Time Capsules made in 2008 that stopped …
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Here is the link for the updated drivers just released (9/22/09) Many more drivers are supported! Direct link :   http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907 And this link from Macworld offers quite a few details on the HP printer/Snow Leopard story (with interesting note about HP seemingly telling customers after they found no driver for thier old printer to go buy …
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HP Officejet printers & Snow Leopard UPDATE 2

September 10th, 2009 | Posted by promacnyc in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | News | Software Updates - (Comments Off on HP Officejet printers & Snow Leopard UPDATE 2)

Update: Apple Software Update HP PRINTER DRIVERS 2.0 — yesterday notified me of a new software update for Snow Leopard Here is a direct link http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/hpprinterdriversformacosxv106.html Please post your success (or lack thereof) and/or comments.

  Some of my clients ask me if theres basic Mac Maintenance they can do themselves. The answer is “Yes” – and its EASY! Regularly perform “Repair Permissions” (via Disk Utility). Doing this It will help keep your computer healthier  It takes only 3 Easy Steps: Locate Disk Utility (in Applications/Utilities). It may be easier to find with Spotlight. …
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I recently had a kind of bad experience with having to do a Restore from a Time Capsule. It was very frustrating, so I thought I’d post about this problem. Following Apple’s instructions exactly, I booted up from a Leopard Installer Disk, chose the “Restore from Time Machine backup” Utility…etc, and so far so good. It …
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