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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TIP: How to fix Lost Connection / Magic Mouse
August 4th, 2011 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (3 Comments)Text too small in browser?
August 4th, 2011 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on Text too small in browser?)A lot of my clients complain about text being too small in their browser, whether its Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome… Many ask me if I can “change the font size” for them and make it bigger. The answer is actually quite simple. All browsers have this Built-In already: there’s a Keyboard Shortcut command that makes …
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What is “Cloud Computing”?
July 31st, 2011 | Posted by in Backup | Mac | News | software | Software Updates | Tips | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on What is “Cloud Computing”?)You may heard the term ‘Cloud Computing’ in the news lately. What does it mean? This image is a good illustration. The term ‘Cloud Computing’ refers to an imaginary “cloud in the sky” – actually servers on the internet – a theoretical “place” where you upload your files to, then access them wherever you are. This …
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Hard Drive Problems
July 11th, 2011 | Posted by in Backup | Fix | How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on Hard Drive Problems)One of the worst things that can happen to a computer owner is to experience problems with your hard drive. If you experience even a minor problem you should not ignore it, but investgate it asap. Some problems can be fixed fairly easily early on (even with Apple’s Disk Utility for example) but like a tooth ache …
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How to use iChat for Screen Sharing & Remote Support
April 12th, 2011 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | Tips - (2 Comments)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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Twitter Account Hacked?
January 19th, 2011 | Posted by in How-To | News | software | Tips - (2 Comments)I recently just got multiple messages from Twitter friends with spurious “direct messages” saying things like, “Win a new iPhone!!!”. As they certainly did not send me these messages themselves, it meant one thing: Their Twitter account was compromised (hacked). What should you do if this happens to you? Besides the obvious thing of changing your password …
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Mac Tip of the Day: Instant Sleep in Two Seconds
October 29th, 2010 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on Mac Tip of the Day: Instant Sleep in Two Seconds)Want to learn the very fastest way to put your Mac right into a deep sleep? With none of that…Apple Menu, mouse down to Sleep, answer dialog, say yes, blah blah blah … Want to learn an easier and faster way? Memorize this “secret” Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcut: Command & Option keys plus the Eject key. In 2 seconds, …
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Apple Magic Mouse
September 2nd, 2010 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (4 Comments)Best mouse I ever used.
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TIP Of The Day (#1) How To Send A Link
January 13th, 2010 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on TIP Of The Day (#1) How To Send A Link)Here’s the first of what I hope will be a “Tip Of The Day” series Jed’s TIP #1 Some clients of mine, don’t realize how easy it actually is to send someone a LINK (to a web site) in an email message. For example, one client would cut and pasted an entire NY Times article (the …
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