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        "If your iPhone or iPad's Home Button should become less responsive or 'laggy,'" writes Jim Hamm, "here's a tip on how to calibrate it that might help."

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        Looking for a bargain?  Jim Hamm shares this info about 10 best selling Mac Apps for just $49.  Read about it here in Macworld.

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        The annual Macworld Expo held in San Francisco last week, January 26-28 — with new name iWorld — was both new and different.  Jim Hamm comments, "It seems to be doing well without the presence of Apple."  He sends this report by Adam Engst, who declared that the event was better now for exhibitors, since Apple's announcements previously tended to overshadow everything else that was being

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It boils down to this:    1. Editing On-the-Go    2. Client Viewing    3. Accepting Payments    4. Handy Tools    5. Marketing      Here’s the full article at DigitalPhotographSchool "5 Ways for Photographers to use an iPad to Jumpstart their Business."         "You’ve been waiting for a good reason, now go out and buy an iPad!" John Carter exclaims.         "By the way, the iPad camera

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          You can tell John Carter is excited.  See all the exclamation points!  (Thanks, John.)         "The ReRAM is coming!"   (Yep! The British have announced it.)         "As early as 2013 you should be seeing a new type of non-volatile (retains data without power) random access memory called ReRAM (Resistance Random Access Memory). Initially developed by HP in 2008 as a Memristor (Memory

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         John Carter asks, "Do you have Lion installed on your Mac? Have you tried to use AirDrop yet? Are you not even sure what’s its good for? Get a real good explanation about AirDrop here.         "Note: AirDrop is only useful if you are attempting to collaborate with other Mac users in an environment where Internet access is not available.         "As explained by the article in the above

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        The InfoManager site has an article on "Safenetting."  It gives info on such problems as malware, virus, clickjacking, worms, hack, warning about bogus "browser update," tax-related scams and malicious QR codes.  Take a look and keep informed.

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        Just suppose there’s something you don’t like. How best to complain and get something fixed? Here’s two issues we’re aware of now.         First issue: David Passell comments on an article from NewYorkTimes, (their link does not come up unless you’re a subscriber), but the writer states “in China, human costs are built into an iPad.” David personally has often felt that “made in China

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          An outline of some recent changes that affect our privacy on line can be found at InfoManager.  Google tracks and logs info you may not have known about.  This article gives further links to inform and warn us.

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        The smart phone is vulnerable to malware, as they're becoming (or already are) more like a computer than a phone.  Helping keep us informed of problems Jim Hamm sends us several links.  He points out there are a couple of apps for the iPhone: AntiVirus Lite and Virus Barrier.  Jim says at this point he hasn't researched either to see if they would be worthwhile to run.         Here's an

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        Here's another book on Apple.  Jim Hamm passes along this info, "The following summary was provided by the Apple Blog Newsletter. This book, Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired — and Secretive — Company Really Works,  by Adam Lashinsky apparently focuses more on the inner workings of Apple, whereas the book by Isaacson focused more on Jobs, as was intended. I'm looking forward to

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       Today's smile comes from finding the "Secrets to Apple Success: Displays" and the article's definitions of the new words to know: Thunderbolt, Sharp's IGZO, IPS In-Plane Switching, Gorilla Glass, and Retina display.  Fascinating.

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       "If you've been sitting and waiting to read about Internet statistics for 2011, well, wait no more," declares Jim Hamm.  He's found a bunch!  He sends this link and goes on to say, "I have no idea as to the veracity of these numbers (how do it know?), but it makes for interesting reading — well, for me anyway. Some observations: 18 million people follow Lady Gaga's 'tweetings' on Twitter;

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        Today’s PMUG speaker, Les Stukenberg, photo editor of the Daily Courier mentioned having photos printed at CostCo. From mugs to mousepads, from cards to framed masterpieces your photo can be uploaded to the site, then picked up at the warehouse or have it mailed to you.  Read about it here. Thanks, Les, for an interesting and inspiring presentation of your outstanding photographs.

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(Click to enlarge the illustrations.) How “Nice” Is Your Computer?        We brag how nice it is to use a Mac. Of course, we’re right because we know! But what’s this “nice” indicator mean?         The indicator “nice” apparently goes back past 2006. But curiosity wins today. Info found here  defines “nice” as a way to handle priorities with Unix processes. If a process comes a long that has

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        Looks like there's going to be an Apple store inside Harrods, that world famous store in London.  Jim Hamm found the info and remarks, "This looks like a good move for Apple. Lots of traffic in the store. Harrods is an interesting place to visit and shop around. Years ago Zee and I had lunch there when we were visiting London."

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        You've seen it .....what is a URL and what's in it?  John Carter knows.  He forwards this link to Tech Tuesday.  John remarks, "It's nothing like a frog's innards, but for some people it can look messy."

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        Jim Hamm has more to say about this review of iBooks2.  "With the interactive features in iBooks 2, this will put a world of hurt on traditional textbooks. Here you are reading a textbook in iBooks 2 and there's audio and video available, places to take notes, a dictionary, et al. Since the iBooks upgrade is new, there's been bugs reported, so I won't upgrade for some time, if ever. I'm

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        "Want to write a book?" asks Jim Hamm.  "Here's a brief review of Apple's new iBook author program."  Then, he sends an article on Apple's new iBook Author program.

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        Apple is getting some bad publicity over the iBook Author program.  Jim Hamm sends this article from Ed Bott of ZDNet, who details some questionable conditions and calls it "greedy and evil license agreement."  Jim comments, "I usually support Apple in its closed-loop system, but not this time. I think authors will just bypass this program. If I'm missing something in this scenario, let

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        Find out more from Apple's Special Event held today, January 19 on this broadcast.  See the latest from Apple Hot News about iBooks and iTunes U.   If you've "subscribed" to Hot News you've received a notice via email.

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        Have you seen the term, "sandboxing" yet?  To keep up with the new terminology look at the February issue of MacWorld,  pg. 14.  A longer version of this article is on their website.  Here, 31 comments help round out the view, pro and con, of this restriction on developers of new apps.

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        Referring to today's Apple educational event as "only Day 1 for the new iTunes U" this article outlines five things that could make it a winner. It shows screen shots of the new iTunes U, and comments "most of the content seems to be FREE at the moment." The courses combine videos, books, and other documents in one handy place, along with your own notes or note cards.

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        John Carter responds to the earlier post received from Ward Stanke.  John reports, "I just ran a comparison between CleanMyMac and CleanGenuis Pro.  Stick with CleanMyMac.  It does the job right."           Here's the site to check out.  John adds, "I also recommend the $29.95 lifetime purchase with free updates for life."

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        The Board at PMUG want to wish all of you a Happy and Prosperous New Year.  With the new year comes our membership renewal.  We hope your experience with PMUG has been enjoyable and informative this past year.  We strive to make the meetings interesting and bring useful information to our members.         Our secretary Bobbie Pastor reminds us that annual membership is still $20 for a

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        Ward Stanke shares this info about a FREE disk cleaning app.  The press release claims, "CleanGenius Pro is an award-winning and all-in-one Mac solution for Mac OS X 10.6 or later, featuring the options to fast scan and clean up Mac junk files, completely uninstall unwanted applications, show disk space available, warn when the disk space is running low, and eject mounted drives with a 

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        Want to see what Gimp can do?  John Carter sends this info:  "Here’s an image that has been slightly modified by GIMP - the corners of the image have been rounded and a drop shadow added. Click on the image to highlight it to see the original full size. "Gimp makes it dead simple to round the corners of an image. To do this, choose Filters > Décor > Rounded Corners. A dialog will open.

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        Here's a quick quiz that can identify in a few minutes how good you are at telling the difference between a phishing attempt and a legitimate website.  Thanks to John Carter for finding this helpful opportunity to outsmart the scammers.

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        Jim Hamm passes along this handy list of FREE guides and writes, "For your possible interest, here is a link to over 50 guides, on a variety of topics, from the MakeUseOf newsletter. If you'd like to download any of these guides, the password is 'makeuseof'--  sans quotation marks."

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        Take control:  those two little words grab your attention?  John Carter helps us out, "The 173-page Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition is bursting with answers to all your iTunes questions, and it has a special new chapter devoted to explaining iTunes in the Cloud features, including iTunes Match. The author, Kirk McElhearn is a Senior Contributor to Macworld, where he

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        There are new Prescott Library restrictions, John Carter informs us:  "If you haven’t been to the Prescott Library this week, here is information I’m sure you’ll want to know about when taking your laptop there.         "As of 1/8/12, the restrictions for accessing the Internet at the library have been increased. This was instituted when the library switched over to using the more robust

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        Basic advice to secure your identity and online presence comes to us from David Passell who suggests we'd be interested in tools and tricks that could be implemented immediately.  Look here.

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        Here with some cheery news, John Carter forwards this article by Tim Brooks.  The article states, "If you’re considering buying your first smartphone, you’ve got a fairly big decision to make. As well as choosing a carrier, plan and minimum contract period you then have to trawl through the barrage of handsets until you find something you like.         "Most buyers will probably end up

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        This caught John Carter's eye.  He notifies us, "Albert writes in his Continuations blog:  Last July I had predicted that Google would go all in by bundling Google+ aggressively with search and that is exactly what was just announced yesterday with Search, plus Your World. The 'plus Your World' part right now refers 'your world on Google' as only Google+ profiles, posts and shared images

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        The Prescott Crime Prevention Specialists sent this info to David Passell, and he shares it with us.  The BBB names the top 10 scams of 2011 and offers new scam resource.  Keep informed to keep safe!

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       Here's a thought . . . an Apple store inside Target.  Jim Hamm grins, "Wouldn't this be handy if Prescott were chosen as one of the first 25?  We're not gonna be so lucky, I'd guess."  Read about it here.

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       From John Carter here's a report on which OS is the most used and it also compares the market share of OS X. John comments, "With stats like this, it won't be long before we start seeing virus attacks on Linux and OS X."

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        "Here is a support website from Apple, for your registered Apple products, that I wasn't aware of and one you might want to bookmark for future reference," Jim Hamm informs us.  "You can click here for more info."

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        Need an answer?  Here's help!  John Carter shares the following:  "WolframAlpha Course Assistant has several specialized apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch that will solve almost all of your technical problems. Here’s a list of apps currently available:         "Algebra, Pre-Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Multivariate Calculus, Statistics, Music Theory, Astronomy, General

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        Sending some Christmas photos via email brought some complaints from #1 son in Spokane. The picture came up in the body of the email but wouldn’t copy to his PC desktop. Some experimenting  showed me the usefulness of the .zip file. The Mac Help category fom the main menu tells us why and how.         Compressed files take less disk space. This is handy for making backup copies of data

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        John Carter found an article that will interest both photographers and our iPhone users.  He begins, "I subscribe to Digital-Photography-School.com. Now and then an interesting post comes through. This one is from a guest post by Sarah and she gives her 10 tips for using the iPhone camera. It seems worth passing on. The highlights are:  1. Hold the phone like you would a camera  2. Don’t

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       "You may not have ever wondered, or even cared, what is the difference between IMAP and POP protocols for your email system. But, if you really want to know, here is a lengthy article explaining the nuances of both systems," Jim Hamm informs us.        "I'm now using IMAP in my email programs and, overall, like it, after I got used to it. It seems Apple now automatically uses IMAP for any 

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        Got Parallels?  Got confusion?  Got frustration!  David Passell alerts us to this notice:  "Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac users:  It's your last chance to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac at an upgrade price!         "Soon, Parallels will end support for Desktop 5 for Mac. That means no future software updates, no technical support and no discounted upgrades to newer versions of the

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        No, this won't happen tomorrow.  But in the future?  Soon?  The iPads have been introduced to the orangutans in Milwaukee!  Don't miss this provocative article from the BBC.  David Passell is sure you want to read it.

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        Jim Hamm sends this link from MacWorld, and says, "Here's an article about a new 'phishing' attack on Apple customers. The moral of the story here is never click on a link in an email to update anything where a password is required. Always go directly to the website from an address you enter into the browser."

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        Got a nice, new computer or --- ? Here's the help you need.  Jim Hamm writes, "For a new user of a Mac or 'iDevice' here are two sites that might be helpful."  One,  two.

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Use Quicken?  Jim Hamm tells us, "You may no longer need Quicken, but apparently it will be modified to be compatible with OS X Lion in the near future."  Check it out here.

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        Jim Hamm sends this thought-provoking article about trying to sync your Apple devices.  He says, "Recently Ted Landau wrote about the complexity of iCloud. Here is another article  of his taking about trying to sync 'Notes' on your Mac or iPhone. Again, a convoluted process. As Ted so aptly points out, Apple is straying from the simple process we expect."          Jim sent his email from

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        Save time!  Jim Hamm tells us how. "You've probably read/heard that it's not necessary to do a defrag on a Mac running OS X. Here's a video that clearly explains the mechanics of de-fragmentation and why it isn't necessary in OS X."         You'll find MacMost has 739 videos!  Click on the small box under the title for the listings.  This one takes less than 7 minutes, and it's well worth

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         Have you ever considered getting an education from M.I.T.? No? Why not? Too expensive? Too far away?          At this point John Carter gets our attention. He explains, "Well, here’s an opportunity you really should look into.         "M.I.T. is offering over 2000 courses FREE and ONLINE, and to make your time worthwhile for taking these online courses, you can apply for certificates of

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        Holidays seem to sneak up on you?  Jim Hamm has the remedy you need.  He sends this link that will put all National Holidays on your iCal.

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        John Carter is smiling as he says, "Do you own both a Mac and a Windows PC? You're not alone: according to a 2009 survey 85% of Mac owners also own a PC. This means millions of people need to, somehow, make these two systems work together.         "If you're one of those millions, you should check out 'Computing Harmony: Seamlessly Blend Windows and OS X,' the latest free MakeUseOf manual

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        Pay attention: we hear from John Carter who advises we seriously consider ten reasons why we need different Internet account passwords and change them often. 1. There are groups (Anonymous, AntiSec, LulzSec) whose sole purpose is to raid the security of large corporations (Sony is an example) just to prove it can be done and to demonstrate to the public why it is important to not have

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        Interesting charts and comparisons show how well Apple is doing these days.  Jim Hamm writes, "Here's one company's (Trefis) estimate of how Apple's products affect its stock price. It's interesting to note that the iPhone's impact is over 50% on the stock price. Mac computers are third in the ranking.         "Here's an estimate for Microsoft.  I was surprised to see the impact Microsoft

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"Digital Spies," the feature article in the January Popular Mechanics exposes high-tech espionage:  hacked, tracked, attacked.  It also advises how to protect your personal data in an article, "Removing Yourself from the Internet."

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Maybe you noticed the article on cleaning your gadgets in the January issue of Popular Mechanics.  But let's see what Apple says.  Here's some specific info to read on cleaning your computer.  It warns that liquid damage is not covered under the Apple product warranty or AppleCare protection plans. Here's how to clean keyboard, trackpad, mouse.  A comment following this MacLife article mentions

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        This article discusses Microsoft SkyDrive, a competitor to Apple's iCloud.  David Passell sends this info for our iPad and iPhone users.  He comments, "The closest I get to clouding (I just invented a new word!) is Dropbox."

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Actually, Jim Hamm writes, "Is it time to clean up your act . . . ah, Mac, I mean?  Here's an article from MacLife on what Onyx can do for your Mac.  The free app can be downloaded from here.  What's not to like about free?  I've always wondered how anyone made money from free apps?  Volume, do you suppose?"  Jim closes with his friendly grin.

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        At today's PMUG meeting three helpful members received a Certificate of Recognition for being the top contributors to this Newsletter for the year 2011.  Third place = David Passell.  Second place = John Carter.  And ..... drum roll, please .........  First place =  Jim Hamm.         Other members who contributed info for this Newsletter during 2011 deserve mention, too.  Give a big

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        If you missed today's PMUG meeting here's the handout. Let’s spend some time relaxing and enjoying our Mac computers. See some interesting sites, then write something of your own. Share with friends and family! Unusual days to celebrate, http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/january.htm Unusual names of towns in the US, http://www.accuracyproject.org/towns.html

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        Costs only $1, and that saves you $149.  Got your attention?  Roger Lakner sends this link to Macware website with the info.  It announces, "To show our appreciation for Mac Users everywhere, Macware is offering an incredible deal on FontPack Pro . . . " Catch the details on the coupon code to grab this bargain.         Here Jim Hamm adds, "From reading comments from another Mac user

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        Do you take pictures with your iPhone? was the question that started us off.  Jim Hamm willingly obliged and went into detail.  Apparently, the iPhone camera is a good feature when shopping.         Jim explains, "For me, there are two big advantages to using the iPhone as a camera: first, I always have the iPhone with me, and I don't have to carry a camera around. Second, I find it

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Read about a well-known blogger who is using his iPad more and more in his work as he travels.  Jim Hamm passes along this fascinating article.  Details and shortcuts are outlined, and then 130 comments from other readers give helpful insights into the controversy:  will iPad overtake MacBook Air or other computers? (I did smile at the description of TIME's "dead-tree version.")

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      How do you copy and paste?  A simple question, but for John Carter it's an opportunity for teaching us more about our computers.         "One of the basic functions of a computer is to manipulate objects, and to do this with human intervention. We take a picture with a camera, copy that image from the recording media in the camera, and place that copy somewhere in the mass storage device

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        Improvements to Safari?  John Carter tells us why and how.  "Glim.  That says it in a word. If you want to get more out of Safari, then take a look at Glim.  (When viewing the Glim site if white print on black is hard to read do these 4 keys together, Control, Option, Command and the numeral 8. Repeat this to toggle back to original look.)         "I remember when I had more than 3 search

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        John Carter wrote about the Tech Tuesday column and we posted it here on October 25 and November 8, but complaining about how difficult it was to navigate that column brought up a good suggestion from John.  He sends us to the duckduckgo website for a nice list.         Further fiddling around I noticed the big word ARCHIVE on the Tech Tuesday home page.  Clicking on that word brought up

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        "How do you use your Mac?" is always a good question to ask because our PMUG members and friends have unique and interesting info, and they like to share. David Passell innocently mentioned about a choral production coming to Trinity Presbyterian Church on December 4.  After a few questions we found out what good Mac fans he knows at TPC.         "Joe Place, our facility manager, is a

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"If you plan to upgrade to iOS 5, or already have, here's a guide that might be handy as a reference," announces Jim Hamm.  He adds this, "Be aware that it is a 5 MB download."

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Looks like winter?  Consider the protection your electronic gear needs.  Do not leave your notebook, iPod, iPhone, other electronic gear in the car overnight.  First thing to do when you find yourself with a moisture-covered device is to turn it off and remove the battery.  iPod and iPhone users can only shut down and wait.  You'll want to read the whole report from today's Small Dog Tech Tails

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        To PMUG members who want the free books we offered at the November meeting, but didn't have a thumb drive, Bobbie Pastor has the solution you need.  She sends the books on her iDisk, and tells how to access the iDisk.  Click on the screen shots to enlarge them. 1.  Click on an open space on your Desktop.  In the Finder menu > click on GO.  In the drop down menu click on iDisk and over to 

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        John Carter reminds us it is "Cyber Monday."  He sends this link from O'Reilly offering 6o new and top selling items.  This expires on 11-29.         Today's THE day, so do a Google Search for "Cyber Monday Apple" and see what else you find.

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Keeping an eye on Lion --  from a distance -- David Passell passes along this link to the Unsanity blog.  The reader is notified that none of their products are enabled to work in Lion yet, but some products are on sale.  David has found Windowshade a very useful program.

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Tomorrow, Friday, November 25 is the "one-day Apple shopping event."  They tell us we'll discover "amazing iPad, iPod, and Mac gifts."  Take a look now for great ideas.  

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        Save money!  Now that we have your attention here's the deal on Parallels.  John Carter writes, "Parallels is having a one day sale on Black Friday: Parallels 7 Desktop for Mac for only $49.99. But this sale is for current users only. For non-users, the sale price is $59.99. If you are a user of Parallels 6, you can get the upgrade for $39.99. See http://www.parallels.com/ for details.

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        Want a Mickey Mouse clock to show up in Dashboard? "Well, of course! That would make my day!" you're probably replying.         Jim Hamm wants to tell us how.  He sets such a good example for us!  "Here's a tip on how to do it from the Cult of Mac newsletter. Not particularly useful, admittedly, but fun to just try it. I couldn't get the white border to line up square around Mickey, but

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"What’s the big deal!" exclaims John Carter.  He goes on to explain, "I have one memory card in my camera and it works just fine - so far. What’s there to know about it? There’s a post in The Digital Photography School titled 8 Tips for Maintaining Your Memory Card, and it’s well worth reading even if you think you know all there is about memory cards for your digital camera. Getting refreshers

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        You’ve noticed the stores’ decor, your kids’ wish lists, and even your calendar. Yes, the December holidays are on the way! Surprise, surprise!         Mac is ready to help. It’s easy, it’s logical, and it’s even fun! Let’s take a look at how to address all those cards you want to send to family and friends. Perhaps you have business connections and will send out some official

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"Read more than 1 million Kindle books on your Mac without having a Kindle."  How?  Get a free Kindle reading app for Mac.  Doesn't take long to sign up, and a search on Amazon for "list of free Kindle books" brings up 2,495 results.

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Art Gorski wants us to know the 25 worst passwords of 2011, so he sends us this article from PCMagazine. Is yours on the list?

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"What do you know about networking?" asks John Carter.  "For that matter, what do you care to know about networking? You might be surprised that knowing some fairly basic information about the technology involved could actually bring an ah-ha to your lips. This week’s TechTuesday on 'No Computer is an Island' is about networking which is mostly historical information and then winds up with an

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        "Here's an informative article that somewhat explains the complexity of iCloud," states Jim Hamm.   "Simple it is not. Complex it is. Convoluted it is. You may want to print this article so you'll have some chance of using iCloud correctly. I think Apple could have done a lot better on iCloud, starting with a detailed set of instructions."

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        Maybe you saw this in the latest TechTails, but I couldn't resist emailing the Apple technician who wrote it.  RJ Murphy wrote back and sent these photos.  His article went as follows:      "A 24-inch iMac was recently dropped off at the service department because it would not power on.  This problem arose after the system sat through a house fire.  At first glance, we figured there was

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        "I’ve been using iDVD 7.1.2 with no problems, both on my previous 10.6 and now with 10.7. From the blogs I’ve read, it is clear that iDVD has been removed from iLife ’11 and from new distributions of Lion. But when I upgraded to Lion, it did not remove my copy of iDVD," so begins John Carter.  And he goes to explain. . .         "So what does one do to create a DVD movie without iDVD?

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If there's an iPad in your future here's a lot of useful tips, thanks to Jim Hamm.  See this article. 

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         Got telephone poles, fire hydrants, dogs, trash, etc. in your photos?  John Carter describes a slight miracle -- how to remove them.  Read on:  "Photoshop 9 came out with a very nice feature called Content-Aware Fill."         "Well, GIMP had that feature a long time ago. It is a plug-in called Resynthesizer. It takes a little more fiddling with than the Photoshop equivalent, but the

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       David Passell asks this question and sends this warning about iDVD.   "Hi: I have been using iDVD 7.1.1 to create DVDs from pictures and movies from iPhoto (It still works with iPHOTO '11). I thought that perhaps there is a newer version and at the Apple App Store there is a 'MPVs iDVD 11 101.' However, beware: Here is a comment from a very dissatisfied customer. (Click to enlarge it.) "

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"Click here for an article on how Apple Stores are going to use iPads in place of MacBook Pros at the Genius Bar," Jim Hamm says.  "This seems like a good idea, to me, anyway, as the iPads are smaller, easier to handle, and less expensive for Apple to have tied-up in their stores."

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        David Passell reports:  I recently installed iPhoto 11 (version 9.2.1). Compared to the 7.5.1 I was using it is a monster app. 1.2GB vs 189 mb. CAUTION: When opening, it UPDATES your iPhoto library so you can't go back. Before running it, I saved the older library to an external drive (89 GB 6 hours) just in case.         Now, replying to my question David explains, "I backed the old file

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       John Carter announces that the PMUG website has been modified.  Take a look at the new look.  If you catch any broken links let John know.         Note that you can access this newsletter from the header on the PMUG home page.  Hopefully you've subscribed by scrolling down this newsblog home page and clicking on Posts (Atom).  You'll get a short notice via your email when there's been

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        Maybe you've already heard the word, "sandboxing." Jim Hamm finds something that explains it.  He writes, "Sandboxing is here in Lion, and soon will be for apps as well. A prime example of Sandboxing in Lion is that Safari no longer connects directly to the web. Another process does that. Sandboxing is meant to be an additional security for a Mac user. I think this is a good step by Apple

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This is just in from John Carter.  "Another edition of Tech Tuesday is posted here. Learn more about storage, its history, what the goal of storage is, how it compares to RAM, and a lot more."

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PMUG member Gail Stewart was named Community Member of the Year for 2011 by the anti-drug abuse coalition MATForce. She's been a volunteer since 2006, serving on the speakers' bureau. Gail is commended for her energy and determination in working to help reduce substance abuse.  Read more in this Courier article.

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Get a quick look at  Apple Hot News and click on RSS. Then it will come up in your email list under a separate heading and give you a 4 or 5 line intro to what's news.  Click there to read more.

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        Maybe you're already a fan of Stickies?  Jim Hamm sends this note:  "The Stickies app (not the Widget) can be very helpful in quickly posting notes that you want to keep as reminders.  Following is a link to an article that provides more info on Stickies."         "If you're in Safari and want to quickly save something, highlight the text and/or image, then do Shift+Cmd+Y and it will be

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From an email from John Carter we get notice of a one day 50% ebook deal of the day from O'Reilly of David Pogue's Missing Manuals. Take a look here. 

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        We have Jim Hamm to thank for the following news release.  Here's what we see so far:  "While information about Apple’s new iOS app and retail plans have leaked out in various forms over the past few weeks, we now have the whole story thanks to a trusted source. On Thursday, Apple’s new retail store app for iOS will launch, and it will bring two major features with it. First, it will

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       On October 25 John Carter sent a link to Tech Tuesday.  Here's the next installation that tells all about the Main Memory and "what makes it dumb, lazy, and slow"!

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        He starts out, "Have you ever taken a photo that turned out to be, well, pretty drab?"  Well, it's John Carter to the rescue.  He goes on to say,  "There is a simple technique you can use in iPhoto for enhancing the color of a photo (Edit -> Adjust, increase Definition), but sometimes it just isn’t enough or give you the result you were hoping for. You can vastly improve the color of any

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        A workaround solves the problem of sync for mobile devices in iOS5, as described in this article from MacObserver.  Jim Hamm declares that Apple needs to address this complicated process in an update.         This morning we have a reply from John Carter to shed more light on the situation: "I don’t want to rely on using WiFi for backing up iTunes to the iPhone and vice-versa, so I always

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Wonder no longer.  David Passell shares this interesting info:  "Many others --  and I -- have always speculated on what would happen if a sunspot storm, high-altitude nuclear blast, or other event might cut off internet service.  I always thought that internet was carried via satellites.  Well, I was wrong.  It is underwater.  Here's a short, informative video from Kim Komando that will explain

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