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Macintosh

Open a web page automatically with iCal

January 21, 2010 Read the full article →

Question
I have a website I’d like to open automatically every morning. Is there a way to do this on my Macintosh?
Answer
Yes! You can do this with iCal. Here’s how:

First, open your browser and go to the web page you’d like to open automatically.
Click and drag the favicon to the desktop…
…and will create a Web [...]

Internet

How to Edit Bookmarks in Chrome

January 7, 2010 Read the full article →

Question
I am using Google’s Chrome browser. It works great, but I can’t seem to edit the bookmarks. The help tells me to the “Tools” menu, but I can’t find it.
Answer
Google was a bit tricky with their default installation, but the fix is easy.

Go to your preferences for Chrome.
Under the “Basics” tab, you will need to [...]

Macintosh

Exporting Mailing Lists to Make Mailing Labels

December 10, 2009 Read the full article →

Question:
Do you know of a software patch that allows the exporting of Macintosh Address Book contacts to run mailing labels?
Answer:
I can help! To learn how to export your addresses out of your Address Book app, you can read this article I wrote a while back: How to Get Your Address Book into Excel for a [...]

Macintosh

Macintosh: Create a password protection from a folder

October 26, 2009 Read the full article →

If you ever felt like you needed a little extra privacy for certain files on your computer, this is an easy way to do it. Not only can you keep prying eyes away from your tax documents or holiday lists – you can do it with the software you already have on your Macintosh.

Determine folder [...]

Macintosh

From Address Book to Excel for a Mail Merge

October 21, 2009 Read the full article →

Q. I need to do a mail merge with Excel and Microsoft Word. How can I get my addresses out of my Address Book and into Excel?
Answer: You have a couple of options.
Address Book Exporters
Either of these will allow you to export your address book as a plain text file that you can import into [...]

Macintosh

Snow Leopard: Personal Review

August 29, 2009 Read the full article →

The new operating system for my Macintosh came out Friday – so, of course, I had to go get it Friday. I was at the store 6 minutes after they opened and was walking back to the car about 2 minutes later. Gotta love how all the Apple employees on the floor wield the power [...]

Macintosh