Category Archives: Mac

Update your computer

By Sherman | Published: December 14th
I know a lot of people who use their computers all the time but don't know a lot about them. I assume that describes a lot of computer users out there, and it's O.K: Computer user doesn't (and shouldn't) mean computer knower-of-everything. That's why I'm here.
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Growl

By Sherman | Published: December 10th
If you’re like me there are a lot of things happening on your computer that you may or may not want to know about… You get an email and just want to glance at the sender and subject. You started downloading something and want to know when it’s done. Your random song mix changed and [...]
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Wherever you may roam

By Sherman | Published: November 24th
It’s hard for me to believe there are still places that don’t have wireless access but there are.  Some hotels only offer free wired internet; my mom has broadband but it’s wired-only as well.  The solution: Bring my own wireless. The Apple Airport Express isn’t much larger than a stack of note cards but it’s [...]
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I need a new…

By Sherman | Published: October 25th
t happens all the time: Someone walks up to my desk and asks me to look something up, type something, email something, when I’m right in the middle of something else. Rather than close what I’m doing I hit Command+n (+n) and get a new browser window, an empty document, a blank email. I can [...]
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Show the desktop

By Sherman | Published: October 13th
Yesterday I talked about using my desktop to hold files I need right now.  It’s a great way to keep everything available, but I have a LOT of applications open. Moving everything out of the way could be a pain.  Luckily there are keyboard shortcuts to help out. On the PC you can use the [...]
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Select All

By Sherman | Published: September 24th
If you want all the files in a folder – to delete, move or whatever – there’s a simple way to “Select All” Start by clicking one item in the folder that you want, then hit CTRL+A. It’s that simple.  You should see all of your files highlighted. This works exactly the same way on [...]
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Zip your files to pass them on

By Sherman | Published: September 22nd
If you need to send a bunch of files – whether over email or drop.io (for big big files) – it’s easiest to archive them: put a bunch of files into one “ZIP” file.  Both windows and mac can help you do this. On your PC, select all the files you want to “zip” (archive) [...]
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Forgot your password

By Sherman | Published: September 11th
I fixed a friend’s computer the other night.  It was simple work as far as computers go except for one bit: She didn’t remember her password. Fixing that is not simple. Passwords are tricky; they need to be simple enough to remember and complicated enough to be secure.  Luckily most password systems give you some [...]
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Get an “F”

By Sherman | Published: September 9th
If you lost something on your computer don’t panic; “F” = find.  It’s incredibly handy once you get comfortable using it.  Whether you’re looking for a word on a web page or a file in a folder. It’s simple to use… Hit Ctrl+F.  You should see a window open with a space to start searching.  [...]
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