July 17, 2007

Fix-it: iTunes 7.3.1.3 install Error 2908 on Windows
Well, I'm back from a vacation in Mexico and have been catching up on things. Playing with my new 4 Gig iPhone and getting things working has taken a little bit of time. In the process of doing that, I saw that there was an update to iTunes for PC (I'm on Vista Ultimate) for version 7.3.1.3 and I ran…
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June 19, 2007

Family Tech: Easily manage what sites your kids see with Glubble
Finally I have come across something to write about that truly talks to my site motto "where technology and fatherhood collide." It is not very often that I can write about a new service or piece of software that can help a family. Computers are now as common as TVs and now kids have computers in their rooms, at schools,…
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June 13, 2007

Mac: Launch applications quickly with “Namely”
I'm sure that many of you have already heard of QuickSilver which is one of the most powerful, free, "finder-replacement" tools out there. QS is simply amazing in letting you quickly launch programs, execute tasks, find documents...all with keyboard commands. No need to dig through hundreds upon hundreds of folders and applications to find something, just hit the hotkey and…
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June 11, 2007

First Look: Safari 3 for Windows/Mac
While the announcements at the WWDC 2007 (Worldwide Developers Conference) in my opinion, lacked some things (e.g., new hardware announcements), the information about the up coming Leopard OS (due in October '07) did have me drooling a bit. And, Apple has started to extend its reach into the Windows arena similar to how they did with QuickTime and then iTunes.…
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June 7, 2007

What HighTechDad wants for Father’s Day
I'm taking a side-step here away from my usual software and hardware posts to talk about something dear to my heart...selfishly enough, Father's Day! I already have the best 3 gifts I could ever want, three wonderful daughters! Who could ask for more than that? Not me! So why this post then? Well, the other things that Dads want are…
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June 5, 2007

LogMeIn.com makes me happy with NEW macintosh remote control
Looks like LogMeIn.com has finally won my heart. For several months, I have been looking for a cross-platform solution to manage both PC's and Mac's. Until now, all of my PC work has been with LogMeIn and all of my Mac work has been in a state of trial (but swinging towards YuuGuu.com which I still really like). I tried…
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May 17, 2007

Bluetooth Internet Sharing from Windows Mobile 6 to Mac OS 10.4.9
In the past, there were ways to share your cell phone's internet connection via Bluetooth on a Mac using the DUN profile on Windows Mobile 5 (sorry for the geek-speak). With the recent introduction of Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft removed that profile, thus alienating many Mac users who used to enjoy the Bluetooth tethering/internet sharing (however it sounds like they…
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May 7, 2007

HTD Roundup: Snippets of Tech that I have been playing with
It's been a while since my last post so I figured I would do yet another laundry list of things that I have been doing and technology I have been reviewing: Updated my Blog Theme to Redoable 1.2 - still a work in progress as there are some issues preventing me from showing what I had previously MAMP 1.6 -…
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April 20, 2007

Issues installing Mac Security Update 2007-004
I guess I got lazy and did not follow my normal routine of backing up and repairing permissions PRIOR to installing software updates from Apple's auto updates. So, last night, I simply installed the update from the Software Update program. Well, after rebooting (which took abnormally long - but has been duplicated by others so is expected behavior), I was…
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April 5, 2007

Find your path through Wikipedia using Pathway
Okay Mac/Wikipedia users, this one is for you. Have you ever found yourself lost navigating through the incredible amount of links and cross links within Wikipedia? It's truly hard to use the back button to go back and forth throughout Wikipedia when your exploration is truly multi-layered. You need a breadcrumb trail and a way to link all of the…
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March 26, 2007

NeoOffice 2.1 released – MS Office for Mac replacement
If you are tired of paying for Microsoft Office for Mac, you have had an alternative for some time, that of OpenOffice. The "problem" with OpenOffice is that you have to have X11 (a windowing environment) installed on your Mac. And it looks like a "port" from Windows. Enter NeoOffice. NeoOffice was updated to 2.1 on March 26th, 2007. NeoOffice…
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March 22, 2007

Great MadTV piece – Fun with Apple, Steve Jobs and …
A friend showed me this YouTube video and I must say that it is one of the more clever MadTV pieces I have ever seen! Fun with Apple, Steve Jobs and I won't give out the spoiler... Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHty_S0TU0] [For some reason, the YouTube image might not appear above. The direct link is here.]
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