Just what I said… But I need a clause… “Only a guy like me would appreciate file extensions…” on a Mac. File extensions on a PC leave much to be desired, and for the most part, on a Mac too…except for when it comes to applications. For example, let’s compare Microsoft Office (PC version) to the Apple iWork suite. Word – .docx | Pages –
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Windows: Tucked away in a small crevice of your Window’s Start Menu resides a powerful, but otherwise relatively unknown tool. Follow the path to Start>All Programs>Microsoft Office>Microsoft Office Tools>Microsoft Office Document Scanning and Whallah! – Power at your fingertips. You have a paper, a project, a document, something with text on it, and you need to revamp-edit-rework it, but of course you don’t have the
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Windows Only: If you happen upon a computer which has previously accessed any number of wireless networks, you can, obviously, easily log on to those networks. However, say, for instance, laptopA can access NetworkA but your second laptop, LaptopB, cannot log on to said Network-for reasons of not being able to obtain the network key-for any reason. Follow? You could open the registry on LaptopA
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I feel bad. I’m sorry I’ve let you down. I’ve been a Mac enthusist since this past April (but wanted to be much earlier than that.) And since then, I’ve been writing on all things Mac. But what recent readers (or skimmers) may not realize is that most of this blog actually is full of windows tips, tricks, and software. And just to show you,
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Microsoft- poor guys. Granted they do come up with some pretty cool stuff but I’m just not sure what they’re getting at sometimes. I’ll just come out and say it: seems like they’re saying Macintosh is pretty cool and a superior system. I won’t say anymore. Just take a look at the images below.
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PC Maintenance: CCleaner – Cleans up and makes run faster your internet browser, Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files Windows Defender – Protects your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware in real-time Registry Booster 2 – Clean, Repair, and Optimize your system by safely and effectively cleaning up your registry. Auslogics Disk Defrag – Make your system
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Nearly every new Windows PC gets shipped with some sort of Anti-Virus software, usually it’s the memory sucking ‘Norton Suite,’ and it’s plagued with a 60 or 90 day trial. After the inevitable expiration…welcome virus’ sin city, right? Not unless you’re prepared. Not unless you’ve read up on MonthsForever Tech Blog, or subscribed to my RSS feed. My advice? Scrap the Packaged Software. And Get
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ROCKETDOCK brings windows users what other programs bring to the table, except they bring this “taskbar” application with some huge steps up. From their website, its main features are as follows: Features: Minimize windows to the dock Real-time window previews in Vista Running application indicators Simple drag-n-drop interface Multi-monitor support Supports alpha-blended PNG and ICO icons Icons zoom and transition smoothly Auto-hide and Popup on
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Apple computer systems are built with a super cool Album Art Screen Saver which utilizes your own iTunes album art work. When the screen saver builds, artwork is gathered at random and displayed on your screen in a grid of boxes, as it were. Every few seconds, one box of artwork flips to reveal another piece of album cover. So on and so forth for
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