Tuesday, January 22, 2008

iAlertU

Click on the link below to download this interesting application which acts as an alarm for your MacBook.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21282

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

How to Set Up Your Comcast E-mail Account

Don't forget your e-mail icon is on your dock and looks like a stamp with an Eagle on it.

On the E-mail Server Names screen, select POP3 from the drop down list. In the space provided below Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:, type mail.comcast.net. Type in smtp.comcast.net as your Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:


For more help click on the link below:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1508



Thursday, January 10, 2008

Favorites into Bookmarks

On Your IBM: Export your IE Favorites to a file

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to "File > Import and Export...", then click Next.
3. Select "Export Favorites", click Next, click Next again (unless you only want to export a subfolder of your Favorites, in which case, select that subfolder now).
4. Click "Export to a File or Address", click "Browse" to choose a location such as the desktop (or accept the default location) and save the file, which is named "bookmark.htm" by default.
5. Click Next, then Finish to complete the export.
6. Copy the file to a Flash drive.


On Your Mac: Import your IE Favorites into Safari Bookmarks

1. Place flash drive into Mac
2. Open the above file and drag it to the desktop.
3. Open Safari and go to the “File” menu and choose “Import Bookmarks”
4. Choose the file bookmark.html from the Desktop and then click “Import”
5. Done

More Mac Tips
Application Switcher = ⌘ +Tab
Entire Screen Shot = ⌘ + Shift+ 3
Partial Screen Shot = ⌘ + Shift + 4
Delete Key = fn + Delete
Backspace entire word = option + delete

Monday, January 7, 2008

Apple Key ⌘

Most of what you did with the CTRL key in the PC you will now do with the Apple key.
Apple ⌘ + Q quit the program
Apple ⌘ + A select all
Apple ⌘ + S save
Apple ⌘ + C copy
Apple ⌘ + V paste
Apple ⌘ + P print
Apple ⌘ + Shift + 4 will allow you to select a portion of the screen and turn it into a picture.
Apple ⌘ + W close window
Apple ⌘ + O open new window