Merry Christmas new Mac owners! And a special extra treat for any of you that are switching from Windows to your first Mac. Don McAllister at ScreencastsOnline has made a free episode of his popular video podcast available specifically for switchers. Click here to check it out. And if you find it interesting and helpful, […]

Is MobileMe (.Me, .Mac, etc.) Worth It?
My MobileMe subscription recently expired (Full Disclosure: I had received my account as part of a program Apple offers to resellers as part of their training website. I no longer work as a reseller) and so I’ve had to decide whether to renew my subscription or not. It’s $99USD/$109CDN per year for a MobileMe account. […]
No Genius Mixes After Updating to iTunes 9
I was stumped by this. One of the new features of iTunes 9 is Genius Mixes: Meet Genius Mixes. This new feature searches your iTunes library, finds songs that go great together, and creates multiple mixes you’ll love. All automatically. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. You may discover songs you […]
Snow Leopard Up to Date Program
If you bought a Mac on or after June 8, 2009 and before December 26, 2009 that doesn’t have Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) on it or included in the box, you can send in a claim form and get a copy of Snow Leopard for $9.95USD. Click here for full program details or on […]

iWork Trial Temporary Workaround
A special guest posting from Scott Theede: Have you ever been experimenting with iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and your free trial has run out leaving you unable to make any changes to your documents? There’s a quick way to get around that restriction, say if you needed to have a fully functional keynote for an […]
Cleaning/Replacing a MacBook Key
If, for some reason, you decide to pull a key off your MacBook (or in my case, BlackBook) keyboard and can’t figure out how to put it back on, there’s a great little walk-thru on flickr. Here’s a link to the set or you can watch the slideshow below. By the way, there’s plenty of […]
Keychain cannot be found message after upgrade install
If you’ve recently upgraded to Flash Player version 10, you may be seeing something similar to this: Keychain “name” cannot be found to store “sampleitem“ Your keychain may have been renamed, deleted, or it’s on a unmounted volume. You can then click Cancel or Reset To Defaults. The alert may appear again. Here’s a link to […]
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