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Why I hate Microsoft
I often fantasize about writing a 500-page manifesto of why Microsoft is the most profoundly immoral and malevolent technology company that ever existed, and why I hate every single thing about the...
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I love dictionary.com
I love that dictionary.com pronounces words out loud for me. I just learned today that my favorite pronunciation of mischievous (mis-chee-vee-uhs) is actually considered nonstandard. By the way,...
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Apple: Bring the ExpressCard slot back to the 15″ MacBook Pro!
Although the new 15-inch MacBook Pro has the word “Pro” in its name, Apple removed its most pro-level feature: the ExpressCard/34 slot. The fastest interface on the machine, the ExpressCard slot passed...
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Microsoft suffers worst fiscal year ever while Apple rises
You know, it’s funny… at first, I was very happy to read this news: Microsoft suffers worst fiscal year ever while Apple rises As you all know, I hate Microsoft more than almost any other corporation...
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Microsoft Entourage vs. Apple Mail (or Apple Mail vs. Microsoft Entourage)
November 2010 Update: Because I was so frustrated with the limitations of Apple Mail, I wrote this informative article for Mac|LIfe Magazine called 10 Ways to Soup Up Apple Mail. January 2012 Update:...
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The confusion behind “How do I install apps on my Mac?”
I totally agree with John Gruber’s analysis about the mass confusion that new Mac users experience when trying to install apps on their Mac. Of course, once you know how to properly install apps on the...
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Retrospect 8 problems? Forget it. ChronoSync is the best backup software for...
April 2010 Update: I wrote a streamlined version of this article, called Backup Your Entire Mac Network, in the April 2010 issue of Mac|Life Magazine. I briefly mentioned this at the bottom of my last...
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No New Mail Sound in Apple Mail
A shorter version of this article of mine was originally published in the August 2010 printed issue of Mac|Life Magazine: I’m having a strange problem with Apple Mail. Sometimes when new email...
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Snow Leopard and Canon ImageRunner Printers
This article of mine was published in the September 2010 printed issue of Mac|Life Magazine, and most recently updated on April 19, 2011 here for Mac OS X 10.6.7 compatibility: All of the Macs at our...
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Quicken for Lion: Why does Intuit hate Mac users? (And why doesn’t Apple save...
(August 31, 2011 update: A shorter version of this article is located at Mac|Life Magazine.) (December 16, 2011 update: For a brief time, you were able to run Quicken 2007 for Mac on a Lion machine...
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Scanning: How to scan from a Canon ImageRunner in Mountain Lion (Mac OS X...
Canon ImageRunners are all-in-one photocopiers, scanners, and printers… but they have always had notoriously bad Mac support, so it can be very tricky to figure out how to integrate them into your Mac...
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The trick to remotely installing OS X Mountain Lion on a remote Mac
Have you ever needed to remotely log into a Mac that was physically located at another location, and install OS X Mountain Lion on it? It’s easy enough to use remote access software like LogMeIn to...
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Using your laptop in public
Dear ScottWorld friends, Happy New Year! I am thrilled with the overwhelming positive response that I have received from all of you regarding the last 3 security-related newsletters that I have emailed...
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