Problem When you login to your Apple computer with the new Mavericks operating system, some or all Dock icons are missing. When you hover over them, the name is displayed, and indeed the program will launch. Only when launched does the icon appear. Solution 1. Quit all running applications. You should be able to see… Continue reading Apple OS X 10.9 Mavericks Dock Application Program Icons Missing Hidden Not Visible
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Apple iPad Mac Pro Mavericks Launch October 22 Event Announcement Live Streaming Blog Feed Video
Summary The Apple Special event scheduled for October 22 is anticipated to be a launch announcement of the new iPad Mini tablets. Other products possibly released at that time could be OS X Mavericks and the new Mac Pro. Articles These are some articles leading up to the event. AllThingsD.com – “Apple Will Hold Fall iPad Event… Continue reading Apple iPad Mac Pro Mavericks Launch October 22 Event Announcement Live Streaming Blog Feed Video
Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 – Lync 14.0.6 Critical Update Failing to install on Apple Mac Computers
Summary If you’re an Apple computer user, with Microsoft Office 2011, when your Microsoft AutoUpdate runs, you’ll be notified that a critical update is available for Lync to go from the 14.0.5 version to the 14.0.6 version. However, the update will not install and you’ll return to AutoUpdate to find the update still pending. Click… Continue reading Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 – Lync 14.0.6 Critical Update Failing to install on Apple Mac Computers
Tools for Technology Repair – MacBook Memory Upgrade or Drive Replacement
Introduction Apple’s older MacBook designs had a removable battery. This provided easy access for battery replacement, or installing a secondary battery for extended mobile computing times. It also provided easy access to memory and the hard drive, empowering end users with the ability to do their own system upgrades and repairs. Of course, a user serviceable… Continue reading Tools for Technology Repair – MacBook Memory Upgrade or Drive Replacement
Tools for Developing Apple iOS iPhone Software Apps
App Development Timeline On the Apple iOS app development reference page, Apple has an iPhone App timeline or roadmap (shown above) that looks similar to a subway map. Each stop along the development workflow path is represented by a clickable navigation point. These are the stops along the development workflow path displayed an outline format: Setup… Continue reading Tools for Developing Apple iOS iPhone Software Apps
Charge Card Credit Card Sized iPhone and SmartPhone Charging Cable That Fits in Your Wallet
The ChargeCard (shown above and below) is a flat form factor device that provides a simple, sleek, and small smart phone power cord and charging cable that fits in your wallet. At a cost of $25, the device is economical. The connector is universal within product lines, meaning that a USB Mini plug version will… Continue reading Charge Card Credit Card Sized iPhone and SmartPhone Charging Cable That Fits in Your Wallet
Apple Mac Computer Utility Software Programs for System Cleaning and Maintenance
Summary. This is a short list of Apple Mac computer utility software programs for system cleaning and maintenance. CleanMyMac by MacPaw – Good for proper removal of Mac software. Cocktail by Maintain – Can be used to change a variety of settings, such as setting the file format that screen shots are saved in. MacKeeper by ZeoBit (Note:… Continue reading Apple Mac Computer Utility Software Programs for System Cleaning and Maintenance
Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with iPad Mini – Volume and Brightness Adjustment – How to Fix When Not Working
Summary. Using the Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard (pictured above) with the iPad Mini (pictured below) creates a solid-state portable laptop-like computer experience in a very small, light, and modular system. The keyboard has a full-size layout in the smallest space possible. System Keys. Some of the top row system controls should work with the iPad… Continue reading Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with iPad Mini – Volume and Brightness Adjustment – How to Fix When Not Working
Apple Mail Attachment Compatibility Issues and Problems with Embedding Attachments as Rich Text Content
Summary. Email client software programs such as Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, and Mozilla Thunderbird, have the ability to send email messages as unformatted text messages — without bold, italics, centering of text, or inserted pictures, for example. However, most people prefer to send messages as Rich Text or HTML to allow formatting and inserting of… Continue reading Apple Mail Attachment Compatibility Issues and Problems with Embedding Attachments as Rich Text Content
Apple Mountain Lion Window Resize Trick from Upper Right Corner
You may have noticed that in recent Mac OS updates, Apple now allow for most program windows to be resized from all sides and corners, except seemingly from the top right corner which is reserved for making programs run in full-screen mode. On any other edge of a program window, the mouse pointer changes shape… Continue reading Apple Mountain Lion Window Resize Trick from Upper Right Corner
Neat Receipts Scanner Software for Mac 4.0.1 Update
Update your Neat for Mac Software to the latest version today. [Update] This update includes the following changes: New Feature: Multi-page scanning: If you use a Neat mobile scanner, Neat for Mac now supports scanning multiple pages as a single document into PDF. For example, you can scan a 12-page contract and save it as… Continue reading Neat Receipts Scanner Software for Mac 4.0.1 Update
Apple Microsoft Office 2011 Outlook Database Corruption Repair Utility and Recovery from Spinning Rainbow Wheel When Application is Not Responding – How to Fix
Problem Summary. This document describes what do do when using the version of Outlook that comes with Microsoft Office 2011 for Apple and discovering that the database has become corrupted as evidenced by the spinning rainbow wheel. Problem Cause and Fix – Option #1. The Outlook database file can become quite large, and as a result, the chances of it… Continue reading Apple Microsoft Office 2011 Outlook Database Corruption Repair Utility and Recovery from Spinning Rainbow Wheel When Application is Not Responding – How to Fix