Update: 26 Oct 2020 We’ve noticed a renewed interest in the eight year old support document below. It’s likely you are here instead to solve a problem with HP printer software suddenly being identified by Apple MacOS as malware. For help with that problem, refer to Apple Security Alert: “HP Utility” or “HPDeviceMonitoring.framework” will damage… Continue reading ALERT: HP Printer Update for Apple Causes Programs to Quit Unexpectedly and Crash with HPPrintSettings plug-in Error When Printing With Lion or Mountain Lion OS X 10.8
Category: Technology
Effective Living, Working, Communicating, and Engaging in a Collaborative Digital Era
Increasingly our lives are lived online. The effectiveness of our work and richness of our relationships are influenced by our ability to communicate and interact with people through technology – which can either enhance or hinder our efforts. Like a child learning a new language, the mechanisms of social networking and online collaborative tools become… Continue reading Effective Living, Working, Communicating, and Engaging in a Collaborative Digital Era
BQGallery.com – Iowa City Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim
This past week I had the pleasure of assisting with the launch of a new photography website for Iowa City / Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim, BQGallery.com. As I work with people like Bashair who have exceptional artistic and visual talents, I find that I begin to feel like the one who is the student.… Continue reading BQGallery.com – Iowa City Cedar Rapids Photographer Bashair Qasim
Facebook Page Header Image Size Requirements and Guidelines
The information and guidelines below come from the Facebook document How should I choose a cover photo for my Page? In summary, you want to “upload an sRGB JPG file that’s 851 pixels wide, 315 pixels tall and less than 100 kilobytes.” Remember that your page profile image will cover a square area in the… Continue reading Facebook Page Header Image Size Requirements and Guidelines
RSS Feed Support Gone from Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Mail Client
Technology > Apple On 25 July 2012, Apple released Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) as the next major version of their operating system. Some users complained about losing all of their saved RSS feed data from within the Mail client after installing Mountain Lion. Although it’s no longer visible in Mail, old RSS feed content… Continue reading RSS Feed Support Gone from Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Mail Client
Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion First Impressions and Quick Review
Technology > Apple On 25 July 2012, Apple released Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) as the next major version of their operating system. Cloud Integrated. The most significant improvement is that the new OS offers a more cloud integrated experience. The Apple iCloud service stores and synchronizes the following: documents (with Pages) presentations and graphics (with… Continue reading Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion First Impressions and Quick Review
Typical Setup of a New Windows Computer
Technology Summary. This page provides suggested guidelines for setting up a computer from the point of reinstalling Windows on a fresh hard drive. Install Microsoft Windows 7 [Buy] Change power options for maximum performance and turn off automatic sleep. This ensures ongoing access when remotely checking on lengthy software installations and updates. Once setup is… Continue reading Typical Setup of a New Windows Computer
Tembo Apple File Search App with Advanced Searching Features – On Sale through 22 July 2012 at 6:00 PM CT
Technology > Apple Summary. The Spotlight feature included with the Apple OS is limited in its ability to selectively narrow searches based on file type and other factors. The Tembo app from Houdah Software provides advanced searching features while using the existing spotlight indexed database. When purchased from the Houdah store, the program normally costs $15,… Continue reading Tembo Apple File Search App with Advanced Searching Features – On Sale through 22 July 2012 at 6:00 PM CT
Stopping Unwanted SMS Mobile Phone Text Message SPAM and Unsolicited Ads on AT&T Wireless Smart Phone Devices 770-50
Consumer Defense Summary. AT&T Wireless has a help page with instructions on what can be done to stop unwanted SMS messages. In summary, you can forward any received messages to 7726 (SPAM). This will alert AT&T of the spammer. You can also setup a MyMessages account that will allow you to block messages from known… Continue reading Stopping Unwanted SMS Mobile Phone Text Message SPAM and Unsolicited Ads on AT&T Wireless Smart Phone Devices 770-50
Apple Joins EPEAT Again – Letter from Bob Mansfield – 13 July 2012
[Apple Statement on EPEAT, 13 July 2012] We’ve recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to learn that we had removed our products from the EPEAT rating system. I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT. It’s important to know that our commitment… Continue reading Apple Joins EPEAT Again – Letter from Bob Mansfield – 13 July 2012
Using Adobe FireWorks to Create an Animated GIF Image
The animated image to the right was created using Adobe FireWorks. This page offers a quick summary of the steps involved to create an animated gif image. Open FireWorks Create a new canvas/image and designate the size Instead of Layers, use the State tab and consider each state a frame of your animation. Right click… Continue reading Using Adobe FireWorks to Create an Animated GIF Image
The Army of Drone Impostor Content Writers Have Arrived and Some Promote Malware
Introduction. Every week, without fail, I get a friendly personal note from someone telling me that they would like to submit an article to my site. I usually reply to learn more about who they are and what they are offering. Without fail, these are usually paid or commissioned writers attempting to submit articles to… Continue reading The Army of Drone Impostor Content Writers Have Arrived and Some Promote Malware