Animated Christmas Cards
I have a web client that runs 13 businesses, and they've had me create animated Christmas cards for the past three years. The requirements are: Runs on Mac or PC…
Windows 8 on a Mac
A few years ago I started using Windows 7 on my Mac with software called Parallels. This allowed my to run Internet Explorer and Quicken in Windows, on my MacBook…
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Two Annoyances with Microsoft
I use and install a lot of software each month, and for some reason Microsoft tends to annoy me the most. Why is that you may ask? Well, let me…
Android is correct on 3mph winds.
Talking To Your Phone or Tablet
Our tablets and smart phones have this nifty feature known as "voice input", so on an Apple device it's called Siri and Android hasn't really given it a marketing name.…
BestBuy – Room for Improvement
I am a geek and therefore spend time in stores like BestBuy, both in person and online. Tonight I wanted to check if they had any new iPad Air tablets…
Google, 28 minutes
Apple Maps Not Quite Ready
You have to credit Apple for being ambitious in creating their own mapping app to compete with Google Maps, however a little testing by me recently shows that Apple has…
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Latest Mac OS X – Mavericks
Today is the big day to update your Mac OS X operating system for free to the latest release called Mavericks, or version 10.9. The 5.28GB download will take about…
Maybe Your Next Laptop Will Be a Tablet
My wife's 15" HP laptop display is going out, so we have to decide what to replace it with. Your home or business is likely facing the same decision in…
Valerie Garrett
Tech Phone Support
I've known Valerie Garrett for several years now, first when she worked at Tualatin Life, next at the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce, and most recently with Stafford Hills Club. One…
New iMac
Don’t Believe All Marketing Hype
This past week Apple announced a refresh of the iMac computers, their all-in-on design with 21.5" or 27" displays. I've owned an iMac before but never got used to the…