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Working with Full Screen Apps in Mac OS Lion
01/29/12
The OS X Lion operating system gives you an option to work in full-screen with most applications. This is useful when you need to focus on one task without distraction.
To get to full-screen mode, click on the double-ended arrow in the upper right corner of your screen. That app will then fill your entire screen so that's all that you will see. Read More...
To get to full-screen mode, click on the double-ended arrow in the upper right corner of your screen. That app will then fill your entire screen so that's all that you will see. Read More...
Lion Feature Spotlight: Multi-Touch Gestures
09/30/11
Multi-Touch gestures are one of the most exciting aspects of Apple’s new operating system, OS X Lion. With simple two and three finger trackpad swipes you can navigate through open applications with ease.
It takes less than five minutes to learn these new gestures. While you’re getting the hang of it you can still use the traditional scroll bar that is hidden on the side of every screen.
There are three basic multi-touch gestures that you’ll use to drive your Mac. Read More...
It takes less than five minutes to learn these new gestures. While you’re getting the hang of it you can still use the traditional scroll bar that is hidden on the side of every screen.
There are three basic multi-touch gestures that you’ll use to drive your Mac. Read More...
Introducing Kerio Workspace - share & collaborate on great ideas in your business
06/30/11
That’s exactly what Kerio Workspace can do. Personalized to meet your needs, Workspace brings your team together, saving valuable time and resources. It allows team members to focus on a project itself rather than wasting valuable time downloading files, searching email for meeting minutes, or looking through different versions of the same document.
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Upgrade Your Email with Stationary
06/30/11
Make a memorable impression. Using Stationery, a little known feature of Apple Mail, you can create personalized messages like announcements, invitations and greeting cards with a few simple clicks. Read More...
Keep Track of your iPhone, iPad and iPod with Find My iPhone
06/30/11
A missing iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is more than a lost device. Its also lost personal information. The solution? A free service from Apple called Find My iPhone that can locate a lost or stolen iOS device.
The Find My iPhone service is built right into your iPhone 4, iPad or fourth generation iPod Touch. All you need to do is activate it. Then you can track a lost device from any computer. Read More...
The Find My iPhone service is built right into your iPhone 4, iPad or fourth generation iPod Touch. All you need to do is activate it. Then you can track a lost device from any computer. Read More...
Printing from iPhone / iPad using Airprint Activator
05/31/11
Simple printing. It’s what iPhone and iPad Touch users ask for time and time again. Sending documents back to a computer for printing is time consuming and inconvenient. So, how do you print directly from your mobile device?
With the release of iOS 4.2, Apple gave iPhone and iPad users a way to send their documents directly to any AirPrint enabled printer. That’s a nice practical solution if you happen to have a printer that’s AirPrint capable. But, most of us do not. What if your printer doesn’t have this unique technology? That’s where a clever little free utility called AirPrint Activator becomes your solution.
With one simple download, AirPrint Activator allows you to print to any printer, even those without the built-in AirPrint functionality.
Setup is easy. Just follow the instructions below and within minutes your printer will be ready for iPhone and iPad printing. If you run into installation problems, give us a call. We’d be happy to help you install AirPrint Activator through a remote support session. Read More...
With the release of iOS 4.2, Apple gave iPhone and iPad users a way to send their documents directly to any AirPrint enabled printer. That’s a nice practical solution if you happen to have a printer that’s AirPrint capable. But, most of us do not. What if your printer doesn’t have this unique technology? That’s where a clever little free utility called AirPrint Activator becomes your solution.
With one simple download, AirPrint Activator allows you to print to any printer, even those without the built-in AirPrint functionality.
Setup is easy. Just follow the instructions below and within minutes your printer will be ready for iPhone and iPad printing. If you run into installation problems, give us a call. We’d be happy to help you install AirPrint Activator through a remote support session. Read More...
Understanding Malware and Mac Security
05/30/11
Malware, short for “malicious software”, is a fact of life on the Internet. It can come in any form including viruses, trojans and phishing scams.
One malware scam is specifically targeting Mac users. Hiding behind names like Mac Defender, Mac Protector or Mac Security, this phishing scam convinces people to download harmful software. Read More...
One malware scam is specifically targeting Mac users. Hiding behind names like Mac Defender, Mac Protector or Mac Security, this phishing scam convinces people to download harmful software. Read More...
Drobo RAID
03/16/11
Businesses today need a robust, reliable and cost effective solutions for data storage. We've used many different RAID storage systems over the years and for reliable, economic and easy to manage RAID we've found Drobo to be the best. Watch the video below to learn more about Drobo.
If you have questions about Drobo or data storage contact us today.
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If you have questions about Drobo or data storage contact us today.
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Understanding Backups Part 1: Backup Types
01/12/10
As you know, at Cranston IT we are big believers in backing up data. That’s because sooner or later you will lose data. Either your hard drive will crash, you will accidentally delete some files, your computer will get lost or stolen, or your computers will get caught in a fire, flood, or some other natural or man-made disaster.
It’s a rule. If you have your data in one place, you will eventually lose it. If you have your data in two places, it is unlikely that you will lose it. If you have your data in three places, it is very unlikely that you will lose it. So how many times should backup your data, is simply a question of how critical is your data. Read More...
It’s a rule. If you have your data in one place, you will eventually lose it. If you have your data in two places, it is unlikely that you will lose it. If you have your data in three places, it is very unlikely that you will lose it. So how many times should backup your data, is simply a question of how critical is your data. Read More...
Living with MacSpeech
12/03/09
We've had several clients contact us about MacSpeech - the leader in voice dictation software for the Mac. We decided to go ahead, purchase a copy of the software and see just how well it worked and how easy it was to use. Here is what we found.
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Setup Mac AddressBook to Sync with Kerio Using Exchange
09/03/09
Instead of using Kerio Sync Connector to sync Address Book on the Mac with Kerio you can also use the built-in Exchange Sync feature in Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5. This has the advantage of not having to using the third party software of Kerio Sync Connector to perform the sync but instead uses Apple's built in syncing tool. The biggest downside to this method is that the sync with the server is not as complete. For instance, you cannot sync the picture attached to the Address. Groups, Global Address Lists and resources cannot be synced and the sync frequency cannot be customized. However, if you just want a easy sync of your basic Address Book or you can't use Kerio Sync Connector for some reason this method is for you. Read More...
Importing Contacts into a Kerio Public Contacts Folder
08/14/09
Kerio does not have the ability to do a direct import of contacts into a Contacts folder. It would be nice if there were an import tool that would allow to you to import a text file or vcards, but currently that is not available.
The best way to get a large number of contacts into a Kerio Contacts folder is to use an existing user's account and use Address Book, Outlook or Entourage to sync the contacts to the server and then move the contacts to the appropriate Contacts folder on Kerio. Read More...
The best way to get a large number of contacts into a Kerio Contacts folder is to use an existing user's account and use Address Book, Outlook or Entourage to sync the contacts to the server and then move the contacts to the appropriate Contacts folder on Kerio. Read More...
Connecting Address Book (Mac) to Kerio
08/14/09
With Kerio it is possible to sync your Address Book (AB) with your personal Contacts folders and Public Contacts folders using the Kerio Sync Connector. It's also possible to just search Contacts folders using LDAP without having them in your Address Book. Let's discuss both ways. Read More...
Creating a Shared Contact List in Kerio
08/13/09
With Kerio it's possible to create a directory of Contacts that can be shared throughout the organization. There are several different ways to share Contacts in Kerio, but this way works best for sharing between users accessing Kerio from different sources ( Webmail, AddressBook, Entourage, Outlook ). Read More...
Make your camera a Wi-fi camera
08/06/09
We came across this cool little SD card the other day. It's an memory card for the digital camera with a built in wifi. This means that you can upload your pictures computer without ever having to use a cable to connect the two. Some digital cameras have wifi built into them but a lot of them don't. With a Eye-fi card it doesn't matter, the SD card makes the wireless connection for you.
For a small additional cost, you can also use the Eye-fi card to upload pictures directly to your favorite photo sharing site such as MobileMe, Facebook or Flickr.
Learn more about Eye-fi at http://www.eye.fi/apple/
For a small additional cost, you can also use the Eye-fi card to upload pictures directly to your favorite photo sharing site such as MobileMe, Facebook or Flickr.
Learn more about Eye-fi at http://www.eye.fi/apple/
My favorite Word Processor
07/16/09
In my line of work I use a lot of highly complex and complicated programs. I use everything from Photoshop to Dreamweaver to FinalCut Pro to FileMaker. I love powerful programs, but there is one area in which I have very basic needs - word processing. Read More...