Fred Showker, user group advocate since 1985, MUG member at large and safe netting advocate.
Continued from the previous page of This Old Mouse! Follow along and we'll try to learn some new tricks together. Drop us a line and ask your questions, share your tips, or introduce us to a new resources that everyone will like...
Tired of the same old network news? RSS NewsReaders will help your old mouse grab the news as it happens! (A two part article!)
One of the frequent questions is: What's a megapixel? What to know when shopping for a digital camera
Which printer should you buy? Cheap Printer or good printer... sometimes they're the same.
Now we look at specific printer features you need to investigate
Nothing is worse than a Mac that won't boot! It could be a dead clock battery...
"Should I shut down my Mac?" is a frequent question. Let's take a look at some of the answers
Today's overcrowded software interfaces are leading to some vision problems. Perhaps these tips will help
Amazingly enough most new computer users run with their browser at its default "full screen" mode. They download files, then wonder where the files went. Follow along as we explore a number of cool tips for gathering content and downloads from the web Where's that file? (5/19/2003)
Follow along as we help ClarisWorks readers make the leap into AppleWorks' stylesheets... You've got style (4/21/2003)
Last week's edition brought a wave of response from the community, and herein I'd like to share a few of them with you... Newton Readers Respond (4/7/2003)
Who would suspect that a personal data assistant orphaned by its manufacturer in 1998 would still be in use by some rather vocal enthusiasts -- and that it would synchronize with Apple's latest music player iTunes! Newton Duz iTunes? (3/31/2003)
Nothing is worse than a Mac that won't start up -- except one that gets going and refuses to stop! Follow along as This Old Mouse untangles a problematic situation when an outlaw DVD installer defies all the tricks in the book, rendering a brand new OS/X Titanium PowerBook useless. OS X: Make it Quit (3/3/2003)
Members get answers to their questions about how to safely protect files from prying eyes, especially when attaching to email. Here's some help! Protecting Files with Encryption (2/24/2003)
Tired of that mouse ball getting dirty and unreliable? It's easier than you think to install an optical mouse and reap the benefits of adding USB ...
If you read the Optical Mouse article above, and want to take the plunge, here's an overview of installing Sonnet's Tango Card...
With your digital camera and a portable printer like this HP Photosmart, you can see your photos today, not next week -- plus you can create your own picture post cards to send home to the folks... Vacation Photos on the spot?
Hard drives have gotten huge these days, and a reader asks if the same rules still apply to defragmenting those drives. Contrary to popular belief... Defragmenting Large Hard Drives
A reader writes to ask about the pros and cons of sleep mode. This old mouse relates advice for both desktop and laptop computers... Should I put my Mac to sleep at night?
Amidst lots of news items about the demise of 'older' standards, millions of computer users are asking themselves what to do, and perhaps even feeling a bit toward . the back of the technology bus
Until next time, happy mousing.
Fred Showker, Editor/Publisher UG Net News
Fred Showker is co-editor of "MUG Info Manager" and the User Group Network News service, and a founding Apple User Group Advisory Board (UGAB) member. He was an original founder of the User Group Forum on AppleLink Personal Edition, and America Online where he was AFA for eight years. Many MUG (Mac User Group) members know him for his work with the Mug News Service (MNS), National Home & School Mac (NHSM), or his many speaking appearances at NAUG, NAUGSAW and Macworld Expo and others. Today, he's a familiar name in many user group newsletters around the world for his 60-Second Window, published each month since 1990... read more
This column was started in 2000 to provide short, interesting articles to Macintosh user group newsletter editors, and the Macintosh computer community at large. Each edition focuses on a single aspect of using the computer in a more productive, beneficial way. Some editions will look at ways to help older hardware continue to perform a useful service. Others will focus on software tips and tricks that the end user can put to work right away without expensive purchases or add-ons.
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