I posted a new column to The Mac Observer that explains how to register for iChat and then use it for remote desktop help. You can read it here:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ ... _your_mac/
There is a video of an interview that I had with Chuck Joiner at Macworld. Should you care to see it you can do so here:
http://macvoices.tv/macvoicestv-1043-ma ... -macworld/
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( 2.9 / 66 )From San Francisco - Macworld 2010. Day 1 Observations
The wifi connection in my hotel is really, really slow. Reminds me of dial up. Must have something to do with 35,000 Mac users in town. Speaking of which, there were only 300 less people in attendance today than there were the first day of last year's Macworld. Vendors on the show floor were caught totally off guard and were calling in reinforcement staff to help with the crowds. There were less give-aways. No free tote bags at the door, no free pens in all the booths -- economy measures are evident everywhere (there aren't even free lunches in the press room), but attendees are buying.
The new products I have seen are awesome and I will mention some of them tomorrow when I have time to pull info together. This morning we heard David Pogue speak and what a hoot he is. I had no idea he was such a performer. He performed several parody songs that I understand are available on uTube. One makes fun of long waits for phone tech support, another is about wanting an iPhone. He also held a contest on Twitter for fake iPhone apps and shared some of them - such as an app that lets you watch paint dry. Ten years ago he wrote a column based on the movie I't A Wonderful Life in which he starred Steve Jobs instead of George Bailey - showing how bad things would be if there had never been an Apple Computer. David turned it into a play and had several people act it out on stage. The part of Steve Jobs was played by the actor LaVar Burton.
The next big event was a preview of six outstanding products. Again I will talk about a few products tomorrow, but I will say now that the one thing I have observed about this whole conference is that there are a lot of little companies with innovative products that are really exciting.
Paul Kent with IDG, the company who puts on Macworld, has done an outstanding job of creating the "new Macworld" and it is great to be here and be part of the action.
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( 2.7 / 28 )I took part in a podcast this week with Chuck Joiner on his Macjury Podcast. The topic was recommended holiday gifts. We came up with some interesting ideas. If you would like to hear it you can catch it at <http://www.macjury.com/macjury-917-the-macjury-deliberates-holiday-gift-picks-session-1> It was fun and you might enjoy listening.
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( 2.7 / 31 )I had to teach a class this past week end in Numbers, the Apple spreadsheet application. I went looking for a book on the subject because although I use Numbers every day, I don't use it with any depth, and I wanted to make sure I covered all the basics.
I only found one book, but I am really impressed with what I found from the perspective of beginners. The book is part of the Apple Training Series. It is called..wait for it.... iWork '08. There is a subtitle of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The authors are Richard Harrington and RHED Pixel.
THe book comes with a CD that contains supporting tutorial exercises and I promise you that if you follow the directions as they are written and use the tutorial material you will have the basics of using these great applications.
I have only had time to get into Numbers and I found one very tiny mistake in the whole section that I was able to figure out quickly. (The book said click on a certain cell when it should have been the cell next to it).
The book sells for $39.99 and if you really want to use any or all of these three apps it is worth the price. Don;t forget to check Amazon.com to see if it is available any cheaper there.
Nancy
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