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Ellen
Member Since Dec 29th, 2005

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Win a bunch of iPod-waterproofing gear, just in time for pool season

May 3rd 2008 2:16AM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

I was thinking about buying one of these anyway, but I'm too broke. Hook me up!

Warp: change Spaces with your mouse

Dec 22nd 2007 10:53AM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

This is a great little utility, not quite as game-changing as Chax, but still damn useful. This kid should be working for Apple.

Black Friday Giveaways (part 19): Wii + Metroid Prime 3 and more

Nov 23rd 2007 11:47PM on Engadget

One please!

Black Friday Giveaways (part 13): Slingbox Pro + HD Connect Cable

Nov 23rd 2007 4:39PM on Engadget HD

I want one! Pretty please?

Office 2008 for Mac versions and pricing announced

Sep 25th 2007 12:39AM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Well, I suppose it was inevitable that they'd do something to differentiate between the student and regular versions, as I and pretty much everyone else I know just bought the student versions of everything.

At least my home computer still runs Office v.X pretty decently. I guess I'll have to pony up the $400 when I need exchange support.

Selling your Mac? Erase that hard drive

Jun 29th 2007 4:34PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

I just ran a 7-pass erase on my old Powerbook last night as a prelude to selling it on Craigslist. It took about 4-5 hours on an 80 gig drive.

Definitely a must-do for anyone getting rid of an old hard drive if it's still in working order.

Backup solutions shootout

Jun 25th 2007 8:35PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Adding a voice for SuperDuper.

My old PowerBook refused to boot and within a couple hours I was working off the backup of my system I'd made a day before. Lost nothing of value and didn't have to go through the hassle of reinstalling everything. An EXTREMELY good investment.

Plaxo 3.0 is available

Jun 25th 2007 3:27PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

I haven't used this version yet, but the syncing on their old version left quite a bit to be desired, and I stopped using it because it was so unreliable.

Make sure you back everything up before you try it.

Missing Sync for Blackberry out of beta

Mar 30th 2007 12:00PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Actually, in my experience, "you get what you pay for" with the PocketMac software is exactly right. I could never get the damn thing to sync right with my 8700, whereas the Missing Sync software got damn near everything right from the first public beta.

If only Mark/Space could figure out the tethering thing...

Spanning Sync for iCal and Google Calendar goes 1.0, announces pricing

Mar 13th 2007 5:48PM on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

This pricing decision seems particularly silly in light of both the free gCal Daemon for those who don't mind getting their hands dirty with code and the fact that Mark/Space is selling Sync Together, which syncs a hell of a lot more than just calendar info, for $50.

Granted, Sync Together won't sync with gCal, but for those who (like me) were using this as a .Mac alternative to keep two computers synced, Sync Together looks like a no-brainer alternative.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I am trying to configure out a really dumbed down and intuitive PC for my grandmother. She recently had a stroke and while she is under my care I would like to repurpose a laptop for her to surf and email her children. Anyone have any experience with what input devices and UI's are really understandable for the over 80 crowd?"

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