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iPad Tips for the College Student
I’ve written a short article on Peachpit’s site on “iPad Tips for the College Student.” I suggest several useful and time-saving iPad apps for students. None of the iPad apps I’m discussing cost more than $10.00; most are under $5.00 … Continue reading
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Bare Bones Software’s BBEdit 10
I’ve been waiting with great impatience for BBEdit 10 to be available from the Mac App store since July 19, when I read this enticing review by Adam Engst of TidBITS. Today, Apple approved BBEdit 10 for the Mac App … Continue reading
Take Control of TextExpander
TidBITS via their Take Control Books have released a fabulous guide to getting the most out of TextExpander (you can read about TextExpander here); Michael E. Cohen’s Take Control of TextExpander. Like all Take Control books, this one has the … Continue reading
Smile Software’s TextExpander and TextExpander Touch
TextExpander from Smile Software is a nifty piece of software for Mac OS X and iOS 4.x that allows you to type special abbreviation codes, and then the software, hovering in the background, expands the abbreviation to whatever snippet of … Continue reading
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Google Adds Dynamic Views to Blogger
This is a tool that the owner of a blog can set preferences for in Blogger’s Dashboard, under the Setting | Formatting tab. Some caveats: The blog must be public; no password/login needed to read the blog. Your blog must … Continue reading



