Category Archives: Software

iPad Tips for the College Student

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lisa Spangenberg

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

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Lisa Spangenberg

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 →

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Take Control of TextExpander

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Lisa Spangenberg

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 →

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Smile Software’s TextExpander and TextExpander Touch

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Lisa Spangenberg

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

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Lisa Spangenberg

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 →

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