Archive for the ‘mac vs pc’ Category

Mac Tune Up Giveaway

August 24th, 2009 by Miss604   12 Comments

I was converted from PC to a Mac in 2007 and I haven’t looked back. The transition took a bit of time (mostly because of my nerves and I was paranoid I’d lose all data in a big fiery mess) and I’m not sure I would have taken the plunge if not for the support [...]

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Powered by Simply Computing

May 26th, 2009 by Miss604   8 Comments

John comes from a proud line of Macintosh users and in 2007 he converted me into an Apple fan girl — and I haven’t looked back. Recently we needed to upgrade our arsenal (you know since having a Powerbook, Macbook, and iMac just wasn’t enough) and were on the market for a shiny new Macbook [...]

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WordPress Theming Tools for Your Mac

December 2nd, 2008 by Miss604   11 Comments

Over the last few weeks my company, sixty4media, has themed, coded, and tweaked quite a few WordPress sites (and even more over the years before we even had the company). I am often asked what I use to code or theme so here are some of the tools that make my life a whole lot [...]

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I’m a PC and I’m still a Mac

October 30th, 2008 by Miss604   24 Comments

Microsoft produced this to address the “I’m a Mac / I’m a PC” ads about a month ago:

Several celebrities are visible throughout the campaign, including company co-founder Bill Gates, Deepak Chopra, and Eva Longoria; Microsoft employees, including Gates, have an @windows.com e-mail address attached to their appearances to emphasize their human connection.
Two shorter ads have [...]

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New MacBook and MacBook Pro from Apple

October 14th, 2008 by Miss604   13 Comments

I’ve had my MacBook since early 2007 and although switching wasn’t easy (for someone who grew up on Microsoft… and who doesn’t do well with change) I shut down my Frankenbox PC that very day and it hasn’t been fired up since.

Today Apple announced their new 13 inch MacBook and 15 inch MacBook Pro, and [...]

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Firefox 3 Themes

June 24th, 2008 by Miss604   7 Comments

I’ve been using Firefox for about four years and they recently unleashed Firefox 3 which touts: Increased security, wicked-fast loading times, heightened security, and new UI improvements, including default themes for different operating systems and new download manager [wiki] not to mention basics like tabbed browsing and spell-checker.
I’m a fan of “add-ons” like the del.icio.us [...]

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Screencasting Up a Storm

June 19th, 2008 by Miss604   1 Comment

I started doing screencasts in a professional capacity last year and since then the tools have become much easier to use and I’m finding folks are really receptive to the “quick tips” I’ve been offering. As a refresher, I wrote a post last summer about Screencasting Tools and I’ve done a few WordPress tutorials using [...]

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Apple Store in Pacific Centre Vancouver’s New Meet Market

May 20th, 2008 by Miss604   10 Comments

Photo credit: Paul Hillsdon on Flickr
At 10:00am on May 24th, 2008 Vancouver’s first Apple Store will open its doors in Pacific Centre.
More info:
- Grand Opening Pacific Centre
- Apple Store Grand Opening May 34
- Apple Store Opening May 24 Pacific Centre
- Apple Store Vancouver to Open May 24
- H&M Vancouver and the Apple Store, A Match [...]

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Mental Auto-Complete and Shortcuts

March 10th, 2008 by Miss604   10 Comments

I sometimes find that my fingers go faster on he keyboard than my brain can spew out thoughts. I’m often auto-completing words that begin the same as a frequently typed word I’m thinking about, but in the end – they end up as typos. Example: Chick Flick becomes Chick Flickr, Dance becomes Duane. Such a [...]

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I Need Better Silicone

September 2nd, 2007 by Miss604   11 Comments

Ever since Tod Maffin’s session at Barcamp I’ve been thinking about getting me some silicone. I have a nice, white, pristine MacBook and I need to protect it somehow.
Yesterday at the Apple Store in good ol’ Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, WA I checked out some possible keyboard covers. They were clear or white and [...]

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Tools to get the job done: Screencasting

August 8th, 2007 by Miss604   5 Comments

I’ve discovered some tools, apps and tricks that have made a part of my ‘real life’ job a lot easier lately. Basically I wanted to start screencasting – providing an online demo video of our new web-based application. After searching and putting the word out to the wonderful Vancity Tech Swarm folks I found the [...]

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The Mighty Nipple

May 31st, 2007 by Miss604   14 Comments

I must admit, I love not using a mouse – the trackpad is where it’s at – but going from desktop computer isn’t always accommodating to such needs. That was until I discovered the Mighty Mouse and its wonderful nipple.
In 2001 I got a hand-me-down HP Omnibook laptop that was my best friend over the [...]

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