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Archive for June, 2011


Tutorial: Mac Preferred Wireless Networks

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Tutorial Platform: Mac Mac
Tutorial Time: 5 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • An Apple computer running Mac OS X.
  • An available wireless network, with a known network name and password.

 

Tutorial Overview:

In this tutorial, we’ll cover an important feature of wireless network connection management in OS X, known as Preferred Networks.

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Tutorial: Mac Wireless Networking Basics

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Tutorial Platform: Mac Mac
Tutorial Time: 3 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • An Apple computer running Mac OS-X.
  • An available wireless network, with a known network name and password.
Tutorial Shortlink: http://myv.ms/mTu32c

 

Tutorial Overview:

In this tutorial, we cover one of the most essential skills required to take advantage of Internet connectivity on your Mac; learning how to connect to local wireless networks (also known as WiFi.)

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Resource: Golf Scorecards on Mobile Devices

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Resource Overview:

This resource is for golfers who want to use their iPads (with 3G and GPS) or iPhones (3GS and 4,) Android phones, Blackberries, or Windows 7 phones on the golf course, to help them calculate distances, track their scores, and share the game outcome with friends.

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Tutorial: How to Restore Dock Icons

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Tutorial Platforms: Mac Mac
Time Required: 2 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • An Apple computer running Mac OS-X.

 

Tutorial Overview:

In this tutorial, we cover the simple (but hidden) steps to restoring your Dock icons. Occasionally, one of them might go missing. This might happen if you’ve accidentally clicked and dragged an icon away from the Dock. In this example, our Mail icon has gone missing. Here’s how we can restore it:

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Tutorial: Resetting your Gmail Password

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Tutorial Platforms:  Mac Mac, Windows Windows, Linux Linux, Universally ApplicableAll Platforms
Time Required: 2 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • A Gmail/Google account.

 

Tutorial Overview:

In this tutorial, we cover how to restore access to your Gmail account, if you’ve forgotten or lost your password. Here’s how we can retrieve/reset it: Continue Reading →

Tutorial: Checking Your iPad Data Plan Usage

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Tutorial Platform: iPad icon iPad (3G Models)
Time Required: 3 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • An iPad model with 3G connectivity
  • An installed SIM card
  • An active carrier account (i.e. with Rogers, Telus, or Bell in Canada)

 

Tutorial Overview:

In this tutorial, we cover the procedure for checking up on your iPad data plan usage.

One of our clients asks:

“My I-Pad has been cut off because I have gone over my limit which is $35.00/mo. It seems the only way to pay the $70 that Rogers say I owe is to do so on my I-Pad. I have gone to settings to try to sort it out but no luck. Rogers say that is the only way I can pay it. How do I solve this?”

 

To resolve this, we’ll need to review your account status with your 3G provider (i.e. Rogers, Telus, Bell.) As suggested, the only way to do this is on the iPad itself. Here are the steps to follow: Continue Reading →

Tutorial: Disabling Automatic Login

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Tutorial Platforms: Mac Mac
Time Required: 2 minutes.
Tutorial Requirements:
  • A Mac running OS X 10.5.x or newer.


Tutorial Overview:

Automatic login is a feature of Mac OS X which allows a default user account to automatically sign-in at boot, which takes you directly to the desktop. This can be convenient for some users, but is generally very unsecure. It means that anyone with physical access to your computer need only to reboot it to start using (or potentially abusing) your data. Here’s how we turn off this feature: Continue Reading →