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Adding your business to Apple Maps

Adding your business to Apple Maps

With the internet being obviously an important place to have your business name everywhere, a new form of advertising is emerging as well. Businesses are flocking to Map programs both online, as well as on Phones, Tablets and everything else. This form of advertising simply allows individuals to know you are around, and can be a very effective tool especially for restaurants, bars, and retail.…

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iOS 8.1.2 released

Yesterday, Apple quietly released iOS 8.1.2 to a mostly unimpressed fan base. Looking at the Apple forums, there have been several small bugs in the iOS 8.1.1 software which have been noted. Everyone was waiting patiently for the next release, only to find this to be a very small release with a emphasis on Ringtones.

Fact of the matter is, this release was only 28.7 mb. The bugs that have been…

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Wearable technology where is the line drawn

Wearable technology where is the line drawn

Many of the tech giants are looking into wearable technology as the wave of the future. Everything from Google Glasses to smart watches to wrist bands, technology is getting small enough to be useful in almost every aspect of our lives. The question is, where does the madness stop?

Really the first wearable technology was a joined agreement between Apple and Nike which allowed your workout to…

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Facebook Group App

New!! Facebook Group App

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Facebook Group App

  Today, Facebook has released their Group App for iOS and Android. With 700 million Facebook users posting in hundreds of thousands of groups, until now it has not been easy to post in groups on mobile. The process always involved swiping over on the Facebook App and then seeing a limited list of groups you are in. You had to expand that list in order to find what you were looking for.

Now,…

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Terminal Part 1

The word terminal is often used as a scare tactic by programmers and network administrators. The fact is, Terminal is the most powerful tool you have access to on your Macintosh. There are over 4000 commands with endless amounts of switch’s per command. Sounds pretty intimidating doesn’t it? My first experience with Terminal was in the mid 90’s. To be honest with you, my first thoughts were…

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Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts

A list of all Macintosh keyboard shortcuts

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Battle of the Titans

Battle of the Titans

Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg squared off sharing blows at each other late last week when Tim Cook was asked about Ad heavy free sites like Google and Facebook, and his response was “Those companies do not have paying customers. In those business models, the customer is the product.” Obviously, in saying this Tim Cook has gotten himself in trouble with pretty much the entire internet community.

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Windows keyboard shortcuts

To be fair to our readers, it is necessary to also post all the Windows shortcuts that are available as well. Windows has a variety of shortcuts that can also be used to help speed along your productivity. The following shortcuts are taken straight from the Microsoft Website.

Windows system key combinations

F1: Help

CTRL+ESC: Open?Start?menu

ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

ALT+F4: Quit…

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Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts

  Sometimes you run into individuals who take great pride in their typing skills. They do not like to use a mouse, for it takes to much time away from them typing. In these cases, Apple has instituted a long list of keyboard shortcuts which will allow you to do almost anything you want. Some of the shortcuts involve word processing, some involve repetitive tasks that you do everyday. Below you…

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Fixing your Mac that's not booting

Fixing your Mac that’s not booting

  Every once in awhile, every Mac user has run into the non starting Mac. Before going into fear mode and dreaming of your lost files, there are some steps you can take to see what’s going on.

1. Are you still getting the startup sound when the computer is first turned on? The startup chime on a Mac has been standard since the Macintosh was first introduced. It is a quick and easy way for your…

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