Posted 1 week, 1 day ago at 9:17 pm. 0 comments
This Logitech presenter is great. After using the ATI remote wonder for a year or so, and a Microsoft cordless mouse also, I’ve done a bit of research, and came up with these little units as the as the best in my opinion. They are $79 at Officeworks and have all the features you need:
- a long range.
- works with keynote or powerpoint.
- the battery display indicates that the remaining battery life with little bars, so you’re not caught out with a flat battery.
- the forward and back controls click, so you can feel that you have pressed them.
- if you have a time to end by, eg you are presenting to a group on a timetable, you can set up the timer, it gives you 5 min and 2 minute vibration warnings.
- It has volume up and down which automatically work on the mac with no setting up.
- the usb receiver stows away in the transmitter, and it all comes in a little padded pouch.
- it doesn’t need any drivers for Macintosh, it just works!
Unfortunately, because it doesn’t need any drivers, you can’t program the keys to do what you want them to do, and the blank screen key doesn’t work. You can download the shareware program USB Overdrive to re-map the keys to do anything you want. 
The side view shows volume buttons. the ATI wonder remote is still better as a remote control for the DVD player and itunes applications, as it has more buttons, but this Logitech unit is more reliable and simpler.
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago at 9:26 pm. 3 comments
Ever since I first used Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 4 in 2000, I have been waiting for it to be released on the Macintosh. In fact while I was studying in Sydney I had a PC which I used just for speech recognition then I would copy the files to a thumb drive and edit them on my Macintosh computer! Since then I have sold the computer and have been using IBM ViaVoice to dictate all my sermons, but ViaVoice is frustrating. Its accuracy is not as good as Dragon NaturallySpeaking and I used to spend as much time correcting the mistakes as I did dictating.
Well it’s finally arrived, it’s called "MacSpeech Dictate", and it’s powered by Dragon.
Here are my initial thoughts, as well as some advice on the best way to purchase it.
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Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago at 5:13 pm. 2 comments
Leopard has the ability to edit pdf files, move pages around, and even and merge pdf files together. Here is how to merge two or more pdf files together into one. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 12:18 am. 5 comments
O dear, this is a tragic topic. Nevertheless, I just installed Windows XP on my Intel Macintosh and it was easy! Windows XP set me back $115, but innotek VirtualBox, the program that let me run windows, was free. It’s pretty fast - it takes about 20 seconds to start Windows (that’s faster than my OSX boots!) and about 6 seconds to turn it off. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 2:51 pm. 0 comments
I’m not sure how long this has been available, but I just noticed that if you go to ‘order prints’ in iphoto it now works in Australia.
You can even order calendars, hardcover books, and cards from within iphoto.
I just ordered some prints and it said they will be delivered in 2-8 days.
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 3:52 pm. 3 comments
Here’s how to copy a DVD to your harddrive and convert it to a movie that will play on your iphone, ipod or in quicktime on your computer. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago at 6:44 pm. 2 comments
Mac the ripper is a little program that allows you to copy a DVD to your computer, and at the same time it removes the copy protection. Continue Reading…
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago at 10:16 pm. 13 comments
G4 ibook motherboard fault.
Apparently there is a problem with some G4 ibooks. It can appear after a year or so in some machines. After being on for a few minutes, they get a blank black screen, the fan turns on, and the computer freezes. This article describes the problem and how to fix it.
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