An Update on the State of MacGuruLounge

October 30, 2009

Whether you are a first-time reader or have been here since the beginning, you may have noticed that it has been a very long time since I posted a substantial article on MacGuruLounge. Above all, I want you to know that I have not abandoned you or this site, and I continue to respond to [...]

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Mailbag 3: iPhoto, Remote Boot, Entourage

July 24, 2009

It’s time again for some answers to your questions. If you have a comment or question about these specific issues, be sure to post it in the comments section for all of us to look at.
From Bobby:
Hi, I hope you can help me. I am just trying to back up my photos on a dvd [...]

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Mailbag #2: More Questions Answered

July 3, 2009

From Michelle: I’ve got quite a few dups in my itunes library right now and can find plenty of information as to how to fix that problem; however, I am wondering how they ever get there to begin with? The dups I have in my account seem so random – some are from cd’s I have [...]

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Mailbag #1: Your Questions Answered

June 30, 2009

This is the first in (what I hope to be) a long running series of articles where I finally get around to answering your questions. I have many to sort through, so please keep them coming. My goal with this series is to answer the questions that will be most useful for a large audience. [...]

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How to Listen to Large Podcasts over 3G on the iPhone

April 25, 2009

I don’t normally cover iPhone tips on this site, but I thought I’d share one with you as it relates to podcasts. Until I got my 2G iPhone, I listened to a lot of music on my iPod. Here in Portland, I nearly always take the bus, Max, ride my bike, or walk to my [...]

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Fix Mac OS X’s Text-to-Speech Pronunciation Errors

April 16, 2009

For many of us, Mac OS X’s text-to-speech technology is a novelty: we use it every once in a while just to hear its mechanical voice read a line or two of text. The reality, though, is that many people depend on the technology to read pages of text or pronounce VoiceOver commands on a [...]

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How to Choose Your Perfect Mac

March 24, 2009

Over the past few months, many people have written in asking for advice on how to buy a Mac. To be honest, most people are looking for me to help them convince themselves on an “up-sell.” For example, there are plenty of people who want to know why they should purchase a MacBook Air instead [...]

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