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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I put the question out in the tech-o-sphere last week and haven’t been able to find any answers until today. Basically, we were looking for a desktop-sharing, online web conferencing application or service (e.g. Webex) that would work with a Mac. Everyone I asked seemed to think it was something that’s needed, and would [...]

A while ago Buzz Bishop, local radio host [Z95], blogger [MacBlog], podcaster, techie writer [Cyberbuzz] and friend of Miss604.com asked to get my story about making the switch from PC to Mac. I’ve done several posts to express how much of a newbie I am with my Macbook [tag: mac vs pc] and Buzz decided [...]

Right now John and I are sharing his digital camera. Anything we take on our cell phones is easily Bluetooth-ed to our respective computers but any photos taken on the same camera can prove to be an issue. When it up to my computer I don’t really want all his 20 pictures, I just want [...]

I just added two more widgets to my dashboard (this PC girl is thinkin her Mac’s lookin’ cooler all the time).
The first is a default flight tracker that came with my dashboard, which is coming in handy with my in-laws in the air right now. The second is a newly-added Cup Companion, keeping you [...]

Today was my niece’s 7th birthday. She’s the beautiful, brilliant daughter of my sister, Jenny - who also writes for this blog. Lexi and I discovered a few things this afternoon that I would like to share.
First off, she and the other kids loved Photobooth. It was definitely a challenge on my part to keep [...]