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**ABSOLUTE Mac Basics**
Sunday, 1/03/09 – _South Burlington_
Saturday, 01/23/09 _Waitsfield_

**Mac Basics: Level Two**
Sunday, 1/10/09 _South Burlington_
Saturday, 1/30/09 _Waitsfield_

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“MagSafe”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74727 adapters are amazing–they can often keep a little stumble from turning into a full-on disaster with the way they just release the cord when the wrong pressure is applied. Sometimes, though, power adapters suffer some abuse due to our busy, on-the-go lives; even with good care, _fray happens!_

Well, our friends at “quirky”:http://www.quirky.com/ teamed up with the quirky community to create a fix for our fraying blues. The “PowerCurl!”:http://www.smalldog.com/search/?find=quirky This bright orange creation allows your power cord to have a safe housing (the power cord fits into the PowerCurl frame), the wires from the MagSafe wrap around the PowerCurl so you don’t have to worry about the cord going everywhere (it will even house the extension cable!). But the best part is that the PowerCurl will help cut back with the cord fraying by the brick of the MagSafe because of the way it coils around the unit.

It also makes bringing your power cord much easier. You don’t have to worry about the cables going all over the place. I have a pocket in my backpack that holds this perfectly!

You might argue that the MagSafes have the legs on the power brick that you can wrap the cable around; however, I feel like they are a bit flimsy and don’t offer the same “toughness” that the PowerCurl does. For $11.99 you can’t go wrong!

It’s a lot cheaper that $79.99 for a new MagSage Power Adapter! **Tip:** **The PowerCurl is available in a “60W”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/75009 and “85W”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/75010 size!** So be sure to get the 60W for your MacBook or 13″ MacBook Pro and the 85W for your 15″ or 17″ MacBook Pro!

The new “Bento 3”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74620 software from FileMaker allows you to organize your files and your life without having to learn a new program. Bento makes it easy to connect your address book, iCal and even iPhoto or Excel files. Its a great program to keep you organized and on top of your schedule on a day to day basis. With the new built-in templates you can easily organize your contacts, projects, to-dos and mailing lists. It’s a great tool to plan special events like birthdays and weddings.

One of my favorite parts of “Bento 3”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74620 is that you can organize and maintain your photos on your computer. The best part is that it reads from your iPhoto library so you don’t have to import your photos into Bento 3. It allows you to add much more detail for each of your photos than in iPhoto. With the grid view it looks almost exactly like iPhoto.

I was skeptical at first because I wasn’t sure if I needed another program to keep my files organized. After using “Bento 3”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74620 for a little while I found that is wasn’t very hard to learn the program and I was surprised how well it connected with my other programs. I have to say the thing I use most is the integration with iPhoto, but the way it creates simple and quick visual planning, it’s great. I would recommend this program to anyone looking to get better organized with their daily life and organize their thoughts and ideas in a simple and easy to use program.

Bento 3 is available in a “Single-Pack”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74620 for $49.99 or in a “Family-Pack”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/74621 (five installs) for $99.99!

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