Category: 787: Mountain Lion Pros, Cons, Hulu Plus, iVote

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    It looks like a great summer weekend coming up. I am heading down to Boston to see a show on Saturday night with a friend and then on Sunday, we are delivering an extra motorcycle trunk to an eBay buyer over in Malone, New York. I am sure I’ll find some time somehow to chow…

  • Apple Up-To-Date Program for Mountain Lion

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    The latest operating system for Mac, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, was released last Wednesday, so if you haven’t downloaded yet, “*get it here for $19.99.*”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-mountain-lion/id537386512?mt=12%26uo%3D6%26partnerId%3D30 If you have purchased a new Mac between June 11, 2012, and July 25, 2012, you may qualify for a free upgrade via “*Apple’s Up-To-Date Program.*”:http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ In addition, Apple…

  • iVote…Do You?

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    With three months to go until the presidential election, the two major candidates are doing everything they can to get the message out. In 2012 the state of the union is such that releasing an iPhone app is __de rigueur__ and both the Obama and Romney campaigns have in fact done so. “*Mitt’s VP*”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mitts-vp/id544919187?ls=1&mt=8%26uo%3D6%26partnerId%3D30 is…

  • Hulu Plus Now Available On Apple TV

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    There has been a lot of talk about the Apple TV recently thanks to the addition of AirPlay Mirroring functionality to Mountain Lion. For those of us who do not have one of the computers that are compatible with this feature “*(see this issue of Tech Tails for more details)*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/techtails/tt830/ there is still something new:…

  • Mountain Lion: Some Cons, Many Pros

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    __**Apologies in advance for how excited we are about Mountain Lion! We’ll be featuring more information about our hands-on experiences with the new OS in the next few weeks. The following account includes links for official Adobe CS compatibility and a tutorial to bring ‘Save As…’ back to the menu.__ When Mountain Lion was released…

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    _Dear Friends,_ August is one of my favorite months. Though we’re in the dog days of summer, it is also the time of year that most of the local vegetables are ready to eat. Nothing is quite as good to eat as fresh tomatoes off the vine or really fresh picked sweet corn. Sweet corn…