Category: 658: eWaste Recycling Event, Tip of the Week: Smart Mailboxes, Time Machine, Printer Reset

If your printer suddenly stops behaving, it’s always a good idea to check the manufacturer’s website to ensure you have the latest drivers. Sometimes, though, it’s necessary to reset the printing system on your computer. It’s done in the Print and Fax pane of System Preferences. Control-click anywhere in the list on the left that…

About a week ago I received a call from a close friend of mine who was experiencing some sluggish computer behavior coupled with beautiful ticking and grinding sounds from her iBook G4; classic hard drive failure. After weighing her options she decided to take me up on the offer to replace her hard drive and…

My mailbox swelled to the point that the “comparing notes with server” function seen in Mail’s Activity viewer (found in the Window menu) would take almost a minute to complete. I looked into it a bit, and found that I had saved over 40,000 messages in the past few years. This included communication with customers,…

…It’s back for a 3rd year and it’s happening this Saturday! **The 3rd Annual FREE eWaste Recycling Event will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 9am – 1pm at S. Burlington High School in S. Burlington, VT.** We want you to recycle your old electronics responsibly. We’ll be taking your old TVs, computers, monitors,…

Happy Tuesday, The holiday weekend saw flurries in the Mad River Valley, and nighttime temperatures continue to dip below freezing. Triggered by the warm sunny afternoons, the dogs are starting to shed in full force. I picked up Tony’s dog, Waylon, to scratch his belly and I was left with a solid pad of short…