This Week's Word: Keychain Access
Last week, I gave you some tips on coming up with great passwords and this week, I am going to tell you how to save those passwords. A great way to save the passwords is an application called “Keychain Access.” The good thing about Keychain Access is that your computer is already using it. Your computer securely saves passwords in the Keychain automatically. If you access an...
Read MoreWhy is BestMacs plural?
Here’s a little 10-year-anniversary trivia. Back when I first moved to Lawrence and started thinking about a business identity, the name of the business was semi-obvious; letting my last name promote the business was restitution for all the grade school jokes. But I was initially going to call it BestMac. That is until I went to register “bestmac.com” – turns out it had...
Read MoreWeekly Word: Password
Okay, I imagine that you already have a pretty good idea of what a password is, right? That secret code that you type in to login to a website? But, do you know how to come up with a really great password? Well, you should. You likely have a lot of important information out there on the internet, and having a good password can keep your reputation, your finances, your job, etc. safe. First, let...
Read MoreThis Week's Word(s): Print Options
Someone recently asked me how to only print one page of a document which is several pages long. While this is something which is very intuitive to me and the rest of the Best Macs staff, if you have not been using a computer very long and very frequently, it might not be so simple. This is just another example of why I write the weekly word. If you already have knowledge about how to change your...
Read MoreThis Week's Word: PDF
Several weeks back, I gave you some general information on file formats. This week, I’ll be discussing one specific file format, PDF. PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDFs are a very common type of file format because they are compatible with both Macs and PCs. This file format was originally produced by Adobe. Because of this, one of the most popular applications for viewing PDFs...
Read MoreWacom's Worst Nightmare.
If you have ever considered yourself good at drawring and have a computer, chances are the thought of owning a tablet has crossed your mind. This article shows that Apple’s new MacBook Pro line effectively does away with the need for a Bamboo or Wacom tablet. With this nifty little piece of software you can turn your trackpad into a pen tablet. In this article it shows off this new...
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