More Software Opinion

• 30 January 2013

• Opinion: Not ready for Office 2013? Here are five open alternatives

  Between Microsoft's October launch of Windows 8 and Tuesday's rollout of Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365, there's no denying that it's been a decision-filled few months for PC users.

• 29 January 2013

• Opinion: Get a free shared workspace for your small business

  I truly believe that effective organization and communication can make the difference between business success and business failure.

• 28 January 2013

• Opinion: How to create redundant Time Machine backups

  Reader Jeremy Inglis revisits an old Time Machine question. He writes:

• 25 January 2013

• Opinion: iTunes media folders, making smart playlists, and copying music to a new computer

  Do you wonder why you may have both an iTunes Music and iTunes Media folder on your computer? Are you curious where the Column Browser went in iTunes 11? Have you ever wondered how to make a smart playlist that that picks out music from other playlists? And have you ever wanted to copy music files from one computer to another? All this and more in this week's Ask the iTunes Guy.

• 24 January 2013

• Opinion: Answer Line: Creepy permissions for Android apps

  Sdlmd downloaded an Android app that wanted access to Contacts, even though it had no legitimate reason to check on friends and relatives. What can be done?

• Opinion: The printing primer

  Last week I showed you how to configure your printer. This week, we'll explore the ins and outs of Mountain Lion's print sheet.

• Opinion: Automator workflow of the month: Easy email replies

  Do you routinely receive correspondence that contains a load of email addresses within the body of the message? Say, you're in charge of pulling together a meeting for the company's worldwide accounting department or you receive behind-the-scenes "Get out now while the getting's good!" missives from recently laid off co-workers. You'd dearly love to compose a message to the people associated with these addresses but it's a bother to copy and paste them into a new message's To field. If only there was a way to automate the process.

• 23 January 2013

• Opinion: Gaming on Linux: A guide for sane people with limited patience

  So, you want to play games on your Linux machine. Oh, boy. Batten down the hatches, because we're about to show you how to do some real computing. You ever compiled something, kid? You ever compiled something like we did back in the '90s?

• 22 January 2013

• Opinion: Linux pros saw a giant salary leap in 2012: Dice

  It's been clear for some time now not only that IT professionals face better-than-average prospects in today's tough marketplace for jobs, but also that those with Linux skills tend to fare even better.

• Opinion: Mac troubleshooting: What to do when the Trash won't empty

  When you drag files or folders to the Trash icon in the Dock, OS X doesn't delete them immediately. Just as you can pull something out of a physical trash can before the garbage collector arrives, you can remove files from the Trash until you decide you want to get rid of them for good (and thereby recover the disk space the files were using). When that time comes, you choose Finder > Empty Trash.

• Opinion: How to fix jerky YouTube video in Google Chrome

  Lately I've noticed that whenever I play a YouTube video on my PC, it's jerky. Choppy. Call it what you will--it's really frustrating.

• Opinion: Limiting your kids' iOS use

  Concerned parent and reader Frank Reilly seeks a way to control his kids' device use. He writes:

• 19 January 2013

• Opinion: Bugs & Fixes: Time Machine, AirPort Extreme drives, and multiple Macs

  Sometimes one plus one doesn't add up to two.

• 18 January 2013

• Opinion: Master Microsoft Office keyboard shortcuts in a flash with KeyRocket

  Think keyboard shortcuts are a waste of time? Think again: Every time you use your keyboard instead of reaching for the mouse, locating your cursor, navigating to a button or menu, and clicking, you're saving anywhere from 2-10 seconds.

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Without a map

  An explanation for some (but not most) of Apple's mapping woes, Google's CEO exhibits l'esprit d'escalier on a massive scale, and you could be the voice of Siri. The remainders for Thursday, January 17, 2013 are lost in translation.

• 15 January 2013

• Opinion: Keep your VIPOrbit apps in sync

  I've been a fan of the VIPOrbit contacts app for iOS since it first launched, but two things get in the way of its true potential--well, make that one thing now, thanks to vipSync.

• Opinion: How to make your Surface RT touchscreen respond faster

  Fiddling with the Registry is old hat to anyone conversant with Windows, but Microsoft's Surface RT--well, that's a tablet with a specialized version of Windows. Surely it has no Registry to hack, right?

• 14 January 2013

• Opinion: Six quick Safari tips

  Little things mean a lot--especially when tiny tips save time. Ramp up your Web-browsing skills with these speed-friendly techniques for Safari 6.

• Opinion: Printing playlists, displaying bit rates, and shuffling music

  The iTunes Guy gets all kinds of questions, and this week I look at some queries about printing playlists, which device to use for streaming music, displaying bit rates, playing music in shuffle mode, and more.

• 11 January 2013

• Opinion: Firefox 19 enters beta with a native PDF viewer and extra ARMv6 support

  "You can't stop progress," as the old saying goes, and that's just as true in the Firefox project as it is elsewhere in life.

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