How to Use Reminders

November 3, 2012 —  Comments

Keeping on top of all the tasks, both big and small, that life throws at us, often we need to write stuff down. When I was younger, my memory was all I needed. Now, in my old age, I need to have something tell me what to do. Enter Apple Reminders.

Here’s how Apple sells it:

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Organize your life on your Mac. It’s all in a list. More than one, in fact. Make as many lists as you need and easily add to them. Set due dates and you’ll get alerts as deadlines approach. Set a location from your Mac, and your iPhone or iPad will remind you when you get there.Check items off your lists as you go and keep track of what you’ve completed. iCloud keeps your reminders up to date on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, so you don’t forget anything.

Read on to learn how to setup and use Reminders across all your Apple devices.

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John Hancock signatureOur email signature can be used for many purposes. For some, it’s an opportunity for self expression. Or, it can be used (and misused) to excuse poor grammar, typos, or curt responses (ie. ‘Sent from my mobile device, please excuse tpyos‘). For others, and the primary use, is to provide your contact information in a succinct manner and to help convey the best way to communicate with you. I might even suggest referencing the Email Charter when designing your signature.

Some of us that enjoy working remotely want to be able to respond without tipping our hand that we are not at our computer. After all, isn’t the dream to be able to be just as functional and efficient regardless of where we are physically located?

Here’s how you can change your iOS email signature to work for you.

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Apple has posted excellent instructions on how to setup iCloud on Mac. To make these easier to navigate, to preserve the instructions, and follow my other tutorials, these have been reposted verbatim from the Apple site.

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Setup iCloud on Windows

October 22, 2012 —  Comments

Apple has posted excellent instructions on how to setup iCloud on Mac. To make these easier to navigate, to preserve the instructions, and follow my other tutorials, these have been reposted verbatim from the Apple site.

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Setup iCloud on Mac

October 22, 2012 —  Comments

Apple has posted excellent instructions on how to setup iCloud on Mac. To make these easier to navigate, to preserve the instructions, and follow my other tutorials, these have been reposted verbatim from the Apple site.

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