Have you ever dreamed of owning a Mac? Are you a PC user and want to move your backed-up files to you Mac?
PC -> Mac Dilemma
My recent dilemma was to move files larger than 4 Gb from my Windows PC to my Mac. A quest for the quickest solution lead me to these current events which I would like to share you…
Here is the dilemma. Mac can read and write to an external hard drive used between a Windows machine, as long as it has been formatted FAT32. If a hard drive has been formatted FAT32, it is incapable of moving files from the PC to the external hard drive which are larger than 4GB. So, if you have a very large family photo collection in one folder which is larger than 4Gb and you wish to move the family photo’s to your external hard drive - you cannot complete this task in a quick “copy/past” action. Therefore, it makes sense to format your external hard drive NTFS for large file transfers, from you PC to your external hard drive.
Next dilemma. Mac can see the NTFS external hard drive and it’s contents, yet it cannot write to it, nor can you copy files from your external onto your Mac. Sure you could copy files through the network, however using a USB is much easier.
Twitter Survey = Answer
Last week I conducted a survey on Twitter, asking friends if they knew how to enable a Mac to read/write files from an external hard drive formatted NTFS. I received numerous suggestions, but this one worked out the best.
NTFS-3G, a free and open source read/write file system driver for the
Windows file system NTFS
NTFS-3G and MacFuse are two free drivers which you can easily install on your Mac, in order to expediently transfer files from your NTFS hard drive.
Don’t miss out on the 2009 Photoshop World Conference & Expo - the most exciting Photoshop event of the year. Early RSVP Information for Hotel packages, ticket pricing, and an event agenda can be found here: http://www.photoshopworld.com/toptenlist.html
Adobe Certification
Do you want to be recognized as a professional in your field. Nothing says it better than certifications. Adobe offers an “Adobe Certified Expert in CS3″ for anyone wishing to put their knowledge to the punch and spice up their resume.
Look like a professional and save yourself valuable time. As a newbie, we tend to admire those who can utilize their programs with quick keyboard shortcuts. Far more than just a cut and paste - take a look and/or print out this keyboard shortcut cheat sheet for future use. This table is for either a PC or Mac.
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Over 30 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities.
http://www.linkedin.com/
LinkedIn is a social networking website, allowing individuals to connect on a professional level. This is a great resource for co-workers to stay connected, users to look for employment opportunities, and businesses searching for employees.
The membership is free, although there is a choice to pay an upgrade membership fee with added perks. I am not going to sell you on the company, just inform you a bit. Go check it out.
If you are a member already, you may have been asked to recommend a friend, co-worker, former boss, etc. If anyone has wrote a recommendation before, you know it is a difficult task and you tend to be at a loss for words. This site helps you generate verbage for a recommendation, with your own twist of creativity - Online Business Networking.
Smashing Magazine
What is your favorite magazine to read online? While there are several, depending on the information your are currently interested in, I can be found hanging out by anything computer related.
Smashing Magazine is one of my top 10 sites I visit daily. You will want to jump over to this site and bookmark it for future reference. You will find WordPress Themes, freebie information, a forum, Java Script techniques, CSS coding techniques, and anything else you can think of that could possibly make your website “Dazzling!” I stumbled upon this article displaying graphic design work anyone could appreciate, for Book Cover Design.
Make Your Browser Save You Time
Do you have a morning routine? Do you find yourself viewing the same websites, first thing every morning?
I have not formed a good practice using my RSS feed reader. I found it easier to subscribe via e-mail, but now my e-mail is overflowing and I am overwhelmed at times and unable to get to it on a daily basis.
I have a select few sites I religiously do not want to miss on a daily basis, so I incorporated the URL’s into my browser home page(s). When I am still half asleep (and lacking my coffee), I can quickly look through my favorite websites and determine if I may wish to read further, or move on to the next browser tab for more information on a different website. It is quick, painless, and I get my morning fill for the day.
I wrote a guest post for Liz Strauss from Successful-blog.com a while back, demonstrating how to “Make Your Browser Save You Time.” I would like to share this feature with you, to help your productivity as well.
$132K Check from Google
I am a recent subscriber to ShowMoney.com and have enjoyed the information sent to me. I just couldn’t resist posting this photo in my collage of information today. I hope you will find it as interesting and inspiring as I did. Here is the complete article. Skip on over and give a looksie. See if I just gave you your first lead to being a wealthy person. If I did, send me a tweet on Twitter and say “Hello!”
Gradient Got You Down?
Learning new software can be frustrating, fun, challenging, and rewarding at the same time. Often, as a designer we get caught up in our way of doing things and tend to “not” pursue any other methods of performing our art. Here is a tid bit of information with a keyboard shortcut (not telling what it is, go look for yourself). Alteranate Way to “Change the Gradient in Illustrator,” on Vikiworks.com
CSSVista - Edit CSS Code
CSSVista - “a free Windows application for Web developers which lets you edit your CSS code live in both Internet Explorer and Firefox simultaneously. By building your sites to work in both IE 6 and Firefox you’ll be compatible with 88% of your visitors’ Web browsers.”
Free - Cross Platform Compatability Checker
Litmus - Web designing tool for cross-browser compatibility, and email newsletter compatibility. Signup is free, although there are other service packages if you wish to use their service more than the alloted “free” guidelines.
30 Free Photoblogging Resources
Enjoy 30 free photoblogging and web gallery WordPress freebies. I was searching for a photo gallery WordPress Theme and came across this beauty. I wanted to pass it along, hope you can use it.
Movie Maker Video Editing Tutorial
If your a PC user and want to edit a movie, but lack the knowledge - this is a high quality video tutorial on editing your video with Microsoft Movie Maker. You will look like a professional when your done watching this. If not, well you had fun trying, right?
“If you think you can do it, or you think you can’t do it, You are right.”
Henry Ford
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FireFox Hack to obtain long awaited Beta Key. I must admit, this one worked for me the 1st try. Others were tried for over 12 hours with no positive results. The only advise I could give you though, is to use these three links together to complete your quest. Although the FireFox Hack worked for me, there is a great amount of incomplete URL information in each example. I had to use an alternate site to find the complete web address, in order to make it work.
The download takes quite a bit of time, your better off starting it before bed and letting it run overnight.
Microsoft Windows 7 Installation Requires at least 16Gb free Hard Drive Space & 1 Gb RAM.
The download is in an ISO format, and should be copied to a DVD for installation. For a Mac user, please read the “How to burn an ISO to a disc” article. You do not need to pay for any ISO software, Mac has it already installed in it’s OS. If your a PC user, please use Google for the best ISO software which fits your needs. There are many to choose from. (I prefer Magic ISO personally).
Let us know if Windows 7 Beta worked out for you after the download and installation. I have heard great feedback so far with this release.
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