Getting Text From Apple Pages on a PC in a Pinch
The other day I brought a .pages file into a classroom. The problem is all the computers at the school use MS Windows, which can't open .pages files. Did I panic? Yes. Was all hope lost? Nope.
It turns out that the .pages extension is just a fancy compressed file. That means you can simply change the ".pages" extension to ".zip" or ".rar" and get at the file contents.
The simplest way to get at the text from there is to look in the folder called "QuickLook." There should be a PDF in that folder Read more [...]
Fix for Disk Utility: “File system formatter failed.”
Situation:
You buy an external hard drive for you Mac. You want to format it for the Mac (Mac OS Extended (journaled)).
So you fire up Disk Utility to reformat. Choose erase, click go, and get “File system formatter failed.” shot back at you.
The problem:
The drive, like most, is set to FAT-32. This means you can't just erase it because, like a bad ex-roommate, FAT-32 leaves all sorts of gross stuff everywhere.
The Solution:
You need to re-partition the drive. Sound tough? It isn't.
1) You Read more [...]
MacBook Pro Battery is Not Charging
My MacBook Pro has had it's fair share of power issues. First was the charger melting, then the battery went from fairly healthy to only holding a five minute charge. Those two problems solved I've been given a new one to tackle.
My MacBook Pro flat out refused to charge the battery. The message was straightforward and honest. "Battery is not charging." I noticed it a while back, but the issue always seemed to work itself out eventually given enough time. Then it started to get progressively worse, Read more [...]
OpenOffice Multiple Page Layouts in One Document
To Use Landscape and Portrait Page Orientation in the Same Document:
Click on "Format" -> "Styles and Formating." Then create a new page style with landscape orientation.
Click on the first paragraph where you want the new page orientation to begin.
Click on "Format" -> "Paragraph."
Click the "Text Flow" tab.
Under "Breaks," enable "Insert." Then enable "With Page Style." Select a page style that uses the page style you created in step 1.
For more detailed info with fancy pictures and such, Read more [...]
Are iTunes App Store Prices Too Low?
If you sell something for $100 people will say it should be $90 you can sell the same thing for $90 and people will say it should be $70. Produce apps that are worth more than $0.99 and people will buy them. Read more [...]
Google's Mac Picasa Uploader Installs More Without Asking
If you recently installed Google's Picasa Web Albums Uploader you got a little more than you bargained for. open "LaunchAgents" folder and delete the "com.google.keystone.agent.plist" file I hate applications that check for updates without asking me. Read more [...]
Remove the Arrows in iTunes
Open the Terminal application (look in the applications folder, then the system utilities folder). Then just paste this line into the terminal and hit return: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE Want those goofy annoying arrows back? Read more [...]
Number One Sign of a Bad Website "Wrong OS"
A student of mine told me about a website, I thought I'd check it out. I clicked a link and was told that I had the "Wrong OS Version." I think my OS version is great actually. Read more [...]
