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Editor's Blog: Leslie to Apple - Here's How You Can Improve My Alerts on iTunes

Posted 04/12/2007 at 8:53am | by Leslie Ayers

The new My Alerts service on the iTunes Store could be an amazing marketing tool for Apple and hugely convenient for iTunes users. (Notice we said "could be.") Here's what's wrong with it - and how Apple can make things right.

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Editor's Blog: Leslie Wonders Where the There Is in Google Desktop for the Mac

Posted 04/05/2007 at 2:44pm | by Leslie Ayers

Mac users, rejoice! Google Desktop is now available for the Mac! But, wait - can't Spotlight do all that stuff anyway? Yes, and no. Leslie provides a first look at Google Desktop for Mac.

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Editor's Blog: Leslie's Take on the Apple TV - Not Enough Bang for My Buck

Posted 03/29/2007 at 2:48pm | by Leslie Ayers

Three hundred bones for the Apple TV? Does it come with a butler? Or a case of beer maybe? For that much cash, I expect a larger hard drive and a little bit more whiz-bang.

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Editor’s Blog: Leslie Hopes to Achieve Better Living Through Shareware

Posted 03/22/2007 at 12:48pm | by Leslie Ayers

Five shareware (and freeware) Mac apps that are helping me improve myself a little bit each day.

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Editor's Blog: Leslie's Favorite Word Shortcuts

Posted 03/15/2007 at 1:43pm | by Leslie Ayers

It ain't glamorous, but we editor types spend more hours than we care to count inside the gray-bordered confines of Microsoft Word documents. If you do, too, check out these time- and aggravation-saving tips.

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Editor's Blog: 10 Things Leslie Does on Her Mac That Make Her Smile

Posted 03/08/2007 at 4:23pm | by Leslie Ayers

Money doesn't buy happiness. OK, agreed (grudgingly). But a Mac and an iPod - they do bring happiness. To prove it, Leslie shares 10 ways her Mac and iPod have made her one happy camper.

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Editor's Blog: Leslie Goes on (Another) Rampage About Font Management in OS X

Posted 03/01/2007 at 11:48am | by Leslie Ayers

Why, oh why, oh why is managing fonts in OS X such a freakin' pain? Leslie ponders this question, and finds more reasons to hate the font Comic Sans.

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Editor's Blog: Leslie Laments Steve Jobs's Push for Textbook-Free Schools

Posted 02/22/2007 at 3:11am | by Leslie Ayers

Wanting to keep schoolkids' educational resources up-to-date is a worthy goal. But replacing books with Wikipedia? Ouch.

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Editor's Blog: Is Three a Crowd among Touch-Screen Phones?

Posted 02/06/2007 at 3:01pm | by Leslie Ayers

The Apple iPhone, LG Prada Phone, and OpenMoko FIC Neo1973 smartphone sport similar footprints and feature sets. But when you compare them side by side, the differences emerge.

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