scholar @ jklmelton » mac http://scholar.jklmelton.net research technology teaching learning education e-learning Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:21:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 PayPal: “Safari not safe” Huh? http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:00:05 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/ MacWorld is reporting PayPal’s claim that Safari is not a “safe” browser. Sorry PayPal, the problem lies in how people deal with email, not with the browser. Anyone clicking on any link in an email message is asking for trouble. If you need that link, copy it, paste it, and then read the URL carefully. If you don’t recognize the domain or the directories after it, don’t use it. You can get to the site using your bookmarks to be safe.

I wrote an entry on identifying phishing last year (sorry, it looks like the quiz is gone; you may have to look elsewhere for more information). Be careful out there…

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/feed/ 0 Steve and Bill Meet Again http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/06/05/steve-and-bill-meet-again/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/06/05/steve-and-bill-meet-again/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:11:12 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/06/05/steve-and-bill-meet-again/ Here’s a great video of our favorite tech guys. Stay until the end; you won’t be disappointed! Enjoy!

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/06/05/steve-and-bill-meet-again/feed/ 0 DoIt http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:20:18 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/ I’ve just discovered (via Hawk Wings; there’s a nice run-down of the things you can do with DoIt) a cool-looking tool called DoIt for the Mac. It seems you can set up categories/contexts and have the program give you reminders. One cool feature appears to be the ability to link to files or URLs on your computer, and clicking the links take you to that file or Web page. Another allows you to use your Address Book to bring up phone numbers or email addresses when the time comes to make that call or write that message. Still another allows you to bring it all together with a Quicksilver plug-in.

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/feed/ 0 The Mother of all Lifehacker Lists http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:37:31 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/ Once again from the folks at Lifehacker comes a great post on how to get things done. This posting has an extensive list of how to get your tech mojo in gear. Thanks!

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/feed/ 0 Fire up your bookmarks with Quicksilver http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:11:44 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/ In an earlier post, I mentioned the time-saving software Quicksilver. I have found it to be useful for starting up software and opening documents with just a couple of strokes of the keys. Now, here’s a tutorial on opening up your favorite bookmarks. Enjoy!

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(Via MacCentral.)

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