Mouse Times Index

May 2006 (2 pages, 174KB)
"How I use my Mac" – how two different SBMUG members, an artist and a recent retiree, use their Macs.
 
April 2006 (2 pages, 118KB)
Moving your website to a new host; using a cell phone to query Google.
 
March 2006 (2 pages, 107KB)
Keeping a log book by your Macintosh for troubleshooting.
 
Feb. 2006 (2 pages, 130KB)
Monitor local traffic in real time; checking real estate property values on the web.
 
Jan. 2006 (2 pages, 124KB)
What's new at Macworld Expo; Computers For Families; SBMUG Special Interest Groups.
 
Dec. 2005 (2 pages, 117KB)
How to listen to "podcasts", such as ABC's Nightline or NPR's All Things Considered – with or without an iPod; squeezing 20% more battery life from your PowerBook.
 
Nov. 2005 (2 pages, 121KB)
Helpful tips for using the OS X Help Viewer; and a faster way to move files to and from iDisk by archiving them first.
 
Sept. 2005 (2 pages, 112KB)
A tutorial on organizing your OS X files: what goes in your home directory, what goes elsewhere, where bookmarks & e-mail addresses are stored; helpful aliases; organizing the Dock and the Documents folder.
 
August 2005 (2 pages, 117KB)
Wireless network reaches 30 miles; using Google for definitions, converting measurements, searching within a range of numbers, searching titles, tracking stocks, searching newspaper archives, & more.
 
May 2005 (2 pages, 124KB)
New features in Tiger, the latest version of Mac OS X (version 10.4).
 
April 2005 (2 pages, 262KB)
Preview of TopXNotes™, a modern replacement for the Macintosh Notepad, with NoteOrganizer, floating window, MultiView, encryption, and much more.
 
March 2005 (2 pages, 127KB)
Refurbishing older Macs for Computers for Families; SBMUG's Special Interest Groups: Beginners, Scripting, Final Cut Pro.
 
May-June 2004 (12 pages, 8.7 MB)
MacWorld Expo SF 2004; A Tale of Two Apple Stores (Tokyo & San Francisco); Backing Up DVDs; AppleScript for E-mailing info automatically. 13 color illustrations.
 
Oct.-Dec. 2003 (12 pages, 2 MB)
Year in review; Wallstreet Journal (story of a used PowerBook); Konfabulous Widgets (new application for OS X); My Experiences with a G5.
 
April-June 2003 (16 pages, 1.5 MB)
MacNostalgia, a look back at 1984; Linux Help; iPod Software Update; Configuring a Utility Disk; Sony-Ericsson Clicker, a Remote Control for your Mac!
 
Jan.-Feb. 2003 (12 pages, 1.7 MB)
OS X hints; Shrink & fix buggy MS Word files; Brian's favorite web sites; iPhoto guided tour; Customizing Darwin to do math.
 
Nov.-Dec. 2002 (12 pages, 835 KB)
TidBITS Troubleshooting Primer, Popular Search Engines, Jaguar's new Calculator, OS X Tips, Jaguar Web slide show.
 
Sept.-Oct. 2002 (16 pages, 903 KB)
My experiences with the iPod; Save As PDF in OS X; Search for text with Darwin; OS X tips; Group e-mail lists; Best Hack Contest.
 
June-Aug. 2002 (12 pages, 960 KB)
iTools guided tour (iDisk, Webmail, HomePage, iTools on Apache servers); OS X notes; "Columbia Newsblaster" web site.
 
Apr.-May 2002 (12 pages, 849 KB)
Demo of OS X Terminal Utility; VersionTracker; Click'N Design 3D; dumping high-tech trash.
 
Feb.-Mar. 2002 (12 pages, 973 KB)
Online language translators; Paper or PDF?; Maps on the Web; keeping AppleTalk out of cable and DSL connections.
 
Dec. 2001 - Jan. 2002 (12 pages, 286 KB)
Novice gets Cox cable & router up and running; GraphicConverter guided tour; specifying time to send queued messages in Eudora.
 
May-Nov. 2001 (12 pages, 284 KB)
The "Ask for Help" Format; ATM and Fonts; Make Your Own Help with the Help Viewer; CD Recording With Your Laptop; Mac OS X Musings; Computers for Families; donate your old computers.
 
March-Apr. 2001 (8 pages, 268 KB)
PC vs. Macintosh, Apple's Viability; DiskGuard 1.8.6 review; SBMUG-list behind the scenes.
 
Jan.-Feb. 2001 (12 pages, 442 KB)
Digital Imaging; Upload Web Pages Automatically with AppleScript; e-mail lists (Pia's Passion): how they work, good manners, hoaxes, abbreviations, advice; surviving conflicts in online discussions; Choosing Blank Media for Music CDs.
 
Nov.-Dec. 2000 (16 pages, 754 KB)
Inside Thailand; Getting Started with AppleScript; how CD recording works; how CD-R disks are made; web search sites; Macintosh solutions — rebuilding the Desktop, doing a clean install of the System, retrieving a trashed file, being prepared with backups, etc.
 
Jan.-Feb. 2000 (12 pages, 660 KB)
An appreciation of Carla Aiello; Effective Font Usage; Digital Camera Buying Guidelines; Apple news, high-speed connections, UCITA and software licenses.
 
September 1999 (24 pages, 2.7 MB)
Inside Thailand (lots of photos); Connectix's Surf Express; Margins in ClarisWorks & AppleWorks; Ethernet for Two Macs; The Non-Designer's Scan and Print Book; shop talk for the graphics professional; getting off the upgrade merry-go-round; what really determines your computer's speed; Q&A Tips, mouse care, Filemaker tips, online AppleScript Primer; keyboard shortcuts.

The Mouse Times was SBMUG's newsletter, featuring "news, views & reviews" contributed to and collected by our editor. Publication was discontinued in 2006 with the introduction of SBMUG's Blog and Podcast, but back issues are archived here in PDF (Portable Document Format).

These files are the same ones the Mouse Times was printed from. The larger issues were printed with a full-page ad for our printer, which was placed at press time. Since the ad was placed after the Mouse Times went to PDF, you'll find a blank page there instead of the ad.

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