Author Archives: Michael P. Porter

First month with the Macbook Air 2011

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Michael P. Porter

With much preceding anticipation; I ordered the 2011 13 inch Macbook Air on the day of release. It was worth the wait. I knew when I first powered it on that I mad the right choice, the boot time was … Continue reading →

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The Bird and The Bee – Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1 (A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oats)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Michael P. Porter

Being in junior high and senior high school in the 80′s it was hard to not hear a Hall and Oats song; they were all over the radio and MTV. While they were not tops on my list back then, … Continue reading →

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Rethinking OS X Lions “natural scrolling”

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Michael P. Porter

When Apple released OS X Lion the scrolling direction changed, they call it “natural scrolling”. Natural scrolling is based on the touch based scrolling used in iOS on the iPhone and IPad. There is an option to change this back … Continue reading →

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Google Apps update alerts: Want to keep tabs on that email you sent? Read Receipts now available

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Michael P. Porter

I have never been a fan of this function, I hope it does not go global. Read Receipts are now available in Gmail for Google Apps users only, and can be enabled by the domain administrator. Read receipts allow senders … Continue reading →

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Netflix Introduces New Plans and Announces Price Changes

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Michael P. Porter

Now we offer a choice: Unlimited Streaming for $7.99 a month, Unlimited DVDs for $7.99 a month, or both for $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). We think $7.99 is a terrific value for our unlimited streaming plan and $7.99 … Continue reading →

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