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We all want to be as “green” as we can these days… It’s just the right thing to do and why not save some money while you do your part for the environment!

I find myself constantly printing things off like invoices, maps, addresses, and confirmation emails, maybe many of you also find yourself printing stuff like this too?

Do you also find that much of the time you think you’re only going to get one page but when all is said and done, out pops another couple pages of non-relevant info or even sometimes one line of print that renders that entire page useless for reuse.

Here’s what I do to get around this problem and save on paper and ink as well as overall printer usage and general waiting around.

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File Management
A common computer mistake, and not just on a Mac is file disorganization, or randomly placing anything and everything wherever the mood dictates. Sure you can always use Spotlight to find a file or email but why not just organize your Mac as you go and the next time you need to find something it will be right where you filed it. That said, there is no one way to organize your Mac’s files, you could do it alphabetically or maybe start off with a Personal and Business file system that branches off from there, the idea here is to make a filing plan and follow the plan.

A few key rules are not to mess with your iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, and GarageBand files or Libraries as these generally get managed by the Applications, automatically going in your Photos, Movies, and Music folders. The folder that you can mess about with is your Documents folder. Customize this as needed and create New Folders and Sub-folders for what-have-you. Think of your Documents folder like a real filing cabinet, how would you organize this if it was the real deal?

To create a new folder inside the documents folder make sure to first navigate to your Documents folder and once it is highlighted, all you need to do is simply go to the “Finder File Menu” and select “New Finder Window”. Pressing “Command-N” will do the same thing. The new Folder will be labeled “untitled folder” and will usually be highlighted meaning you can now type the name you want that folder to be. If you want to change the name of a folder later, select it by clicking on it once, wait a second and then click on the name of the folder till it highlights, now you can enter a new name for it.

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What!?!?!?!?!?!?! Yes folks, hell has frozen over. Rogers will no longer be the sole provider of the iPhone in Canada as of November 2009. What does this mean exactly? Well, I believe that it will finally bring healthy competition between wireless carriers in Canada, possibly lowering rates on airtime and data plans, and somewhat leveling the playing field between these corporate Goliaths.

As the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver approaches, Telus & Bell have been working together on building a 3G network in Canada, and has finished ahead of schedule. The iPhone 3G/3GS can take advantage of 3G speeds, as it aggressively becomes the world’s leading smartphone.

In the meantime, be sure to check out Mac Video Training’s Quick Start Your iPhone. If you’re a new iPhone user or thinking of getting one, this course will teach you how to quickly get up and running on the coolest mobile phone in the world.

(Posted by Paul)