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I am currently a senior contributor for Macworld magazine. Below is a partial list of feature articles and columns that I have written.

Also note:

Bugs & Fixes: Starting with the April 2007 issue of Macworld, I began doing a monthly Bugs & Fixes column, included as part of the Mac 911 section of the magazine. Excerpts from the column appeared as separate articles (some of which are listed below) at the Macworld Web site.

Starting in April 2008, Bugs & Fixes appears each Friday in the Mac 911 blog at macworld.com, and later in the print magazine. I won't be listing individual entries here.

Recent articles include:

Services: OS X's Most Underappreciated Shortcut [in press, 2008]

Fix and Prevent iPhone Freezes and Crashes [April 2008, online only]

"Troubleshooting Your Mac" and "7 Upgrade Features" [in Total Leopard: Macworld Superguide, 2008]

Avoid iPhone Navigation Hassles [December 2007; online only]

iPhone: Recovering from Crashes and Freezes [in Macworld iPhone SuperGuide, 2007]

Software Treats (3 reviews: NTI Shadow; PlistEdit Pro; Steel) [August 2007]

Know the Warning Signs [in State of the Mac feature; June 2007]

Inside QuickTime Pro's Bag of Tricks [May 2007]

Getting a fix on Daylight Saving Time [March 2007; online only]

Put Your Folders to Work (in 3 Great Tricks for Geeks)
[February 2007]

Pre-2008 Bugs & Fixes columns include:

Older aticles include:

Diagnose Hard Drive Disaster [December 2006]

Inside Network Utility [December 2006]

Disk Utility's Hidden Talents [July 2006]

OS X First Aid [May 2006]

Opening Gambits [May 2006]

Is Your Memory Bad? [March 2006]

Hidden Preference Power [January 2006]

Tiger Secrets [October 2005]:

Communication Tools

Dashboard Confidential

Preview

System Settings

Terminal

Old Files, New Mac [September 2005]

Foil Malicious Programmers [Total Tiger Special Issue 2005]

When Disaster Strikes [Total Tiger Special Issue 2005]

Installing the Update [Moving to Tiger] [July 2005; pp. 64-65]

Double Trouble: How to Deal wih Duplicate Fonts [July 2005]

Solve Font Problems: Take Out the Cache [July 2005; p. 71]

Monitor Misbehaving Macs [June 2005]

Secrets of Mac Superheros: Six Steps to Fast Mac Troubleshooting [June 2005]

Cool Geek Tricks [December 2004]

Inside OS X Packages [July 2004]

Your Emergency Tool Kit [May 2004]

The Power of Preferences [January 2004]

Exterminate OS X Troubles [February 2003]

Tame Jaguar: Troubleshooting [November 2002]

Inside File Extensions [October 2002]

Mac Software Bargains: System Utilities & Finder Enhnacements [July 2002]

Mac OS X First Aid [October 2001]

Revive Your Files [March 2001]

Mac Rx [October 2000]

Stopped Before You Start [October 2000]

Internet Explorer 5 Shortcuts [August 2000]

Voice-Protect Your Mac [May 2000]

Terminate OS 9 Troubles [March 2000]

Advanced Extensions Management [December 1999]

Mac OS 8.6 Optimization Tricks [October 1999]

Unmask Your Mac's Hidden Problems [August 1999]

Common Problems, Affordable Fixes [June 1999]

Sherlock Power Searching [March 1999]

Essential Troubleshooting Tips [March 1999]

Keep Your Office Running Smoothly [January 1999]

Cache In Your Chips [November 1998]

Online on the Road [September 1998]

Getting Through Custom Installs [July 1998]

New Answers to an Old Question [May 1998]

Placing It in the Right Context [March 1998]