Megan Lavey-Heaton

Megan Lavey is a newspaper designer with the Patriot-News just outside Harrisburg, Pa. She is a bibliophile, and can't pass a bookstore without somehow making her way inside. Her journalism career has taken her from Alabama to the Tennessee/Virginia border, Maine, Arizona and finally Pennsylvania. She is also the co-creator of the webcomic Namesake. She currently resides just outside Enola, Pa. with her cats and is married lifelong to a lifelong Linux user who happens to be British, an astrophysicist and who constantly teases her about her deep love for Apple products. But, she's still madly in love with him anyhow. If you need to contact her for review purposes, please do so through this email.

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Mac 101: Use Finder's item arrangement to sort your files

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 25th 2013 6:00PM)

One of the really neat things about OS X is that it's easy to sort your files in Finder. If you're downloading a lot of files, there are several ways to corral them by using the item arrangement (the button that looks like it has a lot of tiny boxes in it). Here's how to use it.: Name: ...

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Apple releases 2013 supplier responsibility report

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 25th 2013 8:10AM)

Apple's annual supplier responsibility report has proved to be a key insight into the company's labor practices, especially as scrutiny over working conditions in its supply chain grows. The 2013 report, quietly released Thursday night, gives insight into how the company is dealing with issues ...

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Booqpad mini combines paper and iPad mini into an effective package

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 24th 2013 7:30AM)

A paperless office is king or should be as fellow TUAW editor Steve Sande would say. But in a word where you're as likely to find iPads in a classroom or office as you would printed materials, many people prefer to jot down handwritten notes. Count me among them. I handwrite about half of my ...

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Use Automator to get the Airport Utility 5.6.1 working on OS X 10.8

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 22nd 2013 4:30PM)

When I acquired a second printer dedicated to making prints and photos, I decided to dig the older Airport Express I have out of a drawer and set it up to be a wireless print server for that printer. However, I ran into a bit of a snafu: the older Airport Expresses require AirPort Utility 5.6.1 ...

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CES 2013: iSmartAlarm promises a sub-$100, iOS-based security system

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 8th 2013 7:30AM)

Our sister site, Engadget, got a chance to try out the iSmartAlarm, which is a WiFi camera set with LED lights that sends an alert to your iPhone if it detects movement in your home. There's a number of options, including being able to see the movement, call 911 or just ignore it. You can ...

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Hyundai to add Siri Eyes Free to vehicles

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 7th 2013 5:15PM)

Add Hyundai to the list of automakers who are jumping onboard the Siri bandwagon. The Loop reports that at CES, the company announced that the Eyes Free mode added to Siri in iOS 6 will be deployed in unspecified future models. In June, we reported that the Chevrolet Sonic and 2013 Spark from ...

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The New Year TUAW iPad mini case roundup and giveaway

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 2nd 2013 9:00AM)

Note: We're fixing an issue with the giveaway form and will have it back around 2pm EST. As we begin the new year, a lot of people wound up receiving an iPad mini as part of their holiday celebrations. Case makers are looking to make outfitting your iPad mini much easier, and we've gotten so ...

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TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Megan Lavey-Heaton

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 27th 2012 2:00PM)

Now that Christmas rush is over, you might find that you have some extra cash or gift cards to spend. Or, you might have a new Apple device, and find yourself looking for good recommendations on software or accessories. These are some of my favorites in 2012, in no particular order. mophie ...

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Skitch for Mac updated with more 'classic' features

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 18th 2012 2:45PM)

After Skitch was acquired by Evernote, the 2.0 update of the screenshot app received flak for removing a lot of useful features. Version 1.0 holdouts eventually found that the button to copy the URL of an uploaded image was broken, along with other issues in the older version. Thanks in part ...

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Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 with WiFi fix

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 18th 2012 1:37PM)

Engadget reports that Apple has released iOS 6.0.2, which promises an unspecified fix to WiFi usage. If you've been having issues with WiFi, you'll want to see about updating right away. Most of us on the TUAW staff have been getting error messages when checking for the update using over-the-air ...

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