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Do you regret giving out your email address for an online purchase, for an online account or sent an email to a friend or family member who ultimately messes up and gives that address to some marketer? Do you regret it more knowing you paid $99.00 a year for the email address? If you have, worry no longer.  With MobileMe account you can create up to five aliases following these easy steps:

1. Log into me.com
2. Click the gear icon in Mail
3. Choose Preferences
4. Click the Addresses Option
5. Click then Add button (note below) to Create a New Alias
6. Choose your new Alias, enter the name and click done

Now keep in mind that this address will still forward email to your main account, but you can set up a rule to block incoming mail from alias email address.

The iPad dropped a little over a week ago, I a huge Apple fan boy resisted and did not dive in head first and buy an iPad. The reasons are simple, but not overwhelming. The first reason revolves around the fact the iPad did not provide me any key feature that I didn’t already have with other electronic devices in my possession.

Unlike the iPod I didn’t have a big need to use it as a eReader for eBooks, or iBooks, whatever Apple had decided it should be called. I am not a big reader and to be honest still find actual paper books more appealing than an electronic version.

The other thing is I own a 24 inch iMac. At the time it was the biggest screen Apple offered. I like a big screen and prefer a larger screen versus a small 10 inch screen. As @PilotPete put it on a recent episode of the Mac Geek Gab, using the iPhone or iPad is like viewing the world through a straw.

This could not be any truer. I use my iPhone when I am away from home, but prefer to do my computing via a computer. Andy Ihnatko tweeted this weekend complaining about the iPad WordPress app crashing on him, losing 2 drafts. I thought writing a blog post would be nice via the iPad, but it doesn’t feel secure enough to risk losing  hard work without actually using a text editor to create the post.

Speaking applications, it would appear that many of the iPad versions of iPhone apps need to be repurchased for the new platform. This should not come as a big shock and I don’t mind paying the developers for the applications, but paying full price seams a bit much.

The applications that I tested at the local Best Buy Demo table, were however fantastic, but as I said before I can get the same out of my iMac, MacBook or even my iPhone. Of course if I were to buy one I would want the 3G version and I would likely wait for the second or even third revision before purchasing.

Believe me I wanted a new Apple toy, but in the end I could not see a need, but to all my fellow Apple fan boys and girls I hope you’re happy with your purchases, but for me there wasn’t enough there to buy an iPad.

Upon purchasing Apple’s Magic Mouse one will notice that the middle trackball is missing. Upon updating to the Magic Mouse Software, either for Leopard or Snow Leopard, one will notice there a few options to make up for the missing functionality of a standard mouse, after downloading Better Touch one has limitless options at ones finger tips.

Remember that missing middle trackball from the Apple Mouse (formally known as the Mighty Mouse, Ya I don’t know why Apple thought they could use that name either) after installing Better Touch your worries float away.

With Better Touch I use the 3 Finger Click to reveal my desktop and the the 2 Finger Swipe to get to the dashboard.   With Better Touch I am able to the same things with a Apple Mouse and more.  Better yet if you touchpad on a Mac Laptop you can apply gestures as well.  The best thing, the application is free, download here.