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HelpGetting started with Messages
If you thought the only way you could use your Mac to communicate with other people was to send email messages, I’m about to brighten your day....
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Help10 tips for mastering Microsoft Outlook 2013
Keeping track of emails, calendars and contacts can suck untold time out of any workday. Anything that speeds up your work in Outlook can boost...
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HelpFive Dictionary tricks I can’t live without
You’ve probably ditched your paper dictionary, but do you know how to use OS X’s built-in one? The video below shows you how. Whether you need...
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HelpSeeking a simple movie editor? Try QuickTime Pro 7
Reader Cameron Chang seeks a simple movie editor. He writes: I have some video clips that I’d like to lightly edit. For instance, I want to cut...
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HelpTips and tricks for iPhoto for iOS
Although iPhoto for iOS isn’t quite as robust as its OS X counterpart, it’s a very capable image editor – and it can do a few cool tricks you...
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HelpHow to install Linux on a vintage 68K Mac
If you’re like me and happen to have a bunch of vintage Macs powered by Motorola 680×0 CPUs lying around, then you probably like to tinker...
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HelpFive overlooked OS X system tweaks
If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look in unexpected places. For example, the Accessibility pane of System Preferences...
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HelpBlurring objects you want to hide in iMovie ’11
Reader Fred Hendricks wishes to be respectful of others’ privacy, but isn’t quite sure how to go about it. He writes: I’m working on a just-for-fun...
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HelpBugs & Fixes: when TextEdit won’t save
Occasionally, maybe once every few weeks, TextEdit refuses to save any documents I currently have open. Any changes I have made to these documents...
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Help5 Automator workflows everyone should have
I meet a lot of people with Automator anxiety: they think using OS X’s built-in workflow-maker is a lot more complex than it really is. The truth...
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HelpManage multiple social media accounts with your Mac
Keeping up with just one social media account is tough enough. But if you personally hang out on even one or two more services, or are in charge of...
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HelpHow to automate FTP uploads
Macworld forum member DeathRobot (who is probably nicer than his or her name implies) is interested in FTP and Automator. They write: I’ve created...
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HelpAll about Reminders
Whether it’s to pay the bills, replace furnace filters or take the ferret to the vet for its annual cleaning, we all need reminding from time to...
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HelpSend a Mother’s Day greeting with iOS’ Cards app
Mother’s Day is 12 May. That’s this Sunday. You don’t have that much time to get your act together. Luckily, Apple’s Cards app for iOS can...
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HelpFive overlooked abilities of the Finder’s Path Bar
When you’re working in a deeply nested folder (a folder within a folder within…), the Finder provides several options for moving back up through...
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HelpiPad colours gone wrong? Whack it!
Reader Patricia Whitney has done the Bad Thing to her iPad and wonders if there’s a way to make it Good. She writes: I dropped my first-generation...
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HelpFive overlooked abilities of the Finder’s Path Bar
When you’re working in a deeply nested folder (a folder within a folder within…), the Finder provides several options for moving back up through...
