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HelpHow to exclude holiday tracks from genius playlists
A reader who wishes to remain anonymous has some difficulty maintaining a holiday spirit throughout the year. He writes: It’s the time of year when...
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HelpHow to apply special effects to your videos in Final Cut Pro X
Using the right special effect can make your video match your creative vision. Whether it’s simply tinting a shot to fit a mood, creating an old-fashioned...
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HelpMac 101: Dealing with the Dock
As we began this grand adventure, I devoted the second instalment to those things you spied on the Finder desktop after you’d started your Mac....
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Help 1Playing podcasts in iOS 6′s Music app
Reader Arthur Cantu prefers to access all his iPhone’s audio files from a single app. He writes: I know some people thought the previous version...
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Help 110 iTunes 11 tips, tricks and new features
Discover how to get the most out of iTunes with our guide to using iTunes 11′s new features. 1. Get the iTunes 11 Sidebar back If you’re...
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HelpQ&A: Mountain Lion’s notifications
Mountain Lion helps you stay on top of things, and notifications are its chief tool for doing this. A notification can alert you to impending Calendar...
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HelpiTunes Home Sharing, tag editing, iTunes U, and more
This column addresses issues with iTunes 10. iTunes 11 was released on Friday. In this column, we look at five very different questions. Read about...
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HelpWorking with shapes in Pages for iPad
There are lots of surprises hidden inside Pages’ interface, but one of the most intriguing is the capacity for working with shapes and other objects...
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HelpHow to split up a Fusion Drive
Apple’s Fusion Drive combines a fast solid state drive with a slow, platter-based hard drive to deliver both speed and capacity. It does this...
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HelpWhat you don’t know about passwords might hurt you
I don’t mean to alarm you, but—well, actually I do. Your password strategy, if you have one at all, might be seriously out of date. In recent...
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HelpHow to make your own Fusion Drive
A Fusion Drive gives you the best of two worlds: the high storage capacity of a traditional platter-based hard drive, and the speed boost of a solid-state...
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HelpSneaking past the Gatekeeper
Reader Richard Patterson finds his way blocked when trying to launch a favourite application. He writes: I have been using the Onyx utility for...
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HelpHow to beat the line at the Apple Store
A visit to your local Apple Store during the holiday season can be maddening. The stores are overrun with other shoppers, there’s a mob around...
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Help 1Security tips for Mac travelers
When you hit the road, its easy to get paranoid especially if you’re carrying thousands of dollars worth of technology with you. You can alleviate...
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Help 1Evaluating the strength of your AirPort network
Reader Dwayne Ahern has a question about the strength of his Wi-Fi network. He writes: I have an AirPort Extreme Base Station in my home office, and...
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Help 3One Mac, two versions of OS X
Reader Will Dawes would like to have a foot in two worlds. He writes: I have an iMac that’s a couple of years old on which I run Mac OS X Snow Leopard....
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HelpBracket your photos for the perfect shot
There’s no doubt that cameras have gotten dramatically better in recent years; thanks to on-board computers, the average modern point and shoot...
