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Help 1Why you should use Mountain Lion’s Spaces
If you make your living working on your computer, as I do, you probably look for ways to be more productive. If you use your Mac just for fun...
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HelpShould you leave a hard drive running when it’s not in use?
Mike Bell asked if he should shut down his hard drive when he doesn’t need it. “Will that constant powering up [and down] add wear...
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HelpRecover photos lost in an import
The other day, someone I know very well (I shall not reveal his identity) called me for some emergency tech support. He had been importing photos...
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HelpGet the most from your smartphone camera
If you own a smartphone, your digital SLR or compact digital camera probably collects a lot of dust these days; it’s just so much more convenient...
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HelpAdvice from an Apple Tech: Three common Mac fixes
You learn a lot after four months of working at a tech shop window. Between October of 2012 and February of 2013, I was part of the University of...
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Help8 ways to hide files and folders in OS X
There are plenty of good reasons you might want to hide some of your files or folders. Maybe you carry around a laptop and you just want to be extra...
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HelpWhen Safe Boot won’t boot
Reader Simon Hansen finds his Mac slow to do his bidding. He writes: My Mac has been running very slowly lately and I wanted to see how much...
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HelpPausing the Parental Controls timer
Macworld forum visitor lobsta43 has a question that follows up on my recent Mac 101 column regarding Parental Controls. The crustacean writes:...
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HelpHow to migrate from Android to iPhone
Though Android’s global market share is intimidating, two other numbers are enlightening: 22 percent of Android users eventually switch to an iPhone,...
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HelpiTunes 11: How to join CD tracks
Q: I am unable to join CD tracks as I did in previous versions of iTunes. The menu command to join tracks is no longer in the Advanced menu. How can...
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Help 2When you finally move to Mountain Lion
Reader Tim Kisanuki is a bit late to the party and is unsure what to expect when he arrives. He writes: I’ve been running Snow Leopard on my iMac...
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HelpHow to control the volume in iOS
Most of the time, you hit a volume button on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, and it does what you expect, whether it’s turning up your reminder...
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HelpMake the most of the Spotlight menu
The easiest way to access OS X’s powerful Spotlight search technology is using the systemwide Spotlight menu. But chances are you aren’t...
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HelpFour ways to get things done with Siri
You can have a lot of fun with Siri, the artificially intelligent, voice recognition-based assistant built into newer iPhones and iPads. But fun...
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Help 1When applications consume too much RAM
Reader Elsa Pederson finds her Mac mysteriously out of memory. She writes: Today I saw a message I’d never seen before. It indicated that my Mac...
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HelpWhat to do when your Mac can’t print
You click Print, and then wait a moment. Nothing happens. Your attempt has clearly failed. A brief check confirms that the problem is not limited...
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HelpGetting to know iTunes 11′s Up Next player
One of the marquee features of iTunes 11 is Up Next, a new way to queue up songs for your listening sessions. Radically different from iTunes DJ,...
