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HelpWhat to do when you can’t connect to the internet
If your web browser, email program, or any of a hundred other internet-connected apps on your Mac starts complaining about not having a connection,...
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HelpMac 101: Exploring the Mac’s sharing features
Last week I showed you how to connect your Mac to the internet and to a local network. Now that your computer is on speaking terms with other devices...
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HelpIf an iPhone fails to pair to Bluetooth device
Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth...
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HelpFixing a Safari-to-Mail disconnect
Reader Mike Sadowski finds something amiss in Safari and Mail’s relationship. He writes In Safari 5 I was able to view a web page and, with a keyboard...
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HelpHow to disable Java on your Mac
With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s...
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HelpRestoring a very stubborn iPod touch
Reader Cat Sorenson finds herself with an iPod that won’t update. She writes: I’ve been trying to update my iPod touch to iOS 6 and it’s not...
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HelpHow to jailbreak your iPhone
Jailbreaking – the process that enables you to install unauthorised-by-Apple third-party apps and additional features on your iPhone, iPod touch,...
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HelpWhat to do when your Mac won’t turn on
One of the scariest things that can happen to your Mac, short of actual flames and smoke billowing from the case, is a failure to turn on at...
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HelpFix an iPhone that fails to pair with Bluetooth devices
Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth...
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Help 1Mac 101: Configuring your Mac’s network settings
At one time, a typical Mac user would no more have connected a couple of computers to the internet via a local network than they would have extracted...
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HelpHow to create your own animated GIFs the easy way
You can’t go too far online these days without coming across an animated GIF, either as a quick flashcard-style animation or a short, soundless,...
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Help 2How to handle freezes and crashes
Crashes and freezes in OS X are mercifully rare, but they do occur. Fortunately, most of them can be resolved readily; and even though a crash or...
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HelpHow to synchronise email signatures
Reader Ned Chessman is curious about a Mail feature. He writes: I have a recent iMac and I’m planning to purchase a MacBook Air. I’ve created...
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HelpiTunes Match, smart playlists and buggy play counts
This column looks at some common problems with iTunes, some quirks with iTunes Match, and explains how to update smart playlists, among other subjects....
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HelpHow to sign digital documents
Reader Isabel Lorenzo has been asked to sign on the dotted line. She writes: I’ve received some electronic documents that I’m supposed...
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How to create a website using Webr for iPhone
The iPhone makes a decent enough device for blogging on the go, and the device can even be used to create HTML code thanks to various editors such...
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HelpSetting up email on your Mac
If you’re new to the Mac but something of an iOS veteran, this lesson will be a snap. And it should be, because Apple modeled Mountain Lion’s...
