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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...
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HelpHow to troubleshoot a kernel panic
Most crashes on a Mac affect just one application. But you may encounter a type of system-wide crash that brings down your entire Mac: a kernel panic....
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HelpPDFs saved from the web fail to open
Recently, I tried something that had always worked before. This time, it didn’t. Using Safari, I clicked a link to a PDF file. After the PDF opened...
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HelpStop squinting: Make text bigger in OS X
When you’re on the other side of 50, as I am, you become less concerned about how fast your Mac is, and more interested in how well you can see...
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Help 1How to connect the iPad mini (and iOS 6) to other devices and networks
One of the most exciting things about buying a shiny new gadget – such as the Apple iPad mini – is exploring its features and functionality, many...
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HelpHow to mix and master music in GarageBand
Almost as important as composing a song is making sure it’s properly mixed and mastered. Tweaking tiny aspects of the sounds of your instruments...
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HelpWhat to do when your computer is too slow
It happens to every Mac user sooner or later. The virtual gears inside your computer begin to act as though they’re running in a vat of tapioca...
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HelpGet the most out of your iBook
Advertorial. The multitouch screen is a very different medium to paper. When writing an iBook for the iPad, we have the opportunity to transform the...
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HelpHow to sequence songs in GarageBand
In this tutorial we’re looking at how you can turn those raw musical ideas into a song. The application’s default recording mode is loop-based,...
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HelpiTunes media folders and copying music to a new computer
Do you wonder why you may have both an iTunes Music and iTunes Media folder on your computer? Are you curious where the Column Browser went in iTunes...
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HelpHow to create redundant Time Machine backups
Reader Jeremy Inglis revisits an old Time Machine question. He writes: A few years ago you wrote about creating multiple Time Machine backups for...
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HelpHow to use samples in GarageBand
Our last tutorial showed you how to sketch out song ideas in GarageBand using virtual instruments, but before too long, if you’re serious about...
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HelpHow to use virtual instruments in GarageBand
In our previous tutorial, we looked at how to put the structure of a song together in GarageBand. But using the default settings on all the instruments...
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HelpHow to use Photoshop images in Final Cut Pro X
If you manipulate photographs, create graphics, or otherwise work with images, you’ve probably used Adobe Photoshop. And if you edit video, you’ve...
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HelpHow to install extra RAM memory in the new iMac
Apple has doubled the amount of base RAM it ships its new iMacs with, from 4GB to 8GB of memory. While 8GB should be fine for most it’s not expensive...
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HelpAutomator workflow: Easy email replies
Do you routinely receive correspondence that contains a load of email addresses within the body of the message? Say, you’re in charge of pulling...
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HelpWhat to do when the Trash won’t empty
When you drag files or folders to the Trash icon in the Dock, OS X doesn’t delete them immediately. Just as you can pull something out of a physical...
