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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,...
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HelpThe 7-step edit in Aperture 3.4
Image editors are packed with plenty of adjustment tools. Most of us learn a few of them, and then do the best we can with our photos. And that’s...
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HelpRecovering a lost Outlook message
Reader Susan Malloy has lost some important email and can’t seem to retrieve it. She writes: I use Microsoft Outlook 2011 as my email client. I...
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HelpMac 101: Configuring Mountain Lion’s Users & Groups
Throughout these Mac 101 lessons I’ve made references to your user folder, your account, and Administrators. And it’s possible that you’ve...
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HelpWhen HandBrake won’t rip your DVDs
Reader Steven Pollock seeks a digital copy of a movie he recently purchased. He writes: I read Macworld’s story about how to rip DVDs with HandBrake and...
