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HelpOS X Recent Items glitch fix
When you click and hold on an application’s dock icon, its dock menu pops up. It typically includes a list of the application’s recently opened...
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Gadget GuideRain Design mTower MacBook stand
Rain Design’s US$49.90 mTower holds your MacBook securely while you’re using an external display. Instead of hiding your laptop, the mTower...
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HelpCreating, sending, and receiving email
Yesterday we began our exploration of Apple’s Mail application. Having read through that lesson, you’re familiar with the makeup of the Mail...
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FeaturesApple’s five most important displays
For the past three decades, Apple has made it a point, with few exceptions, to ship the highest-quality computer displays it can muster. The company’s...
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HelpThe anatomy of the Mail window
There are many ways to communicate with others using the tools Apple provides – text, voice and video chats, and posts to social networking sites....
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Gadget GuideSanho HyperJuice 2 External Battery for MacBook/iPad/USB (100Wh)
Sanho’s sleek, aluminium, external battery sports two USB ports and a power jack for your MacBook, letting you power three devices simultaneously....
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App GuideKaleidoscope 2 for Mac
Regardless of how you use computers, chances are that you have encountered the problem of comparing two files at some point or other. Doing so all...
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Gadget GuideElecom Ultra-Compact USB Memory
For those who insist that even USB flash drives match their MacBook, Elecom’s Ultra-compact USB Memory, imported from Japan, is a tiny USB 2.0 drive...
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HelpEnding Reply All annoyances
A reader who doesn’t wish to provide his name (for reasons that soon will become apparent) has a problem with office etiquette. He writes: My company...
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BlogsHands-on with ScreenFlow 4
For many years screen capture on the Mac lagged way behind the Other. In recent years, however, the situation has improved – particularly when Telestream’s...
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App GuideTextWrangler 4.5 for Mac
Everyone needs a great text editor – for those times when you need to clean up funky characters in a big text file downloaded from the web, remove...
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App GuideType2Phone for Mac
I recently wrote about finding the best iPad keyboard, with a focus on Bluetooth keyboards that work with iOS devices. I devoted a section of that...
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HelpWorking with Audiobus and GarageBand
In a recent update, Apple made the iOS version of GarageBand compatible with the popular audio-channeling utility Audiobus. Although Apple provides...
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HelpiTunes: Wish lists, upcoming-track alerts and adding comments to multiple tracks
In this column I answer a couple of questions about the iTunes Store, explain how to add comments to multiple tracks at once, and discuss the useful Skip...
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App GuideRollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum for Mac
Aspyr’s RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum is a new release of a game that first appeared for the Mac back in 2006. The Platinum edition is bundled...
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NewsApple’s hire of Adobe exec could point to iOS-OS X hybrids
Apple’s hiring of Adobe’s former CTO Kevin Lynch opens some intriguing possibilities for the Cupertino, California, company’s future...
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HelpDealing with Mac hard drive woes
Your Mac has begun showing signs of trouble. Perhaps you frequently get errors when trying to open or save files. You suspect a problem with the hard...
