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Help5 keyboard shortcuts to set up now
Computers excel at repetitive tasks. So why are you opening the same menus and submenus, looking for the same commands again and again? OS X lets...
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HelpAuto-hide applications in Lion
Is there an application auto-hider (something that automatically invokes the Finder’s Hide Others command) that works with Mac OS X Lion? Harian...
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HelpCreate quick Sticky notes
The Stickies app built into Mac OS X isn’t for everyone, but its devotees – and I count myself among them – can’t live without it. Using the...
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Help 2Understanding Lion’s Autosave
We all have the same story, the one about the time we were working on a document but forgot to hit Save and then something happened and we lost all...
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Help 1Get the most out of Lion’s Spotlight
The Spotlight menu, at the far right of your menu bar, is even more useful in OS X Lion because it offers new ways to work with search results. Click...
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HelpGive Launchpad a complete clean out
Launchpad takes the iOS home screen springboard and recreates it on your Mac. Some users love this new Lion feature; others aren’t sold. If...
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ReviewsMac mini with Lion Server
The release of the Mac mini Server in October 2009 was, in effect, Apple’s acknowledgement of the use to which many users had put their minis since...
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HelpFix Lion’s autocorrections permanently
Sometimes, one person’s hint is another person’s incredibly obvious feature. In this case, I was the guy who needed a hint that – once it was...
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Help5 tips for the spacebar
Ancient Greek and Latin writings had no spaces between words; you just had to be familiar with where words started and stopped in order to read textlikethis....
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Help 1Function keys
After acquiring Minecraft and other games for my MacBook I have run into the situation where I need to use the function keys on the keyboard to use...
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HelpLearning gestures in Lion
Lion’s support for gestures – tapping and swiping fingers on a Multi-Touch trackpad – isn’t entirely new. OS X has supported gestures in some...
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HelpTapping into Lion
One new feature I like in Lion is the Multi- Touch gesture to look a word up in the dictionary – three-finger double tap. However, I can’t seem...
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BlogsTaming the Lion desktop
Coming from Windows, the Mac OS X desktop can be a bit confusing at first. That said, the latest version of Mac OS X – 10.7, or ‘Lion’ – improves...
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HelpSix surprising uses for Application Switcher
You’ve probably got the basics of the Application Switcher down pat by now: Press Command-Tab to see a bar full of running-application icons and...
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NewsApple updates Java for Lion and Snow Leopard
We do hope you’re ready for another round of delicious Java updates, because Apple has just whipped up a batch for its Snow Leopard and Lion...
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FeaturesSnow Leopard vs Lion
The Snow Leopard version of Mac OS X released in 2009 was widely hailed by Mac users. The version was leaner, much faster and more thoroughly integrated...
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NewsMajor Apple updates bring iCloud support
Not content to merely update its flagship mobile operating system, Apple on Thursday released three significant updates for Mac users: Mac OS X 10.7.2,...
