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News 1iOS 7 concept boosts usability with widgets, mission control
An iOS 7 concept released by designer F. Bianco offers a number of thought-provoking changes to Apple’s mobile OS, integrating widgets into...
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HelpCustomise Shortcuts for Mission Control and Dashboard
You probably know that you can choose keyboard shortcuts for Mission Control and Dashboard in the Mission Control pane of System Preferences. But...
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HelpInside the mysteries of Mission Control
Early Mac screens weren’t cluttered. But then, early Macs let you open only one application at a time – and sometimes only one window! OS X’s...
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HelpMake apps appear correctly in Mission Control
With the switch from Snow Leopard to Lion, some users have reported a peculiarity in the way OS X handles multiple workspaces. (Those virtual desktops...
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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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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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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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HelpAuto-hiding applications in Lion
Reader Harlan Lachman finds his Mac too cluttered for his liking. He writes: Is there any application auto hider (something that always automatically...
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HelpMore tips to master Mission Control
Hints readers keep discovering clever Mission Control tricks. Once you enter Mission Control in Lion – either by swiping up with three or four fingers,...
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BlogsChanges in Lion we want to see
In general, we think Lion is a pretty darned good operating system. But is it perfect? Of course not. (After all, Macworld Australia awarded OS X...
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Help 2Take the reins of Mission Control
If you found Spaces too confusing or too much trouble in Snow Leopard, you should give virtual desktops another try in Lion. Mission Control combines...
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Blogs 1Lion: king of the enterprise jungle?
Since its release on July 21, Apple’s newest version of OS X, known as Lion, has been bought, downloaded and installed by more than one million...
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Features 2New in Lion: Mission Control and Launchpad
More than any previous release, Lion tweaks and extends Mac OS X’s interface—often in unexpected ways. With Mission Control and Launchpad,...
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Features 6Mac OS X Lion: What you need to know
The last time Apple updated the Mac operating system—2009’s Snow Leopard release—the most noteworthy changes happened under the hood. That’s...
