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Help 1The antidote for unintended gestures
Reader Joe Forbes’ heavy-handed mousing is causing problems with Safari. He writes: I am now using Lion with a Magic Mouse. Sometimes when navigating...
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HelpWindows Migration Assistant
On Page 28 of your August 2011 edition of Macworld AU you mention there’s a small application which can be installed on a PC to facilitate file...
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HelpGet your Mac on speaking terms
One of the hidden goodies in Mac OS X is its inclusion of several different human-sounding voices paired with text-to-speech (TTS) and speech- recognition...
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HelpMultiple Lions
Now that OS X Lion is out, I upgraded to the new system and it launched beautifully. Although I am not a real system geek, it will probably take me...
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HelpTranslate languages with an app
If you travel to different countries for holidays or work, or are simply fascinated by languages, then the MyTranslator Pro app ($5.49) is a great...
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HelpSecrets of Lion’s Spotlight menu
The handy Spotlight menu, at the far right of your menu bar, is even handier in Lion because it offers new ways to work with the list of search results....
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Help 1Monitor Wi-Fi with Lion
Hints reader nathanator11 discovered that Lion includes a handy app that provides all sorts of diagnostic information surrounding your wireless network....
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Help 3The antidote for a forgetful Mac
Reader Alan Conway has a forgetful Mac. He writes: Lately, when I search in Mail for messages from a particular sender, only older matching messages...
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Help 1MacBook Air projector connection
Can I connect a projector to the MacBook Air? - Prue Royle Yes, but you do need the correct adapter for the projector type you have – there...
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Help 2Prefs shortcuts
I often need to change some of my Mac’s preferences, and I’m tired of all the trips to the Apple menu to select System Preferences. Know any shortcuts?...
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Help 2Monitor internet usage
My home internet connection has slowed to a crawl. Is there a way I can monitor which applications are eating up my bandwidth? Via the internet There...
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Help 3Reader Tip: Working with files on a server
Thanks Stuart for this great tip! I work in a graphic design studio environment where all work is centralised on a server. However, I prefer us to...
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Help 1Solving pet Microsoft Office peeves
I’ve been using Outlook 2011 as my mail program since Microsoft released it as the replacement for Entourage last year. Overall, the transition...
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Help 1Customise Safari Toolbar
I am suddenly unable to view the web address or the Google search window or hit the ‘back’ button on Safari 5.1. How do I get this to...
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HelpFind free books
I travel fairly frequently, and when I’m on the road I’m always looking for something new to read. Are there inexpensive book sources other than...
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HelpReorganise photos
I recently took some photos at my nephew’s wedding and then edited a few using Preview. (Big mistake!) This gave the new photos a different creation...
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HelpAll about iTunes Skip feature
Reader Kirk Aplin is mildly confounded by an iTunes feature he’s recently discovered. He writes: I just ran across a column title in iTunes that...
