1. Link to: TIP: Download URLS
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    TIP: Download URLS

    Let’s say a friend sends you a link to an app or an MP3 file by email. Downloading the thing usually means copying the URL, opening your browser,...

  2. Link to: Tip: Quick keychain searches
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    Tip: Quick keychain searches

    There are plenty of ways to search for specifictypes of items with Spotlight: you enter a keyword (for example, ‘app’ to search for applications...

  3. Link to: Creating custom GarageBand samples
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    Creating custom GarageBand samples

    I have a toy piano that I would like to sample and use in GarageBand, but I have no idea where to start and what software to use. What’s a simple...

  4. Link to: More tips to master Mission Control
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    More 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,...

  5. Link to: iDisk on iPad?
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    iDisk on iPad?

    I have been using my iDisk local disk on my Snow Leopard desktop successfully for some time and accessing info from my PC notebook and iPhone successfully...

  6. Link to: Tip: Use an alias in iOS
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    Tip: Use an alias in iOS

    Here is a tip for those of you who use a MobileMe email address. If you would prefer to use an alias email address (which is easily set up on MobileMe),...

  7. Link to: Delete iPhone photos quick smart
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    Delete iPhone photos quick smart

    It’s all too easy to take lots of photos with your iPhone. But when you’re ready to clear out the clutter and get rid of some of those shots,...

  8. Link to: Capture rainbows with a digital camera
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    Capture rainbows with a digital camera

    For an ordinary act of nature, rainbows seem to have an almost supernatural hold over us. A rainbow is really just a giant prism; water vapour in...

  9. Link to: On The Money
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    On The Money

    I am trying to find software for my Mac to take care of personal finance – I guess a personal version of MYOB. I’ve found a lot out there but...

  10. Link to: Use an iMac as a 
second monitor
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    Use an iMac as a 
second monitor

    My wife is running an old iMac G5, and we’d like to move her to a MacBook Air. She sees my setup with a laptop and second monitor and wants to know...

  11. Link to: Top text-expansion tips
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    Top text-expansion tips

    Text-expansion utilities let you create abbreviations – also called clippings or snippets – for frequently typed text. When you type one of these...

  12. Link to: Transfer Angry 
Birds data
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    Transfer Angry 
Birds data

    I lost all my Angry Birds saved game data on my iPad. My girlfriend’s iPad has just about the same number of three-star levels and eggs.  Is there...

  13. Link to: Restore three-finger swipes in Lion
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    Restore three-finger swipes in Lion

    Back in the glory days of Snow Leopard, three-finger trackpad swipes could help you navigate the Finder: A three-finger swipe left took you back one...

  14. Link to: Master layers in iPad art
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    Master layers in iPad art

    What are layers? If you have spent any time in a desktop or mobile digital imaging application, you will be familiar with the concept of layers and...

  15. Link to: Tinker with 
column view
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    Tinker with 
column view

    I prefer to use Snow Leopard’s column view but I’m tired of having to constantly resize columns because I can’t see the full names of the items...

  16. Link to: Restore an OS X Lion drive
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    Restore an OS X Lion drive

    If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are...

  17. Link to: Making music on the iPad
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    Making music on the iPad

    If you love to make music on your Mac with GarageBand you might be wondering if Apple’s GarageBand for the iPad might be an option for you. Could...

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