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HelpFive Dictionary tricks I can’t live without
You’ve probably ditched your paper dictionary, but do you know how to use OS X’s built-in one? The video below shows you how. Whether you need...
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HelpThe seven best OS X tricks you’re not using
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it: find overlooked OS X tricks. Sometimes I hunt for them; sometimes I just run across them. Here’s...
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HelpPreparing audiobooks for the road
Reader Oliver MacKenzie is tripping out over audiobooks. He writes: For our upcoming family holiday we’re going on a long road trip. I have...
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HelpOur favourite Mac cleanup tips
Spring and Autumn come with their own rituals. Here at Macworld, we like to throw open the windows, beat the dust out of the rugs, and straighten...
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HelpWhen Safe Boot won’t boot
Reader Simon Hansen finds his Mac slow to do his bidding. He writes: My Mac has been running very slowly lately and I wanted to see how much...
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HelpiTunes 11: How to join CD tracks
Q: I am unable to join CD tracks as I did in previous versions of iTunes. The menu command to join tracks is no longer in the Advanced menu. How can...
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HelpWhat to do when your Mac won’t turn on
One of the scariest things that can happen to your Mac, short of actual flames and smoke billowing from the case, is a failure to turn on at...
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HelpFix an iPhone that fails to pair with Bluetooth devices
Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth...
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HelpPower through schedules with 21 Google Calendar tricks
Maybe you charge through your plans with precision, planning everything down to the minute. Or, like Marilyn Monroe, perhaps you’ve “been...
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HelpHow to reformat a backup drive
I am recently new to the world of Macs, having purchased an iMac about a month ago. I have also purchased a Seagate GoFlex Desk External Hard Drive,...
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HelpTip: Rearrange Finder columns
I’d like the Size column to appear before Date Modified in all Finder windows displayed in List view. Years ago I could modify the com.apple.finder.plist...
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HelpTip: Subscribe to non-iTunes podcasts in the Podcast app
Apple’s Podcasts app for iOS isn’t perfect; but if you like podcasts, you may find that it handles them better than the iOS Music app does. (Many...
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HelpReader tip: Revert your rolling system in Mountain Lion
If you hate the default scrolling behaviour in Apple’s new Mountain Lion, which mimics that of iOS devices, you can revert it back to the natural...
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HelpMake more of your movies with Final Cut Pro X
iMovie ’11 is a great application for getting started with video editing. It’s intuitive, it includes high-quality templates and simple effects,...
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HelpiMovie for iOS: Make home movies on the go
With iMovie for iOS on your iPad, you can quickly and easily cut casual videos, spruce them up with themes, mix video with still photos, and add effects,...
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HelpMake Mail icons bigger
Mail received a revamped sidebar in Lion, and some of us still aren’t thrilled about it as the mailbox icons display larger than we’d like. You...
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Help 2Tip: Tell Siri to use Celsius
Even if you live in a country that uses the Celsius scale for temperatures, if you ask Siri on your iPad to indicate the temperature, it will report...
