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March 2012 archive

Switching between applications

With Macs having lots of ram and faster processors there is a temptation, or perhaps a need, to have as many applications open as possible. So, with all these applications open, the question is how do you switch between one application and the next. There are several methods, the method you have probably been using …

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Make your Mac play every type of video

In the past there was Quicktime (that played MOV, MPEG and everything in between) and there was Windows Media Player that ran only WMV type files. Now, while there was a copy of Windows Media Player for the Mac it was terribly featureless and the web integration was pathetic – meaning that if there was  …

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Remove Picture Frame from your iPad lock screen

Some people like it, some people hate it but most people don’t even know it exists. I am, of course, talking about the Picture Frame feature on your iPad. Occasionally a grand child or otherwise exploratory finger might happen to turn this on and all of a sudden you find a small icon- looking something …

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