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Category: MacOS

Cloud storage for a Mac user

Editors Note: Originally this post was going to be a study of cloud services and how they work with the various desktop and iOS applications. However, as it is too often the case, I got side tracked into the new costs facing Microsoft Office users. This issue is a little more serious, and as it …

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Mistakes can be undone

A few years back I turned up to a party wearing a bow tie and shorts. Someone took a photo of this fashion nightmare and posted it on Facebook. Clearly this mistake cannot be undone but errors you make with your Mac can be reversed quickly and easily. Provided you are quick.   Typing Imagine …

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Open with…

When you double click on a file on a Mac the operating system looks at what kind of file it is and launches the appropriate application. At least thats the plan. Sometimes it gets it wrong and it launches a program that you last used when American Idol was a popular show or maybe the …

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Sharing web pages

If you’ve ever found yourself reading something on the web and thought “oh, I bet <insert significant other here> would love to read this” I bet you’ve copied the address, opened Mail and pasted the link. There is nothing wrong with this of course but Apple made it much easier in Lion (and Mountain Lion) …

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Removing words from your Mac Dictionary

We have all done it, I know I have. Spell checking a document and I have inadvertently added a misspelt word into my dictionary. This might not be so bad if its a goof that you aren’t likely to repeat, by what about a word you ALLWAYS speel incorrectly? It is there forever!  Or is …

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