Near the top of my list entitled “if I had a dollar for everytime I…” is Spotlight – the little hourglass icon that started off as a blue dot in the top right hand screen in Tiger then was later promoted to a sleek grey icon in Lion and beyond. No one seems to know …
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Aug 06 2013
Why its a good idea to Manage your Apple ID
There is a lot of confusion out there about the difference between an Apple ID and an iCloud account. And often there is good reason for this. Your Apple ID and your iCloud account can be the same thing but they can also be sepparte. For example… I have an iCloud account and so does …
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May 26 2013
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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May 04 2013
Smart Folders
It is very common for people to create folders in Mail or Outlook and drag various emails to those folders. These folders come in useful when you want to find email on a certain matter so perhaps you want to create a special folder for your trip to the UK or emails from the wife. …
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Mar 31 2013
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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