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Tag: Lion

The only use for LaunchPad

You are going to think me the worst kind of hypocrite. You are going to want me hung from the nearest yard arm and spanked until my bottom is blue. You may even think I have gone mad but I think I have found a use for that ugly stepchild of all interface designs- LaunchPad. …

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Stop Lion from opening windows

Do you remember the good old days when a computer would cheerfully close all windows when you shut down your computer? These days it is a ‘feature’ that Lion reopens all your windows and relaunches all your applications upon reboot. This is often the very thing you don’t want at reboot time, so its not …

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If you have installed Lion you really need to do this

If you have installed Lion you really need to create a recovery disk on another hard disk or USB key. Although this takes me back to the dodgy days of Windows 98 creating an emergency floppy disk, its a worthwhile thing to and – fortunately – very easy. First step will be to go to …

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Making Lion more like Snow Leopard

Have you ever met someone at a party and within the first few minutes have wanted to shove their head into a bucket of cement? My wife has. But after a while and a few more drinks you start to like this person, learn to love and perhaps even marry them? My wife has! Well …

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