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Where has my google search gone?

When Mountain Lion pounced earlier this year few released, until it was too late, that their Google search box had disappeared from Safari. Not long after that Apple released an update to Safari for 10.7.4 and suddenly it disappeared for Lion users as well. Well the good news is this is not an error but …

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The worst part of Mountain Lion (or Lion) can be changed

I love Mountain Lion – I think I have made that clear over the last little while. I will go so far as to say that if you have upgraded to Lion, and provided your Mac is eligible, then there is no reason to avoid this upgrade. If you are happy with 10.6 or 10.5 …

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Yes you can install it more than once

We’ve all be brought up to believe and expect that most applications – and certainly operating systems – can only be installed once per purchase per machine. It’s confusing, I know,  and counterintuitive but Apple really does allow you to install Mountain Lion on more than one Mac after only one purchase. Once you have …

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If you have just purchased Mountain Lion you need to do this

If you have just purchased and downloaded Mountain Lion I am sure you will recall  – along with a rolling of the eyes – how long it took to download the update. If you are unfortunate enough to ever need to reinstall Mountain Lion you will have to go through this all over again. That …

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Backup to more than one Time Capsule

Nearly everyone these days has more than one Mac whether it be a desktop and laptop or maybe two laptops. I even know families who have a laptop per person! Unfortunately traditionally you have only been able to back up to one Time Capsule or one external hard disk at a time using Time Machine. …

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