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Mark Your MacBook as a Security Measure
Put your brand on your laptop. Your MacBook deserves some sort of identifying information! Sure, this can be as simple as a fine-point Magic Marker on the bottom of the laptop — or an engraving tool for [more…]
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PCs All-in-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet
To help you get the most out of your computer, we present Mark Chamber's most commonly used keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8, a handy Windows 8 maintenance checklist, and a guide to common PC file formats [more…]
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Anatomy of a UNIX Command
UNIX commands can perform many amazing feats. The simplest form of a UNIX command is the command itself. Despite their vast abilities, all commands follow a similar structure: [more…]
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How to Play Media with QuickTime
Playback with QuickTime begins as you might suspect — by clicking the Play button. While a file is playing, the Play button toggles to a Pause button. Click that button to pause playback, which toggles [more…]
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How to Create an Alias in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
A Snow Leopard alias acts as a link to an application or document that actually exists elsewhere on your system. You can create your own aliases in a number of ways — all of them easy. [more…]
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How to Manage Spam E-mail with Apple Mail
No one wants spam and junk mail. Thankfully, Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s Apple Mail has a net that you can cast to collect junk mail before you have to read it. You can mark any message in the message list [more…]
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Windows 8 Windows-Key Shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts to quickly navigate through Windows 8 using the Windows logo key. You'll find the keyboard an efficient alternative to your mouse. [more…]
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How to Use Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s iWeb Window
Mac OS X Snow Leopard includes the iWeb application to make creating a Web site easy. All of iWeb’s features and controls fit into a single window. From the main iWeb window, you can build your Web pages [more…]
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How to Use QuickTime to View or Listen to Media
QuickTime is the media player that comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. QuickTime was created by Apple to perform all sorts of multimedia functions. Although normally associated with movie playback, QuickTime [more…]
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How to Change Safari's Default File Download Location
If you’ve visited a Web site that offers files for downloading, typically you just click the Download button or file link, and Safari takes care of the rest. The Downloads status window keeps you updated [more…]
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How to Download Files on Your MacBook
A huge chunk of the fun that you’ll find on the web is the ability to download images and other files to your MacBook. If you’ve visited a site that offers files for downloading, typically you just click [more…]
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How to Organize Your iPhoto Images with Keywords
Mac Snow Leopard’s iPhoto application lets you organize your photos by keyword, making it easy to search you image collection by category. You can also assign descriptive keywords to images to help you [more…]
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Organize Photos with Keywords in iPhoto on Your MacBook
You can assign descriptive keywords to images to help you organize your collection on your MacBook and locate certain pictures fast. iPhoto comes with a number of standard keywords, and you can create [more…]
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Your PC’s Keyboard and Mouse Ports
The PS/2 keyboard-and-mouse ports are designed to connect your keyboard and mouse. This figure illustrates the plug that fits in the keyboard and mouse ports. The keyboard and mouse use the same kind of [more…]
Found in: PCs & Laptops - Keyboards -
Share Documents in Office 2011 on Your MacBook
Many Mac OS X applications offer their own built-in document-sharing features. For example, Microsoft Office 2011 for the Mac includes both file-level and document-sharing features. Office 2011 is currently [more…]
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How to Delete User Accounts on Your MacBook
You can delete existing user accounts that you no longer need from the Users & Groups pane in your MacBook's System Preferences. To wipe an account from the face of the Earth, follow these steps: [more…]
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Hide and Show Your MacBook Finder's Status Bar
The status bar appears either at the bottom or top of the Finder window on your MacBook, depending on whether the toolbar has been hidden, and it displays a number of helpful informational-type tidbits [more…]
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Enter Contact Information into Address Book on Your MacBook
Although the Address Book is now offered as a standalone application on your MacBook, you still have to add contacts to your Address Book manually. Here is how to create a new contact within your Address [more…]
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Mac OS X Lion: Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts (in the Finder and more) help make working in Mac OS X Lion on your iMac quick and efficient. Key combinations provide easy options for performing common tasks on your iMac, such as [more…]
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Mac OS X Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
The Mac OS X Lion Finder helps you access and organize most of the important Mac OS X functions while you work. Use Finder keyboard shortcuts to display windows, copy and move files, and launch applications [more…]
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Finder Shortcuts for Your MacBook Keyboard
Keyboard shortcuts help you make quick, efficient use of the OS X Finder on your MacBook. Key combinations provide all kinds of options for performing common tasks on your Apple laptop. [more…]
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How to Use Reminders on Your MacBook
Your MacBook gives you a few options for using Reminders. Most people in today’s fast-paced world juggle several appointments, errands, meetings and other scheduling responsibilities. Who couldn’t use [more…]
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Mac OS X Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Finder helps you access and organize most of the important Mac functions while you work. Use Finder keyboard shortcuts to display windows, copy and move files, and launch applications [more…]
Found in: Mac OS X Snow Leopard -
Mac OS X Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
As you probably know, the Finder is the foundation that performs most of the important functions within Mac OS X Lion, including displaying windows, copying and moving files, and launching applications [more…]
Found in: Mac OS X Lion -
OS X Mountain Lion Finder Keyboard Shortcuts
The Finder performs most of the important functions within OS X Mountain Lion, and the following shortcuts will help you get things done more efficiently. [more…]
