Apple has made it really easy to learn how to play an instrument at home. The application GarageBand comes standard with the Mac OS, and with it, you can learn the fundamentals of how to play basic, rock or blues guitar, or piano. To get started, launch GarageBand,...
Apple expert Tim Bajarin wrote recently for Time magazine: "One of the more interesting questions I get asked about as an industry analyst who’s followed Apple since 1981 is why Apple is so successful. It’s an honest question because to those unfamiliar with Apple,...
Apple recently released updates to several of its iOS apps, including GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto and Cards. iPhoto for iOS received its first update since its release in March. Version 1.0.1 (113 MB) includes a Copy Link button for your journal’s URL to use when...
Want some great instruction straight from the source? Apple has a gem of a resource, available free. Check out Apple's great “Find Out How” videos—terrific resources for learning everything Mac, including wireless connections as well as Mac software such as iChat....
Do you always open certain applications as soon as your Mac starts up? While placing these app icons in your dock is one shortcut you can take, there’s actually a way to cut the process down one more step by designating certain apps to automatically launch when you...
Did you know there’s a way to quickly access apps, files and servers you’ve recently used? Under the Apple menu, there’s an option called Recent Items, and when you select it, you’ll see a pop-up list of apps, files, and servers you’ve used recently. Recent Items is a...
Checking your computer's login times can be helpful. For example, if you're wondering if someone—maybe a roommate or your child— has been using your computer without authorization, you can check to see if someone logged in and at what time it occurred. Or perhaps you...
Apple on Wednesday released iTunes 10.6.1, a minor update that fixes a small number of bugs found in the introduction of version 10.6, which was released earlier in March. When iTunes 10.6 was released on March 7, it added support for 1080p option to sync 192kbps and...
If you're a former PC user, you might find it helpful to change your modifier keys to more closely resemble what you're accustomed to on a PC keyboard. The Mac OS makes it very easy to change these keys to whatever you're comfortable with. To do this, first open your...
Lion's Mission Control brings together Exposé, Dashboard, Spaces and full-screen apps to provide one place to see and navigate everything running on your Mac. In Mac OS X Lion, Apple has merged the three into a single interface, called Mission Control. It offers an...
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