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,...
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Apple Updates Several iOS Apps
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...
Check Out Apple’s “Find Out How” Videos
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....
How to: Set Applications to Automatically Launch at Startup
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...
How to Adjust Lion’s Recent Items Menu List
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...
How To: Check Your Computer’s Log In Times
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 Releases iTunes 10.6.1 Update
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...
Change Your Modifier Keys
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...
What’s Mission Control All About?
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...
LightSpeed for iPad– Your Store Goes iPad
LightSpeed for iPad brings the LightSpeed Point of Sale experience to Apple’s acclaimed tablet platform, allowing retailers to showcase their products with Show & Tell and process transactions anywhere. LightSpeed for iPad is retail's first interactive point of...
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I wish I would have stayed with High Sierra or Catalina. Big Sur doesn't work with Time Machine, Messages, Spotlight…
My updated my Mac with Big Sur and it is stuck and says it has less than a minute to…