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Keep Kids Busy This Summer with These iPad Apps

Keep Kids Busy This Summer with These iPad Apps

We know you don't want your kids doing the electronics thing all day every day this summer.  But after they've had a good long turn outside and it's time to come inside and cool down a bit, you might want to let them play with any of these great apps: Creatures of...

Did You Know About the Secret of Control-H?

Did You Know About the Secret of Control-H?

A Macworld editor recently reported that he'd inadvertently stumbled on an undocumented keyboard shortcut for deleting messages in Mail: Control-H. Hitting that key combination does the same thing as the Delete key, sending messages to the Trash folder. How handy is...

How To: Use GarageBand’s “Learn to Play”

How To: Use GarageBand’s “Learn to Play”

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 Updates Several iOS Apps

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

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 Adjust Lion’s Recent Items Menu List

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

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 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...