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Create an Easy Slideshow with iPad Photos

Create an Easy Slideshow with iPad Photos

Part of the fun of taking photos is sharing them with others.  The iPad Photos app allows you to create a slideshow to show off  your images. It's easy! Tap settings button and then click Picture Frame in the left column Choose specific albums, events or photo streams...

Keyboard Shortcuts for iTunes 11

Keyboard Shortcuts for iTunes 11

In the latest version of iTunes (version 11), you can use Command + 1 through Command + 7 to switch the view between different sections of your iTunes library. Cmd + 1 = Music Cmd + 2 = Movies Cmd + 3 = TV Shows Cmd + 4 = Podcasts Cmd + 5 = iTunes U Cmd + 6 = Books...

Mac Is For Any Business

Mac Is For Any Business

Apple offers great information for businesses who want to use Macs. Tools for getting started Mac OS X offers unparalleled productivity tools for your startup. Not only is it intuitive and easy to use, but you’ll be amazed by all the ways it can help you grow your...

You Can Still Upgrade from Leopard to Mountain Lion

You Can Still Upgrade from Leopard to Mountain Lion

If you're having trouble installing software updates because you're on an older Mac OS, there's still hope. Even if you are still using Leopard (OS 10.5), there is still a way to get your Mac upgraded to the newest Mac OS. You need to be able to get to the App Store,...

Block Web Ads

Block Web Ads

Apple shares this great tip with us: Tired of seeing pop-ads when you visit websites? You can eliminate the vast majority of them quickly and easily in Safari. Here’s how: Open Safari. Choose Block Pop-Up Windows from the Safari menu Wasn’t that easy?

Learn More About Using the Mac’s Home Folder

Learn More About Using the Mac’s Home Folder

Whether you share a Mac with others or have one all to yourself, you can find all your personal data — documents, downloads, music, and more — in the home folder Mac OS X created for you when you set up your Mac (or when someone created an account for you). You can...

Share an iCal Schedule

Share an iCal Schedule

Apple offers these great tips for using iCal. With your busy schedule, you depend on iCal to make certain you know when the kids need to be at the dentist and when you’re supposed to be in Philadelphia for the sales conference. Since this information may be just as...

Quickly Activate Your Screen Saver

Quickly Activate Your Screen Saver

Apple offers this tip for fast activation of your screen saver. By designating a Hot Corner, you can have your screen saver start whenever you move the mouse into that corner. Here’s how: Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Click Desktop & Screen Saver...

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