OK, it’s an old trick, but I was reminded of it today. It’s particularly useful with Lion. I for one do NOT like the light grey text used all too frequently, but it’s easy to read when you simply press Control-Option-Command-8. This changes the viewing mode to white-on-black, so instead of trying to read grey [...]
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I just saw this tip in an email from MacMost, and had to pass it along… it’s too good to miss. There is a way to force quit an iOS app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch without ever leaving the app. Hold down the sleep/wake button at the top of your device until [...]
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I subscribe to Mac Tip of the Week from Peachpit Press, and this week they had such a good one I have to share. Force an Application to Quit To give you a menu choice to force an application to quit, Option-press (don’t click) that application’s icon in the Dock. Of course, the Command-Option-Escape key [...]
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Have you downloaded the newest version of iTunes, and set up iTunes Match yet? I did the other day, with trepedation and caution, but it worked out pretty well. I have about 20,000 tracks in my iTunes library, so I haven’t set up my iPhone or iPad to use Match yet, but that’s the next [...]
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A new attempt to steal data from Mac users is a bot called DevilRobber. The original version ran embedded in versions of Graphic Converter, but this one only pretends to be PixelMator, and contains none of the legitimate PixelMator code. This new variant tries to steal and generate Bitcoins as the original did, but it [...]
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I was registering at a web site the other day, and it asked for an 8-character password. I used Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs… insert rimshot> A form of this was the first prize winner at the Scottish comedy championship… it’s not my fault!
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Hard drives are made to last as long as the warranty these days… like most everything else. If your drive has a three year warranty, the likelihood of it working the full 3 years is very near 100%. That percentage will fall at an unknown rate after the warranty period ends. Your drive may last [...]
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Apple released an updated support page listing shortcuts for all Mac OS X versions. All of the key or key combinations are explained, and I encourage all users to adopt at least a few keyboard shortcuts, as keeping your fingers on the keyboard will increase your productivity considerably. Every time you have to use the [...]
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