Dec 29th, 2008
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When working on a document, sometimes you need to type in special characters. They can be either foreign language letters that are different from U.S. English or symbols such as £, ¢, ¶, ˚, or ©. Sure, you can hold down different combinations of keys and play hunt-n-peck until you find what you are looking for. But will you remember the key combination? What if there is no key combination? What about if you have to repeatedly type in many different characters? You can either struggle or use some of OS X’s special character features.
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Dec 25th, 2008
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With the latest MacBooks shipping without FireWire, meaning no Target Disk Mode, what can a user do when faced with hard drive problems? How can you properly troubleshoot with no way to boot from an external drive? The answer is easy, just boot from a USB drive instead – Here’s how.
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Dec 22nd, 2008
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Apple basically is giving every Mac owner an 8 track digital recorder for free. That’s exactly what GarageBand is. If you’ve ever thought about hooking up your electric guitar to your MacBook and recording it with GarageBand – Here’s the simplest and cheapest way to do it.
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Dec 18th, 2008
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Want to save a little money on your next Apple purchase? If so, you may be interested in a refurbished Mac. Apple offers MacBooks, MacBook Pros, iMacs, iPods and more a few hundred dollars cheaper than retail. The catch is they are refurbished. What exactly is that? Let’s explore what a refurbished Apple computer is, how much you can save and how to find them.
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Dec 15th, 2008
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Welcome to the world of OS X. Now, we all know that OS X comes bundled with great software like the iLife suite, iTunes and Safari. As useful as the bundled software is for OS X, there’s much more out there that you’re going to need. I’ve compiled the following list of ten free applications that you must have if you are a new Mac owner. These applications will get you up and running, ease your transition if you are coming from a PC and show you the power of OS X.
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