How to Add or Remove Desktops in OS X Lion
By default, OS X Lion (10.7) “includes” four desktops. The following steps will show you how to add additional Desktops – or remove existing ones – in OS X Lion. …
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How to open your Library Folder in OS X Lion
One of the changes that came with OS X Lion (10.7) was the ‘hiding’ of users Library folders. While it’s not often that you need to access your Library folder, it’s certainly something you’ll have to do once in a while. Here’s a very, very quick way to access your Library folder in OS X Lion.
- Open a Finder window and select the Go menu item.
- Hold down the option (also labeled as the alt) key – and Library will appear in the menu. Select it.
- A Finder window will open with your Library folder displayed. That’s it!
How to change the default Address Book Leather skin in OS X Lion
This brief guide will walk you through the steps to change the new look of OS X Lion’s version of Address Book back to something more in line with the overall look of OS X.
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How to change the default iCal Leather skin in OS X Lion
Not a fan of the new look that iCal and Address Book are sporting? The following guide will show you how to revert to the ‘aluminum’ look for iCal, which is more consistant with the rest of OS X.
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How to remove the Login Window entry from the OS X Lion Menu Bar
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to remove the “Login Window” (which is know as Fast User Switching) entry from your OS X Lion Menu Bar. As illustrated in the image below, access to Fast User Switching is set to “your name” by default. This can take up quite a bit of space in your Menu Bar.
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How to convert .MOV files to .MP4 in OS X
This tutorial will guide you through the process of converting .mov files to .mp4 files – using free, open source software for OS X. …
How to exit the Full Screen Mode of Google Chrome in OS X Lion
One of the new features of OS X Lion (10.7) is Full Screen Apps. This has always been a feature of the web browser Google Chrome, but now with the inclusion of the “full screen” button, the ability to exit full-screen mode doesn’t work by just hitting the escape key – as it does with other OS X Full Screen Apps (Safari, Mail, iPhoto etc).
Below you’ll see an image of the new “full screen” button included in Google Chrome.
If you use this button to make Google Chrome go into Full Screen Mode, hit the keyboard combination command + shift + f to exit Full Screen Mode.
At some point I suspect the folks at Google will add the “escape key” feature to exit Full Screen, but for the time being – the above keyboard shortcut will do the trick.
How To Browse & Watch YouTube On Your Desktop
Everyone loves watching videos on YouTube, but sometimes you might not want a browser session to be running. Today we take a look at a free application that allows you to watch YouTube from your desktop.
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How To Share Individual Notes on Twitter & Facebook from Evernote
The popular note taking program Evernote was recently upgraded and includes several new enhancements. One of the cool new features is the ability to share notes on Twitter and Facebook – here’s how to do it.
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Mac Tip: Move the Window Control Buttons in iTunes 10 Back to the Horizontal Layout
During the days of iTunes 9 the Minimize, Maximize, and Close control buttons were in a straight horizontal line. When iTunes 10 came out they were moved to a vertical layout. Here’s how to get them back to the way they were. …
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How To Find Your Laptop If It’s Lost or Missing with Prey
Having your laptop lost or stolen can be a horrible experience. Thanks to the light, easy to use, and Open Source project Prey, you can set it up to find your laptop, netbook, desktop, or Android device if it’s lost or stolen.
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How To Completely Disable the Ping Feature in iTunes 10
Earlier today we showed you how to disable Ping on an iPhone or iPod Touch to help save battery life. If you don’t use this service, you might as well turn it off in iTunes as well. Here we show you how to turn it off in iTunes and through your account.
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How To Enable the Firewall in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Whether you want to admit it or not, Macs running OS X can be compromised by hackers. If you’re a longtime Windows user and switching to Mac, you know the importance of having the built in firewall enabled. But did you know OS X comes with a Firewall as well? Here we take a look at how to enable and set it up.
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How To Start Torrent Downloads Remotely With Dropbox
If you use torrent clients to download files from the Internet, you might think of something you want, but you’re not at home to kick off the download. The solution to this is to use Dropbox to start torrent downloads remotely, from one computer to another.
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How To Sync Bookmarks Between PC & Mac in Firefox 4 with the Sync Feature
If you’re a Firefox fan you probably know that Firefox 4 was released yesterday. It includes a new Sync Feature and here we’ll take a look at using it to sync its bookmarks and other settings between a Mac and PC.
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