Practical Tips in plain language — how to use your Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod.

Dim your iPad for good health

The Multitasking Bar shows the Brightness slider after swiping to the left.

Bright screens disrupt sleep and can quickly drain your device’s battery. Reduce the brightness and both you and your iPad will be better off. Here’s how.

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Make the most of Safari on the Mac

Some of the best Tips you can find for working with Safari on your Mac.

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Command drag files to move them between drives

Lack of the green + symbol shows the file is being moved not copied.

By default the Mac copies a file if you drag it from one drive to another. If you don’t want to keep the original though, hold down the Command key to move the file instead.

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Flick files to a nearby Mac with AirDrop

Do you want to send the file to this person?

AirDrop is built-in to Lion (OS 10.7) and lets you send files to a nearby Mac (with Lion) with just a couple of clicks. No mess, no struggle, no hair-pulling. Here’s how.

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