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How to set up a new iPad

Set up a new iPad.

A new Apple iPad takes only a few steps to set up. Here’s how it went when I set up mine.

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Calculator’s 7 hidden features

Calculator - programmer mode.

Apple’s Calculator can speak, do scientific calculations, and has a Programmer mode too. Here’s how to access those features.

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Change currency with Calculator

Updated exchange rates in Calculator.

Did you know that Apple’s Calculator can help you reckon how much your foreign currency is worth? Here’s how.

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Use Safari 5′s Web Inspector – a gift for web developers

Web Inspector.

If you’re a web developer working with Safari 5 there’s an easy way to see exactly what HTML and CSS is being used for a portion of a web page. Here’s how to enable and use the Web Inspector.

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50/50 MacTips in September 2010 in Auckland

Creative Tech.

50 Mac Tips in 50 minutes is my September challenge at the 2010 CreativeTech conference. Will you be attending?

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Edit and use Safari 5′s Top Sites

Safari Top Sites.

Safari makes your favourite websites readily available with its Top Sites feature. Here’s how to customise the Top Sites to reflect your preferences.

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Use Safari 5′s Reader for easier reading on the web

Safari 5 Reader.

Text on that web page too tiny? Safari 5 has a beautiful solution — for some web pages, at least. Find out how to read web pages the easy way with the latest version of Safari.

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Import bookmarks from another browser

Bookmarks in Firefox.

Here’s how to export and import browser bookmarks.

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Learn with a Screensaver

RSS Visualizer.

Follow an RSS feed or build your vocabulary with the built-in screensaver on Snow Leopard. Here’s how.

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How to ‘lock’ your Mac’s screen

Screen Saver.

It’s a pain to logout just to keep causal passers-by out of your files while you make a coffee. Instead you can set a screensaver to require a password. Here’s how.

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