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How to keep your Mac’s clock accurate

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The clock on your Mac stamps the time on files when you save them, affects backups, and keeps you informed. But is it always correct? Here’s how to make sure it’s always accurate.

Read the full article ↣ 2 February 2010 1 comment

How to customise Date and Time on your Mac

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Are you unhappy with how the Date and Time appear on your Mac. Customize them. Here’s how.

Read the full article ↣ 26 January 2010 2 comments

Set up automatic Software Updates

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If you want it to, your Mac will automatically update its Apple Software. Here’s how to set it up.

Read the full article ↣ 20 January 2010 0 comments

Choose what opens when you plug in an iPhone

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If iPhoto opens up when you plug in your iPhone, here’s how Mac users can change that behaviour.

Read the full article ↣ 13 January 2010 3 comments

How (not) to make screenshots on an iPhone

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Mystified by some of the images in the photo album on your iPhone or iPod touch? Perhaps you’ve accidentally made some screenshots. Find out what happens.

Read the full article ↣ 6 January 2010 4 comments

How to transfer web browser bookmarks to the iPhone

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It’s silly to constantly type URLs into the Safari Address Bar on your iPhone. Use bookmarks from your Mac instead. Here’s how to synchronise Safari, and other, bookmarks.

Read the full article ↣ 30 December 2009 3 comments

Set an unmissable iCal alert

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If you really don’t want to forget an iCal to do item, set an alert you can’t miss. Here’s how.

Read the full article ↣ 23 December 2009 1 comment

Customise a Service

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In Snow Leopard some Services are actually Automator Workflows. That means you can edit them. Here’s how.

Read the full article ↣ 16 December 2009 1 comment

A great deal on ebooks for Mac users

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The Take Control ebooks are a fabulous resource for users of Mac, iPods and iPhone.

Read the full article ↣ 15 December 2009 0 comments

How to edit images with Automator

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If you don’t want to use dedicated software such as Photoshop, you can use Apple’s built-in Automator to adjust photos. Here’s how.

Read the full article ↣ 9 December 2009 1 comment