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Make a simple slideshow with Keynote.app

These are the very first steps in creating a Keynote presentation. Learn how to get started with Keynote.app and make a very simple slideshow.

Keyboard Maestro Clipboard and Scripts

Keyboard Maestro can do some very clever things with the clipboard and that’s great for anyone who writes. It’s also a good way to run Applescripts and Shell scripts. Here’s how to get even more work out of Keyboard Maestro.

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Keyboard Maestro Triggers and Actions

Use Keyboard Maestro to work your Mac for you. Here’s how to set up Triggers, select options in Actions and quickly record a macro.

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Point and Click with Keyboard Maestro

Keyboard Maestro can operate programs and point and click for you. Here’s how to avoid mindless repetitive and annoying actions.

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Turn 100 steps into 1 with Keyboard Maestro

Keyboard Maestro lets you set up sequences of actions, or macros, and then does them for you. Watch your computer do the work, instead of the other way round. Let me show you how it works.

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How to 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

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

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

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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