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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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How to rename files by adding them to a folder

Set the correct options for renaming your files.

You can make things happen automatically when you add files to a folder, by using Folder Actions. Here’s how to set up a Folder Action to rename any files added to a specific folder.

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How to make a picture of your Mac’s screen

A screenshot of screenshots.

Screenshots show what’s on your Mac’s screen. All you need to know is which keys to press — no extra software required. Here’s how.

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Have an Assistant Empty the Trash

App Sweep in action.

Hazel is an application that can help with annoying clean-up tasks on your Mac, such as emptying the Trash after a delay. Here’s how Hazel works.

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Did you empty the Trash?

Secure Empty Trash.

Trashing a file doesn’t remove it from your computer, thumb drive or external drive. You need to remember to empty the Trash too. And what about securely deleting files? Here’s how it works.

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How to Trash and Put Back files

Move to Trash.

There are at least 6 different ways to put unwanted files in the Trash on a Mac, and to get them out again. Here’s how.

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The 14 most crucial Mac keyboard shortcuts

Undo.

Learn the 14 handiest and most essential keyboard shortcuts for working on a Mac.

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Sticky Keys can be very handy

Command Control D calls up a dictionary definition.

Do you have problems pressing 2 or more keys at the same time? This solution is what you need.

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