Setting Spotlight Preferences in Mac OS X
Spotlight is the superfast search technology that Apple introduced in Mac OS X 10.4. With Spotlight, you can search all files on your hard drives and search results will appear instantaneously. In this tutorial, I'll describe how to set preferences for Spotlight.
Setting Dates & Times in Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) gives you extensive options for setting and displaying dates and times exactly as you want. It only requires setting a few preferences in the Mac OS X 10.5 System Preferences. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to set these preferences.
Using Exposé
Exposé is a special feature of the Mac operating system that was first introduced with Mac OS X 10.3. Exposé lets you view all open Finder windows or all open windows in a single application at one time so that you can bring one easily to the front. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Exposé through visual examples.
Adding a Gmail Account to Mail
If you have a Gmail account, you might be wondering how you can access this account in Apple's Mail program. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the steps for adding a Gmail account to Mail.
Creating an Email Rule
One of the strengths of the Apple Mail program is its rules feature. If you have created mailboxes for different types of email messages, you can have Mail automatically send email messages to the right mailbox. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the process of creating a new rule in Mail.
Searching Mail with Spotlight
The latest versions of Apple Mail use Spotlight, the superfast search technology built into Mac OS X. With Spotlight, you can find messages easily and instantly. In this short tutorial, I'll show you how easy it is to search all your Mail messages with Spotlight.
Getting Started with Automator
Automator is the new scripting program included with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.4 and using Automator can make your computing life quicker and easier. This short tutorial will show you how to create your first Automator application.
Getting Started with Spotlight
You've heard about Spotlight, Apple's superfast Mac OS X search technology, but maybe you haven't yet discovered its special features. This quick lesson can help you get started. First, click the Spotlight icon (the magnifying glass) in the top right corner of your screen.
Getting Started with Widgets
One of the most interesting features in Mac OS X (Leopard and Tiger) is the Dashboard program for using and controlling Widgets. Widgets are small programs that are easily accessed from the Dock. Mac OS X comes with a good supply of Widgets, but thousands more have been created.
Clone Your Hard Drive
The safest and easiest way to back up all your data is to clone your hard drive to an external drive. The process is easy but some pre-planning and a few extra steps can improve the results. In this short tutorial, I'll guide you through the process.
Disk Burning in Mac OS X: Painless & Free
Do a Google search for CD and DVD burning with Mac OS X or read magazine articles on the subject and you're sure to find references again and again to the expensive, commercial program, Toast. Certainly, Toast can accomplish most burning tasks but why spend $80 or more when Mac OS X's built-in programs and freeware programs can do the same tasks just as well. In this tutorial, I briefly explain how to burn media and data disks with free software for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.4.
Organizing Video Files in iTunes
Organizing video files in iTunes is easy if you set a few preferences and add information to video files after they are imported into iTunes. Follow these steps and you'll have a well-organized video library in iTunes.
iPhoto Tutorial - Organizing Photos & Videos
Do you have thousands of photos you've taken with a digital camera spread all over your hard drive? Now might be a good time to begin organizing those photos and this seemingly overwhelming task can be made easier with Apple's iPhoto. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to add several libraries of photos to iPhoto.
Preview and Slideshows
Many people use Preview for viewing PDF files but it is also a good program for viewing slideshows of images. It even lets you add images to your iPhoto library with just one click of your mouse. In this tutorial, I'll describe Preview's slideshow options.
Creating a Spreadsheet Budget
Creating formatted financial sheets with a spreadsheet is quite easy and, for this tutorial, I'll show you how to quickly create a budget sheet using any spreadsheet program.
Updating Mac OS X (Leopard and Tiger)
This is a short tutorial on how to update your Mac OS X system software. If you follow these steps, you should have a successful updating experience.
Upgrading to Leopard Successfully
I recently upgraded to Leopard successfully and I thought I would share my experience and include some guidelines and some troubleshooting tips.
Using Smart Folders & Burn Folders
In this short tutorial, I'll show you how to use a Smart folder in conjunction with a Burn folder to create archival disks of all new data and applications on your drive.
Fix NeoOffice PDF Export Problem
If you are using NeoOffice, you may have noticed that documents do not always export correctly to PDF. One major problem is that some letters will be too close together and, in extreme cases, two words might be joined together. Clearly, this is a serious bug if you need to export NeoOffice documents to PDF format.
TextEdit for Personalized To Do Lists
Did you know you can create a personalized To Do list with TextEdit? The latest version of TextEdit makes customized list creation easy with its built-in list function. In this short tutorial, I'll show you how to create a To Do list in just a few minutes.
Getting Started with RSS Feeds and Safari
An RSS feed lists articles on a website, usually including a short summary of each listed article plus a link to the full article. Using an RSS reader for RSS feeds provides an easy way to scan the information on a website, and the latest versions of Safari for Leopard and Tiger include a built-in RSS reader.
Safari Browser - Organizing Your Bookmarks
Do you have hundreds of bookmarks in Safari? Are you wasting time every day trying to find the bookmarks you need? If the answer is yes to either of these questions, this short tutorial can help you organize and find your bookmarks in Safari.
Multiple Websites with .Mac
If you have a MobileMe account, it is easy to create and manage multiple websites. You can create your websites with a website creation program or an HTML program.
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