Setting TextEdit Document Properties

Did you know that when you create and save documents, TextEdit can include information that will be stored with the document and that can be used for Spotlight searching in the Finder? You can set default document information in the TextEdit preferences pane or set individual document properties with the Show Properties option on the File menu.

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Controlling Safari Forms

Do you get frustrated with the small text boxes on most Internet forms? If you do, Safari has a nice new feature that lets you expand the size of any text box on a form.

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Controlling Safari Tabs

Did you know that you can create separate windows from Safari tabs or merge open windows into one tabbed Safari window? It's easy to do in Safari 3 or Safari 4 for Mac OS X.

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Improve QuickTime Viewing with Plug-ins

QuickTime is a great application for viewing videos, especially Internet streaming video. It is usually far better in quality than Windows Media Player and FlashPlayer and you have more customization options with QuickTime. So, how do you play wmv and flv files in QuickTime?

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Deleting PDF Pages with Preview

Read this tip to learn how to delete PDF pages in Apple's Preview application.

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Removing Favorites from Font Pane

Have you added so many favorite font styles to the Mac OS X Font Pane that now you have to scroll through a long list to find just the font you want? If you're like me, that's exactly what you've done. Read this tip to find out how to solve the problem.

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Finding Missing Passwords with Mac OS X

If you need to enter a password on a website and you can't remember your login name or password, you might be able to find it in the Mac OS X Keychain Access application, located in the Utilities folder inside your drive's Applications folder.

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Emailing Web Pages with Safari

Did you know that you can email web pages or web page links directly from Apple's Safari browser? It's very easy to do with Safari and the Mac OS X email application, Mail.

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MobileMe Surprise in iPhoto 7.1.4

Apple just released an update to iPhoto (7.1.4 update) and the update contains a MobileMe surprise.

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Uploading Files to MobileMe

Did you know that you can easily upload files to your iDisk with the MobileMe online application? Your iDisk has 20 GB of storage space that you can use for offline data storage and, with the online MobileMe application, you can easily copy files to your iDisk for safe keeping.

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Add Previous Recipients in Mail to Address Book

Whenever someone sends you a message in Mail or you send someone a message, that person's name and email address are added to your Previous Recipients list in Mail. With Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, you can easily add any of those recipients to your contacts list in Address Book.

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Updating Address Card in Address Book

If you use Address Book you can easily notify groups in your Address Book whenever information on your address card changes.

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Dock Favorites

Have you ever wondered how you could easily access and launch any of your favorite programs from just one place on your computer screen? It's really quite simple to do.

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Reindex Spotlight

Sometimes Spotlight may not be finding all your files because your hard drive needs to be reindexed. The solution to this problem is a simple one.

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Be Aware of Firewire-USB Conflicts

Have you ever purchased a new piece of hardware for your Mac and had difficulty getting it to work correctly? If you have, you can understand the frustration I felt when I first got a new Western Digital My Book Premium hard drive and tried to get it to work with the Firewire 400 connection on my Intel Core 2 Duo Mini. The drive mounted fine and I had no problems cloning my internal drive to it, but I had only headaches when I tried to boot the drive.

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Horizontal Scrolling

Did you know you can scroll horizontally with any mouse?

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Keep Your iDisk on the Desktop

If you use MobileMe for your websites and you frequently create and edit web pages, you can save a great deal of time by having your iDisk always available on your Desktop.

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Try the Software Before You Buy the Hardware

You probably know that many hardware manufacturers provide software for their products, but did you know that you can often try the software before you buy the hardware. Doing this can sometimes help you decide between two similar products or determine if a particular piece of hardware is compatible with your Mac.

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iTunes U - Something New and Exciting at the iTunes Store

Have you explored the new iTunes U, available at the iTunes Store? If you haven't, you're missing out on something special. Several of the universities listed at iTunes U have excellent, free lectures that you can download to iTunes and your iPod.

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Some Precautionary Steps for New iPods

Do you have a new iPod? If you do, this list of precautionary steps is for you.

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Track New Additions in iTunes

Do you frequently add new music, podcasts or videos to iTunes and then wonder where iTunes has stored your new files? I seem to do this on a daily basis so I created a Smart folder to help me locate my new files.

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YouTube to iPod

Here's an easy way to save YouTube videos and then convert them to iPod format using two free software programs.

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Back Up Software Installers

Did you know that just cloning your hard drive is not enough backup protection? If you don't always back up all software you download or purchase, including update installers, you might find yourself with a non-functioning essential program.

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Front Row Leopard Surprise

If you've installed Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) on an older PPC Mac, you might have noticed that Front Row is now included with the operating system. But did you know it works even if you don't have a remote control for your computer?

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Locating Essential Files in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Have you ever wondered where Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) stores essential files, such as Mail's mailboxes or Safari's bookmarks? Most of these files are stored somewhere in your Home folder.

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Mac OS X Contextual Menu Surprises

Do you use contextual menus in Mac OS X (Mac OS X 10.5 & 10.4)? If you don't, you might be surprised to know that contextual menus can provide unexpected useful features.

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Mac OS X Leopard Printing Surprises

Did you know that many Mac OS X Leopard programs have special printing options? These surprise options are usually located near the bottom of the Print pane.

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Movies and Music in TextEdit

Did you know that you can play music and movies directly in TextEdit? It's really very easy to do.

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Larger Safari Fonts

If you find the font sizes in Safari are too small for your aging eyes, here's a quick way to increase the font size on most web pages.

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Safari Bookmark Separators

Here's an easy way to create separators on your Bookmarks Bar in Safari.

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Safari One-Click Favorites Folder

Did you know you can open several web pages at once with one click on Safari's Bookmarks Bar? It's really quite easy to do.

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Speed Up Safari Browser

I love Apple's Safari browser but sometimes it slows to a crawl and becomes difficult to use. When this happens, there are a few things that can be done to improve Safari's speed and in this tip I briefly describe those solutions.

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