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Spring Clean your MacBook

September 13th 2010

For the experienced user here are some clean up tips for Mac OSX Reboot while holding Shift Key until blue screen appears (after the grey one). This will re index the computer in safe mode. Reboot when done. Clear out all caches and reboot so they can be rebuilt Harddrive/Library/Caches Harddrive/System/library/Caches Harddrive/Users/Your User/Library/Caches Repair Hard [...]

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Repairing and Cleaning up Aperture

September 13th 2010

If you are experiencing issues with Aperture, or would merely like to give it a spring clean then here are a few tips. Remember to always backup your system first. Delete any pictures you don’t need. Then clear out your Aperture and Mac Trash Bin. Split your Aperture library into two. For example I have [...]

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MacBook Pro Antiglare Review

December 13th 2009

I see many questions on the web asking about the Apple Macbook Pro antiglare laptop. Sometimes its referred to as the MacBook matte finish Laptop.  Having both I am able to see first hand the differences between the two.  This article concentrates on the MacBook Pro antiglare showing photo’s and a Video at the end [...]

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Macbook Hot keys

August 1st 2009

Take a screenshot of desktop - Shft+Cmd+3 Take a screenshot of a selection - Shft+Cmd+4 Take a screenshot of an element - Cmd+Shft+4+Space Screen Zoom Ctrl+Scroll or 2 Fingers, then 1 finger to pan To make a file smaller Select it – File/Save as/Select jpg compression Quit applications – Cmd+Alt+Esc or Alt+Cmd+Esc Delete Fn+backspace Cut, Copy, Paste, All [...]

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Solutions for your mac

August 1st 2009

A list of problems and solutions for your Mac :- An application hangs : Press CMD + ALT + ESC To open files in another application :  Either drag the file to the application while holding CMD + ALT or for a more permanent association Select the file then press APPLE+I/OPEN WITH/OTHER then browse to [...]

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Connecting MacBook to network printer on vista

July 23rd 2009

This article steps you through connecting your Mac or MacBook to a network printer.  The printer is connected via usb to a windows Vista PC.  The article also details how to connect the Mac to the PC .  On the Windows PC carry out the following :- Open Control Panel/Network and Sharing Center.  Then set [...]

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MacMost Podcasts

July 12th 2009

Welcome to MacMost: The site that helps you get the most out of your Mac, iPod Apple TV and iPhone! http://http://macmost.com/tutorials/

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