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How to Save Energy by Scheduling Start Up and Shut Down Times on a Mac

By Alexia Petrakos

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We're all looking for ways to save time and energy these days. From combining errands to turning off all the lights to setting thermostats to 78 degrees in the summer and 69 in the winter. Another place we can shave off a few minutes and save a ... more »

How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Black Friday

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Are you sick and tired about hearing about these amazing deals your friends got on Black Friday, like that new LCD TV you wanted for just 400 bucks? Well, This article will show you exactly how to plan intelligently for Black Friday to ensure ... more »

How to Search With Safari

By eHow Internet Editor

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The main function of a Web browser is to allow you to quickly and efficiently search the Internet for the content and information you are looking for. Unless you know the exact address of the Web site you want to visit, chances are that you will ... more »

How to Secure Files With Mac OS X Disk Utility

By Alexia Petrakos

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We all probably have sensitive information stored on our computers, readily available for anyone to see. To get a handle on information that can be dangerous in the wrong hands, Mac OS X's Disk Utilities allows you to create a Disk Image, fit to ... more »

How to securely erase a hard drive on your Mac

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This will show you how to securely erase a hard drive so that you can safely sell the drive or your computer without worrying about someone recovering your data... more »

How to Securely Erase Data From a Mac Hard Drive

By Alexia Petrakos

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When you move an item to the Trash and click "Empty Trash," your data is still recoverable. Even when you reformat a hard drive the right person can still dig up some of those personal files. The best way to securely erase data is to write over ... more »

How to Set up a Bluetooth Device on a Mac

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Beginning with OS X 10.2, all Macs come with Bluetooth capability built in. Bluetooth is a technology that allows you to connect devices such as keyboards, mouses and cell phones to your Mac wirelessly... more »

How to Set up and Access Personal File Sharing on a Mac

By Alexia Petrakos

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Transferring files between two Apple computers is as easy as setting up a share and connecting to the drive through your home network. Personal file sharing allows other Macintosh users on your network to connect to the drives on your Mac. You ... more »

How to Set up Voice Commands on Mac OS

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Mac 0S allows you to turn on its voice commands function and control applications orally. This option can simply be fun for users, or it can provide a utilitarian function for those with limited use of their hands. These directions only apply to ... more »

How to Set Up Your Desktop Mac for a New Scanner

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A flatbed scanner lets you digitize all your photos, scan documents with your signature or turn your artwork into digital files that can be uploaded to your Web site. Installing a scanner to work with your Mac desktop computer is a breeze... more »

How to Stop iPhoto From Automatically Launching

By Alexia Petrakos

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Every time you plug in your digital camera or your iPhone into your Apple Macintosh Computer, iPhoto launches. This is a feature, not a flaw, but you do lose a bit of control over your computer every time you place your iPhone on the charging ... more »

How to Sync iCal with Google Calendar

By Alexia Petrakos

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If you keep events on Google Calendar you have to be online to see them. When you travel or your ISP goes down, you're out of luck as far as your calendar is concerned. However, you can sync up Google Calendar to Apple's iCal and always have ... more »

How to Troubleshoot a Mac That Won't Start

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An unresponsive computer is incredibly frustrating, but there are a few simple ways to get your Mac to start if it is having issues. You should always troubleshoot a Mac that won't start before you take it in for service or give up on it completely... more »

How to Use a Mac

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A Mac is a type of computer produced by Apple Computer. While the Apple operating system and Microsoft Windows have some similarities, using a Mac can be a bit of a challenge for a Windows user. But with some basic information, you'll be used to ... more »

How to Use Itunes with Apple TV

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If you’re already familiar with using an Ipod, using Apple TV will be pretty simple. Browsing movies is exactly the same. If you’re new to Itunes, the layout is pretty easy to learn as well... more »

How to use Preview for Basic Image Editing: Remove Backgrounds and Extract Shapes

By Alexia Petrakos

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Preview has always had image editing features, however you could only access them by creating workflows in Automator. Now, with the release of Mac OS 10.5 (aka Leopard), you can do most image editing without a heavyweight image editing program ... more »

How to Use SCSI and Other Peripherals on a USB Mac

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Not only has the floppy drive been phased out on newer Macs, but the SCSI port has disappeared, too - replaced by the more versatile USB connection. But if you work on an older Mac with SCSI, here's how to use it... more »

How to Use Tabbed Browsing With Safari

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Tabbed browsing can be an extremely useful feature for a Web browser to have in that it can cut down on the clutter of having multiple windows open at the same time. When tabbed browsing is enabled, new Web pages are displayed as tabs on your ... more »

How to Use the Apple TV Remote

By Henry

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The Apple TV provides yet another remote to lose within the couch cushions. You’re not going to want to lose this one as it’s very useful... more »

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