tip of the day

iTunes Enabled Carpal Tunnel

Posted 12/12/2007 at 12:30pm | by The Mac|Life Staff

That burning sensation in your wrist? Not a good thing.

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I Don't Want to Eject You

Posted 12/11/2007 at 12:15pm | by Mac|Life Staff

Looking to disable that dastardly eject key?

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Presentation Tip for Your Mac

Posted 12/10/2007 at 12:55pm | by The Mac|Life Staff

Zoom is also useful for those with impaired eyesight.

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Argh! Are Beach Balls Driving You Mad?

Posted 12/07/2007 at 11:37am | by Jennifer Berger and Michelle Delio

The time comes in every Mac user’s life when he or she hits the metaphorical wall: That rainbow-colored beach ball shows up way too often, and your Mac is bogged down by too many files, big caches, too many cookies, and who knows what else that builds up with everyday use. Or you think you’ve done everything you can to be more, ahem, productive, and your Mac still isn’t fast enough. Well, you don’t have to live with that state of affairs. We’re skipping right past the obvious time-savers (keyboard shortcuts? Been there, done that) to show you some of the best ways to speed up your workflow - and herd some more of your time back to pasture where it belongs - whether you have absolutely no time to spare or you can make a 20-minute investment in your Mac’s smooth operation.

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Put the current user's name in the menu bar

Posted 12/07/2007 at 3:00am | by Mac|Life Staff

 Who's first?

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An Apple Related Holiday Gift

Posted 12/06/2007 at 12:26pm | by The Mac|Life Staff

 'Tis the season to spend money. But if you aren't quite sure what to spend it on, Apple has an idea for you.  

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Gears of War Tips

Posted 12/05/2007 at 11:39am | by The Mac|Life Staff

We need no invite to this party, puny humans! Gears of War (price to be determined), the new third-person shooter from Epic Games, is coming to the Mac soon. In the game, human soldiers fight for the Earth's surface against the invading Locust army that emerges from underground. Study these tips before you get the game, and you'll be better prepared for survival. 

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Key Your Way to Music Notation in GarageBand

Posted 12/04/2007 at 12:27pm | by The Mac|Life Staff

This is how GarageBand ’08 will look when it is ready to start recording from your keyboard. In this example, you’re about to start recording a grand piano track.

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Making Your Mac Read Your Documents

Posted 12/03/2007 at 12:06pm | by The Mac|Life Staff

DEVONthink Pro Office lets you go paperless by letting you scan, save, organize, and search all of your documents.   

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Mac Keeping You Up at Night?

Posted 11/30/2007 at 12:31pm | by Scott Rose

In Leopard, you can easily set a hot corner to sleep your display within the Expose & Spaces pane of System Preferences.

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