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Get info for files & folders…

Zak — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:33:10 +0000

Mac Tip of the Week

Here is a great tip to get info for certain files and folders on your Mac. Also it shows you how to bring up the “inspector” so it will automatically switch to give you the info of a file or folder you select.

Great way to get free iPhone and iPad apps!

Zak — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:31:54 +0000

Apps Gone Free

Apps Gone Free is an app that sends a push notification with a daily newsletter regarding all of the apps in the App Store that have “gone free”. A lot of developers will purposely release their app for free for a couple days in order to gain higher ranks and more publicity. This app alerts you when those developers do so, so you can capitalize on all the best App Store promotions!

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Configure your Apple network like a pro!

Zak — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:33:19 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

The Airport Utility is one of the easiest ways you can configure a home wireless network! They even have an iPhone & iPad app so you can configure your router through your mobile device!

Capturing video using Quicktime X…

Zak — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:40:06 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

A lot of people go out and spend money on third party applications that have the ability to record your screen. Little do they know, you can easily capture video of your screen using Quicktime X.

Maschine 1.8 with Massive out now!

Zak — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:02:06 +0000

Just a reminder to all of the Maschine users out there, the 1.8 update is now available as well as the free fully-featured version of Massive that comes with the 1.8 update. The 1.8 update boasts tons of new features such as time stretching for samples, new effects, and better overall performance to name a few. To claim your copy of Massive you must receive an E-Mail from NI that contains a serial number and a download link.

Setting up your E-Mail on a Mac…

Zak — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:42:00 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

Using Apple’s Mail application is a very easy and convenient way to send and receive E-mails. In this video, it shows you how to set up your E-Mail account in a few easy steps!

Using Apple Automator

Zak — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:46:01 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

The Automator is one of the most overlooked features of OSX. It is great at accomplishing tasks that can be tedious and time consuming. In this video it shows you how to take specific files from the finder and move them to another folder. However, automator is not limited to only this function. It can be used for many things such as renaming image files, or even deleting multiple calendar events!

Using the Activity Monitor…

Zak — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:20:23 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

The Activity Monitor is a great way to monitor and change the running processes on your Mac. Compare this to the task manager for Windows. You can kill processes, view CPU usage for each process, and much more!

YouTube app for iOS 6…

Zak — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:11:28 +0000

Apple has dropped the YouTube app from iOS 6. Fortunately, Google has came out with a native iPhone YouTube app with increased functionality.

Multi Touch gestures for Mac…

Zak — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:26:28 +0000

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Mac Tip of the Week

Learn how to use gestures to increase your productivity and make using your Mac more fun!