When you need to send a picture via email, most email servers are limiting the size of the attachment to 3/4 mb. If you need to send a large (Mb) picture, you can resize it with iPhoto before sending it. In iPhoto Click on the photo you want to send Click on the icon Mail [...]
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Mac OS X hardware test: how to run it
April 25, 2011
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Is your Mac acting funny? Have you tried turning it off and on?? (IT Crowd, best show ever) After trying fixing the Disk Permissions, if the problem is persisting, you can use the install disks that came with your machine to test your hardware. To use Apple’s Hardware Test (AHT), look at your 2 disks. On [...]
How to build a strong password: for your safety
April 24, 2011
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I want to stress how important it is to have strong passwords….and try not to have ONE FOR ALL PASSWORD…it’s not smart. There are a few ways to create a strong password: You could get a free password generator (like AirGrab Password HERE) Or a paid one like 1Password Or you can learn to create [...]
Spotlight: the built in search engine in your Mac
April 23, 2011
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Spotlight is Mac’s built-in search engine. To invoke Spotlight, click on the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner or press Command+Space bar. Spotlight searches and returns the results in real time. Spotlight is a great way to search for files quickly. Besides that, Spotlight can launch an application, find Address Book contacts, iCal events, search through [...]
Mac OS X Firewall: have you turned it on??
April 21, 2011
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Very often i help friends out when they have issues with their Mac and more and more i’ve noticed that 80% of them has the Firewall off as is by default on a new Mac. “I think you should have it on” i always tell them and do it for them. How’s yours? Choose System Preferences [...]
How to use Apple Quick Look: an amazing OS X feature
April 20, 2011
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First time we saw Quick Look in action was in OS X Leopard. Quick Look was and still is a breakthrough feature. It would allow a user to preview the contents of any supported file instantly. Quick Look has managed to change the way most Mac users preview their files. If you need to view [...]
Mac and iTunes: claim Hard Disk space by moving Mobile Sync folder
April 19, 2011
If you have a limited storage on you Mac (or Pc) you might want to have your iTunes Library on an external HD. Follow this TUTORIAL HERE to do that. If you’d like to have your library with you though, there are a couple of things you could do: Move your Mobile Sync folder [...]
April 28, 2011
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