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054 - Finder Keyboard Shortcuts (HD)

by mpavlik

Here is a short little episode on some handy keyboard short cuts when working in the finder. Single step keyboard chords to open your home directory, applications folder, documents, etc.

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January 16, 2009   No Comments

052 - Active Screen Corners, Hot Corners

by mpavlik

Hot Corners or Active Screen Corners trigger specific actions for your desktop by simply moving your mouse to a corner of your screen. We are back on track with 4 new episodes in the hopper to start season 2 of 123Hints in early January. Happy Holidays!
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January 13, 2009   No Comments

051 - iDisk Uploading to a public folder (HD)

by mpavlik

In a follow-up to segment #050, this segment digs deeper into iDisk to demonstrate how a user of you public iDisk folder would upload files via a web browser.
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January 13, 2009   No Comments

047-Compressing Files - All About Zip

by mpavlik

At the risk of turning some folks off - there are a couple simple things in the Finder that does and people don’t take advantage of - Compression is one of those. “zip” that file is what those segment is all about.

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September 18, 2008   No Comments

045-Searching with Spotlight

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Spotlight is a powerful search engine built into Mac OSX. Learn the basics and some more advanced techniques in this segment.

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September 1, 2008   No Comments

041-Changing the Default Application for Opening Documents

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If you have ever wondered “How do I get {name of some file type} to always open in {name of application}?” then this is the episode for you!

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August 8, 2008   No Comments

039-Automatically Open Documents at Login

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If you have favorite programs that you open every time you start your Mac, then why not have them open automatically when you log-in? In this short tutorial learn how to set an application to automatically open at log-in.
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August 4, 2008   No Comments

027-Sorting Within The Finder

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With a few simple clicks you and sort the files in your Finder window. Learn how in this sort tutorial.
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August 4, 2008   No Comments

026-Spaces Introduction

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Learn how to create a set of virtual desktops or workspaces with the included OSX application Spaces.
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August 4, 2008   No Comments

024-Taking a screen shot

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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words and you need a snap shot of something on your computer. This segment address that need with two keyboard shortcuts.
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August 4, 2008   No Comments

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