Did you know that there is a quick and easy way to backup all of your iTunes music onto an external hard drive (or to CD or DVD)?
Apple recently published this handy article with step-by-step instructions: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
If you’re a Firefox user (either because of all the great plugins available, or because you recently switched from a PC, or just because you like it!), this tip from MacWorld will probably come in handy: Alphabetizing Firefox Bookmarks
One of the things that Mac users love about their Macs is being able to drag-and-drop between the OS and applications. Unfortunately, this can backfire if you are making a presentation that will be viewed on a Windows computer. Read More
iCal is a simple, well-designed calendar program, but it can be a nightmare if you lose your database.
It’s easy to make a backup of your iCal calendars, Read More
The Apple Support site is a great resource for tutorials and how to’s.
If you’re just getting started or would like an overview of what iLife applications can do, check out these multimedia tutorials:
And here are some of my favorite iLife how-to’s:
Is there something you’d like to see a tutorial on? Ask for it in the comments!
MacWorld.com published an interesting review today: Word 2008 vs. Pages ‘08: The Office Suite Smackdown
And if this review sparks your interest, I will be leading a number of short introductory sessions on Office 2008 at the end of the week. Read More
If you already use tabbed browsing, you may not know how you lived without it. For the un-initiated, here’s a quick tutorial:
Instead of opening multiple windows, you can keep clutter to a minimum by taking advantage of tabbed browsing. Read More
This tip works with both Office 2004 and Office 2008 — and will, needless to say, save your wrists while using the Microsoft Office spell checker. Read More
Safari is full of features that easily go unnoticed. For instance, take SnapBack.
SnapBack is a feature that allows you to go back to the top level of a large website simply and quickly, without using the back button. Read More
Smith Mac User is a resource for Smith Mac users (at varying levels of Mac “genius”) who want to learn more about their computers and how to use them more efficiently.
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RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication; it’s a “web feed” format used to publish frequently updated content Read More
