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Tips & Tricks

Here is a selection of useful tidbits to help you get the most from your Mac.

One of the best ways of learning is to watch others work. However, we don't always have the opportunity for this, so here is a collection of tricks gleaned from others.

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General Tips

Techniques you can use across many programmes to speed up your work, as well as basic understanding of how computers work in general.

Finder Tips

Tips related specifically to the Finder — the faithful servant that is always available to help us explore the contents of our computer storage.

System Tips

How to set up your machine to work more like the way you want to do things.

Web & Internet Tips

Better use of web browsers, and ways of accessing one of the most prevalent types of information available on the Net.

eMail Tips

How to make the most of the modern method of long distance communication, and how to avoid some of its pitfalls.

iLife Tips

Apple's suite of consumer multimedia applications — and what they can do for you.

Printing Tips

Nearly every application has the ability to create something on paper. Some tips on ways of doing this will always be useful.

Misc. Tips

The collection of useful little programmes that come with the computer, or are frequently installed on users machines.

Glossary

An ever growing list of terminology used in this site, in the news, and in everyday speak. Also an attempt to clarify common misconceptions about computer technology and misguided education brought to us by partially informed journalists.