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Copy file or folder path to the clipboard in Mac OS X Lion

Learn how to create your own OS X service that lets you copy & paste the paths of files and folders in Finder. After just a few steps you will be able to select items in Finder, press a quick keyboard shortcut, and paste the path(s) anywhere you want. Mac users have…

Copy file or folder path to the clipboard in Mac OS X Lion
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2011 Apple holiday gift guide: 11 Mac hardware accessories

We all have technology geeks in our lives (including ourselves!), which means you can’t go wrong giving gadgets as Christmas gifts. This year, there are a ton of cool and useful hardware accessories that any Mac user would be excited to receive. Despite its 35 year history…

2011 Apple holiday gift guide: 11 Mac hardware accessories
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Free Giveaway! Analog, creative filters & borders for your photos

Analog is a new photo processing application on the Mac App Store. With one or two clicks you can turn common snapshots into classic, retro-styled photos. With a nice selection of artistic filters, Analog makes image manipulation and sharing a breeze…

Free Giveaway! Analog, creative filters & borders for your photos
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How to use AirDrop over Ethernet and on older Macs running Lion

AirDrop is a new feature in Mac OS X Lion that makes sharing files between Macs easier than ever. There are no accounts to sign into, networks to connect to, or preferences to set up. Some Macs don’t support AirDrop, though, and sharing over Ethernet…

How to use AirDrop over Ethernet and on older Macs running Lion
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Free Giveaway! Focus, add depth and lens blur to photos with ease

Focus is a new application available on the Mac App Store that makes it easy to add depth and lens blur to your photos. With support for many of Mac OS X’s unique features, Focus makes enhancing photos more intuitive than ever. To those who know a bit about…

Free Giveaway! Focus, add depth and lens blur to photos with ease
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How to password protect and encrypt Time Machine backups

It was previously very difficult and even unreliable to password protect Time Machine backups in older versions of Mac OS X. In Lion, however, Apple has made encrypting backups as easy as checking a single box. Most Mac users have no need to encrypt their Time…

How to password protect and encrypt Time Machine backups
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How to reset password for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

One of the most common questions Mac users ask is, “How do I reset my Mac’s password?” If you’re using Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, there are a couple ways you can go about it – and they’re both pretty easy to do. MacYourself previously published a popular…

How to reset password for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
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Disable OS X Lion’s app resume, reverse scrolling and more

Apple has made some significant user interface changes to OS X 10.7 Lion. If it’s too much change for you to handle all at once, there are ways you can disable many of Lion’s newest features. The marketing behind Mac OS X Lion touts it as being…

Disable OS X Lion's app resume, reverse scrolling and more
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Create your own OS X 10.7 Lion boot DVD, USB drive or SD card

After downloading OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store, it might be a good idea to create your own boot disc or recovery drive. This would make it much easier to re-install Lion in the event that your hard drive fails. Yesterday Apple unleashed Lion…

Create your own OS X 10.7 Lion boot DVD, USB drive or SD card
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Create a keyboard shortcut to enable Private Browsing in Safari

Apple was among the first to include a private browsing option in a web browser, but they have yet to make it easily accessible with a keyboard shortcut. Let’s pick up the slack and do it ourselves! For those who are unfamiliar with Safari’s Private Browsing…

Create a keyboard shortcut to enable Private Browsing in Safari
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How to disable Front Row in Mac OS X, along with its shortcut

Front Row, Apple’s media center software for Mac OS X, offers a simple menu-based interface for browsing music, videos, and photos. Many Mac users don’t want or need it, though, so let’s find out how to turn off and disable Front Row. Front Row was…

How to disable Front Row in Mac OS X, along with its shortcut
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MacBundlePro OS X Bundle: 9 applications to improve your Mac

A new bundle of Mac applications is being offered until May 13th at an 89% discount. For $19.90, Mac users can get 9 software titles focused on making the Mac experience even better. Since this is a website all about Mac tips, tricks, and tutorials…

MacBundlePro OS X Bundle: 9 applications to improve your Mac
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