Jennifer asks: This ol’ laptop (Dell) of mine is slowly dying (CMOS battery, CD drive is dead, other wonky stuff). So, of course, I’m pondering getting a MacBook before I head back to Africa in February since I’ll be gone for four months. I guess my biggest question is MacBook vs. MacBook Pro (I like the […]
Are you stuck?
Kendra asks,“How do I eject a CD or DVD on my Mac when pressing the eject button doesn’t work?“This is a great question that I myself had to search apple support for the answer when I first had this problem on my first mac. Especially when you think that a stuck disc is going to […]
How Can I Figure Out My Hard Drive Size?
Alvin writes: How can I find out what size my Hard Drive is on my 15inch Macbook Pro. Its processor speed only says 1.87???THANKS One way to do this is by looking for the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop like this: Right click (or CTRL-click if you’re using a single button mouse or a laptop) […]
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Create a Folder Containing Your Current Selection
Create a folder containing your current selection by choosing File > New Folder with Selection or by pressing Control-Command-N (⌃⌘N).
Handy as hell.
Six Unexpected Uses for the Application Switcher
I didn’t know about half of these.
Tip: save a copy of your Mac’s Apple System Profiler report to your Dropbox folder. If your Mac dies you’ll have exactly what you lost.
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