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Creating Your Own Shortcuts

By on November 20, 2008 in iWork, Mac OS, Shortcuts

Jared asks: I have been using Pages for a lot of my desk­top pub­lish­ing needs while on my Mac, how­ever, I still need peo­ple in the PC world to view my doc­u­ments. I have been using the Export func­tion quite a lot and noticed that it does not have a short­cut key next to it. […]

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Change Default Application

Change Default Application

By on September 26, 2008 in Configuration, Mac OS, Shortcuts, Software

Alright, I’ve had enough. When­ever I open an .tor­rent file, Opera auto­mat­i­cally opens, and not Trans­mis­sion. So how do I change a file’s default appli­ca­tion? First, find that file (in my case, a .tor­rent file) and right click (or con­trol + click) it. Select “Get Info” from the menu.From this menu, click the tri­ange beside […]

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Tip of the Day: Spotlight

Tip of the Day: Spotlight

By on August 27, 2008 in Mac, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Tip

How often do you use “Spot­light”? This is one of the biggest gems in Mac OS since its Tiger (10.4) intro­duc­tion. To acti­vate Spot­light, you can either click on the mag­ni­fy­ing glass on the top right of your screen, or use the key­board short­cut: com­mand + space­bar.Once you acti­vate Spot­light, type in what you want […]

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