Tag Archives: HELP DESK

Save Yourself from Auto-Correct

Auto-correct: good news/bad news! I’m not going to share any horror stories; we’ve seen more than enough, I’m sure. There is hope on the horizon, however: Heather Kelly, from The Washington Post, posted a great article with tips and tricks … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 03.14.2014

Need to do a lot of filtering of your e-mail? Take a look at Filter your email like a pro, Chris Breen’s routine for handling tons and tons, in Outlook. Next, Prof Breen goes into detail about mail merge in … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 03.07.2014

Know how Do Not Disturb works? Heard of it, even? Working with Do Not Disturb in OS X Mavericks tells all. Black and white photographs are alive and well and still with us. How to create beautiful B&W images with … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 02.28.2014

How to selectively block Internet access, by Chris Breen, tells how to, well, selectively block Internet access. The iTunes Guy covers cleaning up album art and sound files from LPs in iTunes: Ask the iTunes Guy: Cleaning LPs and album … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 02.21.2014

OMG!! If I don’t find that Web page I saw three days/years/centuries ago, the world is gonna end! Been here? Prof Breen has the answers (one of which I hadn’t heard of): How to revisit old website data. In How … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 02.14.2014

Handy with the stuff in the toolbox? Feeling brave and bold?? Advice from an Apple Tech: The right tools for the job will be right up your alley. If all of those tools and other stuff in (what passes for) … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 02.07.2014

As Fact or fiction: What does (and doesn’t) actually speed up your Mac notes, a faster Mac is always a better Mac. Click the link to see what actually will speed things up. C’est fini! Maestro Breen wraps up his … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 01.24.2014

Getting as tired of all the ads, and videos that start automatically, and unasked-for windows when you browse the Web as I am?? Dr Breen’s How to block the Web’s worst clutter has some great suggestions. Tame your Twitter feed … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 01.17.2014

How Mac experts deal with their contacts brings together an interesting bunch of folk with some interesting takes on dealing with the issues; whaddaya think? Coulda, woulda, shoulda (well, coulda and shoulda, anyway) meet at How to (and why not … Continue reading

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Macworld HELP DESK 01.10.2014

Gack!!! My worst nightmare come to life: When good email disappears: Archiving old messages! Creating ringtones with GarageBand looks pretty interesting; might have to give it a try. If you’ve got an iPhone 5s, and a hankering to be a … Continue reading

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