Retrieve an Airport Password From Your Keychain
You can use these instructions to retrieve any saved password from your keychain, such as the password to your wireless network. The keychain is a secure place to store passwords.
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The apps that run on your Mac or iPhone/iPad.
How to Use Mail’s Previous Recipients List
Did you know that Apple’s Mail application automatically builds a list of all recipients to whom you’ve sent email? I think it’s very useful to review this list a few times each year. By reviewing this list you can easily add useful email addresses to your Contacts and delete outdated email addresses or ones that … Read more
How to Remove and Re-Add a Printer’s Print Queue in Mac OS X 10.6
Here are instructions on how to remove and re-add a print queue. I commonly do this to fix printer issues. Somehow the old queue gets “damaged” and stops working properly. As long as you don’t mind losing any of the print jobs which may be sitting in the queue, go ahead and do the following:
Read moreQuickLook is a Fast Way to View a File
Here are some examples of how I use QuickLook. I often have a Word or Excel file I need to reference. I don’t need to make a change to the document I just want to read some information from it or remind myself of some details.
Read moreHow to Reindex Your Macintosh Quicken Data File
Here are instructions on how to reindex your Quicken Data File.
Read moreHow to Delete Bookmarks from Safari or Firefox
Here are step-by-step instructions for deleting bookmarks from Safari and Firefox. The instructions might vary slightly if you’re using a different version of Safari or Firefox.
Read moreHow to configure iCal to send yourself email reminders
Would you like to schedule automatic email reminders to yourself for iCal appointments? Here are instructions on getting this set up.
Read moreHow to Hide and Switch Macintosh Applications
Is your Mac’s screen cluttered with too many windows? Do you drag windows left and right, up and down, trying to find the window that you’re looking for? There is a better way to manage window clutter on your Mac. Apple offers a number of tools and techniques including Spaces, Expose, Minimize Window and others. … Read more
Replacement Applications for PageMaker
Are you looking for a replacement for PageMaker? Did you like the easy of use that PageMaker offered? It was a basic page layout application. Adobe realized that PageMaker wasn’t capable enough for professional designers so they replaced it with InDesign. However, InDesign is overkill for many small business owners who just want to create … Read more
How To Reduce The Amount Of Spam In Your Inbox
Dealing with spam or junk email in your Inbox is a waste of time. If you run a small business, the time wasted identifying and deleting email can add up over weeks or months. This is true whether you are one person or a multi-person team. Here are a couple of ways to reduce the … Read more
Underutilized Features Of Apple’s Mail
Here’s a list of features in Apple’s Mail application which I use regularly and people appreciate when I point them out.
Read moreLocate and Erase Your iPhone Using iCloud
Did you know that you can remotely find and/or erase your iPhone? You can if you have a free AppleID account, have signed into iCloud and have enabled the Find My iPhone feature.
Read moreHow to Password Protect Your iPhone
I recommend that every iPhone owner enable the password protection feature built into the iPhone. Then, if you ever lose your iPhone others won’t be able to view your iPhone’s contents or run up your bill by placing lots of calls.
Read moreIncrease Your Productivity With A Clipboard Manager
Have you ever found yourself flipping back and forth between a web page and an email message, copying and pasting mulitple pieces of information from the web page into your email message? If so, then you should use a clipboard manager application to access multiple clipboards.
Read moreHow To Create An Encrypted Disk Image
This post builds upon the information that I presented in my last blog entry about how to securely store personal information on your Mac. A disk image is a special kind of file. When a disk image file is opened, it makes the computer think that an actual disk, like a CD, has been physically … Read more
How Can I Securely Store Passwords On My Mac?
Do you have personal or sensitive information about yourself or your clients on your Mac? Things such as credit card numbers or passwords? If so, I recommend storing this information in a special kind of file known as an encrypted disk image. I store a list of my own passwords and other sensitive information in … Read more
How Do You Take A Screen Snapshot On A Mac?
Screen snapshots are pictures of a portion of the screen. Being able to take a screen snapshot can be very useful. I typically use this feature several times each day. Here are some reasons why I commonly take a screen snapshot:
Read moreHave You Had Problems Finding A File On Your Mac?
Apple’s search tool, Spotlight, does not search every folder on your Mac’s hard drive. Apple configures it to skip some folders that it thinks you won’t want to search. For example, Spotlight doesn’t search inside the various Library folders on your Mac. If you’re looking for a font, such as Helvetica, Spotlight won’t find it … Read more
Do You Access Your Email Account From Multiple Computers?
Do you access your email account from multiple computers? Have you added a smartphone to the mix as well? If so, you should be aware of IMAP. IMAP-enabled email accounts offer better email handling than old-fashioned POP email accounts.
Read moreDo You Have A Lot Of Email Messages To File? Use MsgFiler
Would you like to spend less time filing your email messages? If so, you should try MsgFiler. It is a keyboard-based filing system for Apple Mail. MsgFiler (read “Message Filer”) is critical to me. I should note that Mail uses the term Mailbox instead of mail folder, but in this context they are synonymous.
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