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Use Time Machine’s Local Snapshots to Restore Lost Files
Time Machine is a great way to back up your computer, and How-To Geek points out if you’re using a Mac laptop with Time Machine enabled, there’s a local backup file packed with previous versions of...
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Get a Live Web Page Preview from Spotlight on a Mac
Spotlight does all kinds of great stuff, and OS X Daily points out that there’s also an easy way to get a quick look at a web page. If you’ve gone to a web site using Safari, you can simply type the...
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NCutil Customizes OS X Notification Settings
Mac: OS X doesn’t feature a ton of options for customizing the behavior of the Notification Center, but NCutil is a command line utility that lets you change all sorts of settings. With NCutil, you...
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How to Set Up and Use Apple’s New Photos App in OS X Yosemite
Last week, Apple released an update to Yosemite that includes a new Photos app. This app is a working replacement for iPhoto, and does much better job of organizing your photos without hogging system...
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Flashlight, the App that Powers Up Spotlight, Is Out of Beta
We loved Flashlight when it first launched as an experiment and today it’s officially out of beta. That means it’s a little more stable, faster, and has a bunch of new plugins. Instead of using a...
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These Automator Actions Make Apple’s Photos Way More Useful
Apple’s new Photos app is better than iPhoto, but it’s still lacking in the feature department. Thankfully, Mac OS X Automation put together a few handy scripts to get more out of the software. Their...
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Look up Movies, Music, Locations, and More with an OS X Shortcut
Command+Control+D has always been a handy shortcut for looking up the definition of a word on the Mac, but now in Yosemite you can look up a heck of a lot more, including suggestions from iTunes, the...
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Move Your Apple Photos Library with a Simple Setting Tweak
For better or worse, Apple’s new Photos app sets itself up automatically using your previous settings for iPhoto (if you had it). This can make it a bit confusing to deal with if you need to move...
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Add a Power Charging Sound to Your MacBook with a Terminal Command
When you plug in your iPhone, you get a very satisfying little chime letting you know that alls well. If you’d like to have that same sound effect on your MacBook, OS X Daily shows you how. Your...
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Uncheck this Box to Stop Photos from Opening When You Connect an iPhone
Photos is actually pretty good, but it’s not for everyone. If you don’t want it automatically launching every time you connect your iOS device or camera, you only need to uncheck one box. The process...
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Switch Between Three Calculators on OS X with a Keyboard Shortcut
The calculator on OS X is pretty simple at first glance, but there are two additional calculators built into that you might not realize are there: a scientific calculator and a programmer calculator....
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Add a Secret Scroll Gesture to Reveal App Windows on Your Mac
There are all kinds of great gestures for MacBooks, Magic Trackpads, and the Magic Mouse. Over on iMore, they show off how to add one more that reveals what windows are open in an app. Once you enable...
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Display Avatars in Messages for Mac with This Toggle
iPhone 6 (and 6 Plus) users get a handy little avatar in Messages so they always know who they’re talking with. Finer Things in Tech points out you can add that same avatar in Messages for Mac with a...
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How to Configure OS X to Protect Your Privacy
Setting up a new computer is hard enough, but if you’re privacy minded, things are even more complicated. This is especially the case with a Mac, which keeps all kinds of stuff behind the scenes....
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Delete Previous Versions of Files in OS X with this Menu Option
When you create files with most of Apple’s apps (and some third-party ones) it automatically saves several versions of that files so you can easily jump back to a previous version. This is great in...
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Ghostnote Adds Contextual Notes to Any Program in OS X
Mac: Sticky notes are a common way to keep notes, and Ghostnote takes that idea to the next level. Ghostnote allows you to attach notes directly to applications, folders, files, and web sites....
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Mail Pilot 2, the Mac Email Client, Enters Free Beta
Mac: Mail Pilot’s an admirable email app for iOS that turns your emails into to-dos, and if you want to check it out on OS X, you can do so now for free. Mail Pilot’s main focus is turning your email...
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Reeder 3 for Mac Is Available as a Public Beta
Mac: Reeder is our favorite RSS client for Mac and today a public beta of the new version, Reeder 3 is available for free. The new version comes packed with more themes, a UI updated for Yosemite,...
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Set a Default Finder Window Size with a Relaunch
Finder windows on OS X are a bit finicky. One time you’ll open it and it’ll be tiny, another time it’ll be huge. Over on MacWorld, they take a look at why this happens and came up with a way to set a...
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Suspicious Package Inspects PKG Files on Mac Before You Install Them
Mac: All types of hardware, codecs, and other under-the-hood apps for Mac require that you install a PKG file instead of a standard installation file. This can be a bit scary to do, but Suspicious...
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