In my classes I'm asked often how I navigate and get to a file in a folder so easily using my keboard and not my mouse.

I'm not against the mouse, but a simple MAC computer technique.  Using the mouse or trackpad means moving your hands off the keyboard, locating the cursor, making your move, and then shifting your hands back to the keys. Why not skip all of this and make things easier.

There’s nothing easier  than navigating folde ... more...

Have you ever noticed how crazy people are when you email them high-res photos from your digital camera? For example, your mother in Tallahasse may not have Photoshop, and so dealing with that 16MB, 28-inch-wide photo you shot with your eight-megapixel camera might put a strain on her system. That’s why you might want to reduce the size of those photos you’re about to email. You don’t even have to launch Photoshop — because you can do ... more...

With your Mac you can choose which applications you want to have open automatically at the time you longin on your computer. For example, you might want Safari and Mail to open every time you sign on. These automatically opening programs are called Login items, and here’s how to manage them.

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences and click on the Accounts button. Click on your account name (if it’s not already highlighted), th ... more...