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How to Remove a File or Folder from Time Machine Backups in Mac OS X

Aug 6, 2013 - 7 Comments
Enter Time Machine

Time Machine is the simplest way to keep a reliable backup of everything on your Mac, but sometimes we don’t want every file or folder saved, or maybe you just no longer need a given directory to be preserved by external backups. In these situations, removing backups of any specific file or folders, or even … Read More

iOS 7 Beta 5 Released for Developers to Download

Aug 6, 2013 - Leave a Comment
iOS 7 beta 5 downloading as OTA

Apple has released the fifth beta version of iOS 7 for developers. The new beta includes many bug fixes and several feature enhancements, and arrives as build is 11A4449a.

Use the iOS Calendar Smarter & Faster with These 5 Tips

Aug 5, 2013 - Leave a Comment
Change an events Calendar on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Calendar is one of the most useful features of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and many of us wind up managing our schedules entirely through the app. But even if you’re just a casual Calendar user, you’ll still get some great use out of these five tips aimed at improving the speed of your … Read More

Easily Use & Switch Between Multiple Gmail Accounts on iPhone & iPad with Gmail App

Aug 3, 2013 - 2 Comments
Add multiple Gmail accounts to iPhone / iPad with Gmail app for iOS

If you have multiple Gmail accounts that you juggle between, rather than adding them all to the default iOS Mail app, do yourself a favor and grab Google’s official Gmail app for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Not only is Gmail for iOS an excellent full-featured mobile email client, it also makes managing multiple … Read More

4 Essential Tips for MacBook Air Owners

Aug 2, 2013 - 1 Comment
Calibrate the MacBook Air screen to make it look better

The MacBook Air just might be the greatest laptop ever made, it’s extremely light, powerful, has an amazing battery life, and somehow packs all of that into an affordable package. To get the absolute most out of this wonderful Mac, you’ll want to run through these four (well, technically six) essential tips, which cover what … Read More

Take a Photo Using Instagram Without Sharing / Uploading

Aug 2, 2013 - 1 Comment
Save & Apply Instagram Filters without Uploading

Any photo taken in Instagram will automatically post directly to your Instagram feed, sharing the picture with the world (or at least whoever follows you). But what if you want to take a picture or two with the Instagram app, apply those fancy filters, and not actually share them with anyone? That’s not an option … Read More

Rebuild the Mailbox & Reindex Messages to Fix Common Problems in Mail App for Mac OS X

Aug 1, 2013 - 67 Comments
Mac Mail app icon

The Mail app bundled with Mac OS X is an excellent email client, but if you have a giant mailbox that has been in use for a long time you may encounter some peculiar problems with sluggishness, message content issues, and searching irregularities. Usually these issues are of distinct types; search errors where some messages … Read More

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