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Mac vs iPad or iPhone: Do you still need a Mac? 5 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
Have tablets and smartphones replaced the Mac? iPads and Macbook The computer landscape has changed immensely since Basics4Mac started in 2006. In fact, the landscape has changed quite a bit since I...
Welcome to the new Basics4Mac 23 Jan 2013 | 09:22 am
Welcome to the new Basics4Mac website with a fresh new look and new features. Even better, new tips are returning soon so check back so ...
"Protecting Your Digital Life" Video Conference by Tidbits 30 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
Info you need to know As we are storing more and more information about ourselves online, the security of our information is an important part of our "digital lives." The fact is that there are lots ...
Quick Access to Common System Preferences Panes 29 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
Directly from the keyboard Displays System Prefs Panel Click to see a larger image The Option key is a never ending source of shortcuts and tricks in OS X. This trick uses the Option key to quickly ...
Changing Notification Types in Notification Center 28 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
Setting notification types Notifications System Preferences panel Click to see a larger image Notification Center shows on-screen banners and alerts when they come in and a way to see all of your pr...
Working with Notification Center 27 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
A see all of your notifications in one place On-screen notifications Click to see a larger image Prior to Mountain Lion, every app used its own method for sending you notifications such as reminders...
Understanding Gatekeeper in Mountain Lion 24 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
Gatekeeper warning Click to see a larger image Back in the good old days, you never had to worry about malware on a Mac. The past couple of years, however, have brought what seems like a steady strea...
Showing Your Recent Searches in Safari 6 22 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
It's in a different place Recent Searches Click to see a larger image What I find to be cumbersome about the new combined Address and Search field in Safari 6 is that all of the functionality of bot...
Bringing the Reload Button to the Left in Safari 6 20 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
Safari 6 move the Reload button to far right Adding the Reload button Click to see a larger image When a web page gets "stuck" loading in Safari or if you need to refresh a page's content, you click...
Safari 6: Working with Tabs 9 Aug 2012 | 12:05 pm
What were they thinking? The latest version of Safari, Safari 6, was released as part of Mountain Lion. While many of the new features are for Mountain Lion only, Safari 6 is also available for Macs ...
