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  • Review of the Flow FTP Client for Mac OS X

    Flow is the new FTP client on the block. Packed with solid Leopard-only OS X technologies and features, Flow is sure to become a go-to tool for web designers. Flow Flow Rating FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is so last decade. Despite the fact that FTP is an insecure method of file transfer, FTP continues to be the standard for transferring files, especially...
    Published by johnford (79 pts ) on Aug 18, 2008 to
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  • Is Your Mac Having Problems? Start by repairing permissions.

    Are things going haywire on your Mac and your don't know what to do? Repairing permissions is a good place to start. Why repair permissions? Last night my iBook G4 forgot that it had built in speakers. I went to play a video in iTunes and there was no sound. In fact, the only sound the computer would make was the startup chime. I went to System Preferences...
    Published by Donny Yankellow (251 pts ) on Aug 17, 2008 to
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  • The Secret Video Woes of Macintosh

    Macintosh is a wonderful platform for graphic design, photography, and of course video. Provided you don't get into some of the latest technology. There are issues with Mac and certain types of video, and they're issues every Mac owner should be aware of! Mac and Video Macintosh owners know that some great software is included with every shiny new Mac...
    Published by Gadgetat (392 pts ) on Aug 17, 2008 to
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  • Backing Up Your Macintosh Part 3: Bringing It All Together

    In the first two articles in this series the concept of backups and backup media were reviewed. The final article in this series pulls the concepts together, talks about copying files, and about actual backup software. My Personal Backup Plan The first article of this series introduced backip concepts and the second article examined what types of media...
    Published by Gadgetat (392 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Backing Up Your Mac Part 2: Storage Media

    This is the second article in the series on backing up your Macintosh. There are multiple ways to backup a Macintosh, and there are many devices that one can use to back it up. From CD's to portable drives, readers will get a host of options they can use for small backups and large. CD's & DVD's The first article of this series introduced backup...
    Published by Gadgetat (392 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Backing up a Macintosh

    This is the first installment in a series on Macintosh backups. While the latest version of OSX offers "Time Machine," many Mac owners are still on earlier versions of the operating system. This article introduces the concept of backups in a simplistic manner for the most novice user. Introduction A friend recently made an interesting request. They...
    Published by Gadgetat (392 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Do you need to Defragment your Mac’s Hard Drive?

    If you create, import, add, delete, export, move, and copy a lot of data to and from your Mac, your hard disk may be fragmented. Then again, it may not. What’s the deal with “fragmentation” and do you need to worry about it? Why Defragment? You can count on one thing: If you’ve moved files around, deleted programs and applications, and emptied 5 GB...
    Published by Joli Ballew (13,924 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Find Elusive Files on Your Mac and Delete Them

    It doesn’t matter how “clean” you think your Mac’s hard drive is, I can promise you there are files on your hard drive that you don’t need. You may also be missing a file you need. Learn how to find and delete these elusive, stray files here and gain more control over your Mac. Locating Stray Files with the Search Bar The Search bar is an extremely...
    Published by Joli Ballew (13,924 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Organize Movies (and Source and Project files) you Store on your Mac

    Movies are more difficult to manage and organize than any other data type because there are all kinds of file types. There’s raw footage, project files in progress, and completed movies. Learn how to manage this data to save hard drive space and to be more efficient. Movie Files You have to be careful when organizing, moving, and deleting movie files...
    Published by Joli Ballew (13,924 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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  • Organize the Music on Your Mac

    Just getting started with music and your Mac? Learn the basics of keeping that music organized. Manually Organize Your Music Music can be organized a number of ways. You can create subfolders in the Music folder and move your music into them, just as you would do with Documents and Pictures, but you can also do quite a bit of organizing using iTunes...
    Published by Joli Ballew (13,924 pts ) on Aug 14, 2008 to
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