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Mac OS X Lion tip: How to lock your Mac’s hard drive with File Vault

Mac OS X Lion tip: How to lock your Mac’s hard drive with File Vault

by ben patterson | Aug 4, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops, security

It’s bad enough if your MacBook winds up lost or stolen. But if your precious laptop falls into the wrong hands, you could end up losing a lot more than your $1,000-plus investment. That’s because your MacBook’s hard drive is probably packed with...
Mac OS X Lion tip: Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control

Mac OS X Lion tip: Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control

by ben patterson | Jul 29, 2011 | how-tos, laptops

Did you know that there’s more than one desktop on your Mac? Yep, it’s true—and in “Lion,” the just-released update for the Mac operating system, you can pretty much have as many desktops as you want, each filled with its own assortment of open...
Need help installing Mac OS X Lion? Help is here!

Need help installing Mac OS X Lion? Help is here!

by ben patterson | Jul 23, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Check out my step-by-step guide for installing “Lion” on your Mac, my top 5 reasons for installing Lion in the first place, and 5 ways in which Lion turns your Mac into an iPad. Also: Find out how to fix Lion’s new, “natural” scrolling...
Mac OS X Lion tip: Drag your most-used mailboxes into Mail’s new Favorites bar

Mac OS X Lion tip: Drag your most-used mailboxes into Mail’s new Favorites bar

by ben patterson | Jul 22, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

The new, iPad-like Mail application in Mac OS X Lion (the revamped system software for the Mac that just went on sale) boasts just two columns: one with a list of messages, and another that shows the body of a selected message. Personally, I love the new, cleaner...
Need help installing Mac OS X Lion? Help is here!

How to install “Lion” onto your Mac

by ben patterson | Jul 20, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

The new version of the Mac system software—Mac OS X “Lion”—is here, and it comes loaded with a slew of features that’ll have your iMac or MacBook feeling an awful lot like an iPad … in a good way. So, want to get “Lion” ($30) purring on...
Top 5 ways that “Lion” turns your Mac into an iPad

Top 5 ways that “Lion” turns your Mac into an iPad

by ben patterson | Jul 20, 2011 | apps, desktops, how-tos, laptops

Wish your Mac were as easy to use—and as easy to touch—as an iPad? Well, Apple’s just-released “Lion” system update packs in a series of swipable, pinchable, and scrollable new features that will make iPad users feel right at home on their iMacs and...
Top 5 reasons to install Apple’s “Lion” update for Macs (updated)

Top 5 reasons to install Apple’s “Lion” update for Macs (updated)

by ben patterson | Jul 20, 2011 | apps, desktops, how-tos, laptops

Apple’s new software update for the Mac operating system—dubbed “Lion”—just roared its way into the Mac App Store. Tech-minded Mac devotees, of course, can be expected to grab and install the upcoming Mac OS update the moment it arrives. But even if...
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