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I think we can all agree that when it comes to computers, efficiency and speed are paramount. Sometimes, the speed and efficiency of the user controlling the computer is just as important as the speed of the computer itself. In order to use their Macs most efficiently, so called “power users” employ a wide variety of hotkeys, which are combinations of keyboard keys that provide quick access to a particular computer function. Here are 10 crucial hotkeys that will have you computing like a power user in no time.

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Apple’s WWDC - World Wide Developers Conference - is about to kick off on June 2nd.  Every year, Apple has sold tickets online and the event has been selling out in less time each year.  This year Apple did something completely different; Registered developers signed up online and where chosen at random to purchase tickets.  Very similar to a lottery.

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 A lot of Mac users have known about Spotlight - the system-wide desktop search feature - since it was released with Mac OS X Tiger in 2004, but not many people know all the great things it can do besides search for programs and files. Check out some of the cool things that Spotlight on OS X can do, including math equations and dictionary integration.

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On April 29th, Apple released a small but significant update to their MacBook Air line. With this update, the Macbook Airs received a minor boost in processor speed - moving from a 1.3GHz to a 1.4GHz dual-core i5 processor. More significantly, Apple dropped the price of the new MacBook Airs by $100 compared to last year’s models.

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Time Machine is a very simple tool in Mac OS X that can prevent the heartbreak of losing all of your important files. Time Machine is a great program that runs without you worrying about it.

After initial setup, all you need to do is make sure the hard drive is connected or that your Time Capsule is running. Time Machine will keep hourly backups for the last day, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups for everything older than a month. You can backup for years depending on how many files you keep.

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So what is heartbleed? It is actually not unlike the security flaw that was found by Apple in Safari. It is another SSL/TLS encryption flaw. As I wrote in my last article, SSL/TLS is the "digital handshake" that allows your computer to talk to a server. It basically encrypts your data while it travels to the destination so no one can see things like your bank accounts, passwords, and tweets. Unfortunately, Heartbleed found a vulnerablility and exploited it.

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There are certain tasks on your Windows computer that you've probably been doing for years. Switching to the Mac can be daunting at first, but I promise you, it's not as challenging as it looks. In this post we'll show you how to accomplish the same tasks on a Mac.


 

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What is this mysterious and scary 'iCloud' of which you speak? I thought you'd never ask. My goal with this article is to give you an overview of iCloud and hopefully shed some light on a few features you might not have been aware of. I realize I just ended that last sentence with a preposition. Forgive me, Grammar monsters!

So as I was saying, iCloud is a wonderful service that allows you to store your content and wirelessly sync it between all of your devices. For starters, you get 5GB of free storage for mail, documents, account information, settings, and app data. Need more? Just hit "Settings" on your device and you can sign up for more right there under "iCloud > Storage and Backup > Buy More Storage." 10GB will run you about $20/year at the time of this post.

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When the MacBook Pro with Retina Display was introduced in June of 2012, it set a new standard for notebook computers. The MacBook Pro with Retina Display was an all new design, from the inside of the unibody, all the way to the outside.

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Apple is always on the cutting edge and part of this is their solid state hard drives. In this article I will explain briefly how solid state drives work and how Apple is making giant leaps on introducing them into their entire computer line. I will also cover how installing a Solid State Drive (SSD) can breath new life into your aging Apple computers. Additionally I will cover a little on how Fusion and hybrid drives work. While they are not exactly the same processes they have many of the same attributes.

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