For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Quit Apps from Exposé"

Quick Tip #084

Use this week’s tip to quit apps directly from within Exposé.

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Running Time: 1:57

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Mac Startup Keys"

Quick Tip #083

Handy startup keys to know while booting your Mac.

Hold these down during startup:

Option () – Starts the Startup Manager

C – Boot from a CD or DVD

D – Starts the Apple Hardware Test from Install DVD 1 (Intel Only)

, F12 or Mouse Button – Ejects the optical disc

T – Starts your Mac in FireWire Target Disk mode.

Option, Command, P, R (⌥⌘PR) – Resets NVRAM or PRAM

Shift () – Starts in Safe Boot mode

V – Starts in Verbose mode

S – Starts in Single-User mode

N or N – Start from a NetBoot Server

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Running Time: 4:36

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Sleep, Restart and Shut Down from the Keyboard"

Quick Tip #082

Shave a little time off your workflow by using keyboard commands to Sleep, Restart or Shut Down your Mac.

Sleep – ⌥⌘⏏

Restart – ⌃⌘⏏

Shut Down – ⌃⌥⌘⏏

Display Shut Down Dialog – ⌃⏏

From the Finder:

Log Out – ⇧⌘Q

Log Out Immediately – ⌥⇧⌘Q

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Running Time: 2:21

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Quick Look Your Disk Usage"

Quick Tip #081

This week’s tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Instantly find out how much space is free on your drives or how big those file folders are using this week’s Quick Tip.

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Running Time: 1:34

FMEO.TV – “Greeting Cards On Your Mac”

FMEO.TV Episode #002

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike shows how to create greeting cards on your Mac using iPhoto ’09, an application that comes pre-loaded on every new Mac.

Note: iPhone users may need to “Create iPod or iPhone Version” in iTunes before syncing.

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Running Time: 18:09

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Command Trash to Empty Securely"

Quick Tip #080

This week’s tip is for Snow Leopard users.

OS X 10.6 now provides an even easier way to Securely Empty your Trash. This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:36

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Stolen Apple Products Database"

Quick Tip #079

Help determine the legitimacy of the used Mac you’ve been eyeing by checking the Stolen Apple Products Database before laying down your cash.

> http://www.powermax.com/stolen/

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Running Time: 2:11

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Sorting App Windows in Exposé"

Quick Tip #078

This week’s tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Having trouble locating the app window you need when in Exposé? Use this week’s tip to instantly sort them by the window name.

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Running Time: 2:13

FMEO.TV – “A First Look at Apple’s Magic Mouse”

FMEO.TV Episode #001

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike compares the new Apple Magic Mouse to the Mighty Mouse, takes a look at the options available for the new mouse, and steps through a few quick demos to show you what it can do for you as well as what it can’t.

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Running Time: 25:08

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Extract Pages from PDFs Using Preview"

Quick Tip #077

This week’s tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Have you wanted a way to easily extract pages from a multi-page PDF? If you’re running OS X 10.6, it’s as easy as drag and drop.

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Running Time: 2:42