In both iOS and Mac OS X, Apple offers a feature called Text Replacement that allows you to configure text shortcuts for commonly used phrases. I believe Apple introduced this feature with iOS 5, and it is a great way to save time typing frequently used phrases, especially on touch devices like iPhone and iPad where…
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Finally, Apple Brings Mute and Pin Tabs To Safari
My browser of choice is Google Chrome. I like the cross-platform uniformity since I work on both Windows and Mac. However, Chrome is not exactly known to be miserly when it comes to battery consumption. So, a while back I experimented with using Safari instead of Chrome on my MacBook Air, and it did seem…
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Mac: How To Display Photo Slideshow Using OS X Finder
So, you just copied a few dozen photos of your son’s 8th birthday party to your MacBook, and now you want to have the family gather around to relive this jovial event. A photo slideshow would be best, but you don’t have iPhoto or any other photo apps installed. What to do? By using the Quick…
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OS Evolution: Microsoft Windows Taskbar vs. Apple OS X Menu Bar
If you’re familiar with the evolution of personal computers over the past three decades, then it could be easy to take for granted the menu bar in Apple’s OS X operating system (OS). When sitting in front of a Mac, the menu bar is right there, at the top of the screen, where it’s always…
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Upgrading 1st Generation Apple iPad To iPad mini
I purchased my 1st generation Apple iPad (16GB, WiFi only) one week after it went on sale back in 2010. Almost three years later, I replaced that iPad with a brand new iPad mini (16GB, Verizon). I was tempted by the idea of having data on the go with a larger screen than my work-provided…
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