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In this section you will find out How To achieve the myriad of things that your computer can do. If there is something that you want to know and it isn't here then email me a request and I'll create an article explaining the procedure. |
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Setting Up Your Mac
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The first thing you do when you get hold of a new Mac computer is to set it up. Of course, it works straight out of the box as it is, but there are heaps of things that you can do to make it how you want it. The section covers the setting up of various areas.
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Maintaining and Backing Up Your Mac
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It is easy to do simple maintenance on your computer, performed regularly you will keep it running well.
Backup is essential! And very easy...
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File Management and File Types
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A seemingly boring section that is actually essential! Managing your files properly is very important. Manypeople use the Desktop as their main filing area but this is not a good idea!
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Using The Internet
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Using email and surfing the net is why many of us bought a computer in the first place. But there's a lot more to being online.
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Using Applications
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Here you can find info about using the myriad of apps, both those that come ready installed on your Mac and those that you can install yourself.
There are a few essential apps like Toast that I will cover, but in-depth tutorials of such things as Photoshop or Final Cut Pro for example, are beyond the scope of website. However I can point you in the right direction for tuition and assistance.
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The Real Cost of Buying a Mac
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There is more to contend with when buying a new Mac than the sticker price.
When buying 2nd hand a few things need to be remembered.
You can Register to buy and sell 2nd hand Apple stuff via this website.
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Troubleshooting your Mac
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Sometimes even the happiest computers play up, after all it's an immature technology. Remember when your car broke down frequently, needed all sorts of molly-coddling and you never really knew that it would get you there? That wasn't so long ago. Now motor vehicles have matured into a reliable technology and they pretty well just work. As long as they're not too old that is...
Computers need to be looked after, occasionally given a restart and definitely taken care of with maintenance. See the Maintaining Your Mac section for details.
When things go wrong there are a few things you can do to assess and hopefully sort out the problems unless they are major hardware issues, like a dead hard drive. In that case you need to call to your local Apple dealer, in Byron Bay this is Lightforce on 6685-8796
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Video and DVD Hints
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It is out of the scope of this site to explain how to edit video but there are hints and tips here and places to send you for more help...
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iPods and iPhones (and soon iPads!) and iTunes
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Apple have sold 250 million iPods of various hues and 4.5 million iPhones. I got one of each! Using them is easy but some help is always nice, yes?
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Bits and Pieces of Useful Information
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Here I have gathered together anything that didn't obviously go anywhere else — like Right-clicking!
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