Category Archives: Lion Tips

Temporarily Moving The Dock

Posted on 05/20/2013 by macnancy

I got an email today with the following question. In my universe the Dock goes on the bottom of my screen.  I’m sorry, but that is just the way it is.  When it is moved somewhere else my eyes twitch, … Continue reading →

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A Solution For Wonky Problems

Posted on 05/12/2013 by macnancy

A wonky problem with your Mac is a weird problem that is driving you nuts because it doesn’t seem logical. I made that definition up in case you have any doubt. It covers a lot of territory. One of the … Continue reading →

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Use Spotlight to Instantly Open Apps, Utilities, Documents

Posted on 03/14/2013 by macnancy

I think I have covered this before, but upon request, here it is again. One of the best features of Spotlight is the ability to bypass the Applications folder when you want to open an application (0r a utility or … Continue reading →

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Clean Up The Junk On Your Mac

Posted on 01/05/2013 by macnancy

I have covered this before, but it is just so important, I’m going to address it again. There is a great app available called CleanMyMac. I run it once a month and it gets rid of 10-13 GB of stuff … Continue reading →

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How To Batch Convert and Resize Images

Posted on 08/15/2012 by macnancy

If you have any need to batch convert and resize images I urge you to check out a recent how-to article by Jim Tanous of The Mac Observer.  Jim takes you through all the steps necessary to do this, using … Continue reading →

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Cool Use For Stickies

Posted on 07/17/2012 by macnancy

If you have lots of things that come to you via email and require followup here is a good trick to make your life easier. To take advantage of this tip you need to be familiar with the app Stickies. … Continue reading →

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What To Do When Safari Changes Your Words

Posted on 07/06/2012 by macnancy

So here is the deal.  You are filling out fields using Safari.  It could be your name, email address, street name, or whatever.  That word, or part of that word, is similar to an existing word.  Safari changes your word. … Continue reading →

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Free is Good

Posted on 06/29/2012 by macnancy

I received this information today in an email and thought I would pass it on. We have cooperated with GiveawayOfTheDay (www.giveawayoftheday.com) and scheduled to start giving away our products on July 2nd, EST 3:00 a.m. (Monday). The products to be given … Continue reading →

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I Found It With Spotlight, Now Where Do I Find It?

Posted on 06/15/2012 by macnancy

This drove me crazy and I am so glad I came across a solution.  You look for  something on your computer using Spotlight and it pops right up.  In Lion you can even rest the cursor over the Spotlight item … Continue reading →

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Change The Size Of The Mouse Cursor

Posted on 06/04/2012 by macnancy

If you need (or want) a bigger mouse cursor on your Mac it is very easy to do.  And changing the size on your account doesn’t change it on other accounts that may exist on your Mac. Select Apple Menu … Continue reading →

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