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Opening
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Opening Music
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Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
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Mandaandthemarbles.com
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Sponsor
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Smile
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PDF Pen Pro
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Create and edit PDFs
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Less expensive and more features than a lot of other PDF apps
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I use it for marking up PDFs, filling out PDF forms, and adding electronic signatures
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Use the Library, Windows-->Library (Command+Y) to save or add common elements
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Comes with a whole set of proofreaders marks
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Hand drawn with transparency
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Demos available
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News
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New Macbook Air
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4 models, 2 11" and 2 13"
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11" Models - 5 hour battery
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$999 model 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 2GB memory, 64GB flash storage, Intel HD Graphics 3000
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$1,199 model 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory, 128GB flash storage, Intel HD Graphics 3000
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13" models - 7 hour battery
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$1,299 model 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory, 128GB flash storage, Intel HD Graphics 3000
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$1,599 model 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory, 256GB flash storage, Intel HD Graphics 3000
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2 USB 2.0 ports, Thunderbolt Port, SD card slot (13-inch model)
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According to MacNN Geekbench testing the 1.7GHz Core i5 Air outscores a year old 2.4GHz Core i5 MacBook Pro.
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Good news for DIY upgraders, the SSDs are NOT soldered to the motherboard
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Early reports that it's selling very well and sold out at some retail stores
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New Mac Mini
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Two standard configurations and 1 server
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$599 model with a 2.3GHz Core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and an integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000
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$799 model with a 2.5GHz Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and discrete AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics.
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$999 server model 2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 4GB memory, Dual 500GB 7200-rpm hard drives, Intel HD Graphics 3000
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Thunderbolt, Mini Display Port, HDMI, Firewire 800, 4 USB 2.0 ports, SDXC card slot
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No optical drive at all.
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CD/DVD Sharing support from another Mac
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Apple's Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive
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Could be up to twice as fast as the old Mini's depending on the task, but expect at least a 30% jump in performance.
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iFixit points out that there's an empty hard drive cable port that's easy to get to, but you would need a a special SATA hard drive to logic board cable to add a drive yourself.
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Thunderbolt Cinema Display
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27" Thunderbolt Display ($999.00 USD)
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Replaces the LED Cinema Display
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27-inch LED-backlit display
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16:9 aspect ratio, a 2560-by-1440 pixel resolution, and 178-degree viewing angle using in-plane switching (IPS)
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Single cable that splits out a Thunderbolt connector and a Magsafe connector.
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A hub containing three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, a Thunderbolt port, and even an Gigabit Ethernet port (perfect for docking)
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Can daisy chain 2 displays together, GPU limts 3 number of displays, not connector. Also up to 6 Thunderbolt devices.
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Also includes a Facetime HD camera
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Available for pre-order on Apple's site and shipping within the next 60 days
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"HiDPI" display modes in OS X Lion (enabled via Developer tools) show Apple is preparing for Higher res resolution independent displays
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When enabled new display modes become available. Basically letting you see HiDPI option that are half the native screen resolution
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Images are then drawn at that resolution, but using twice the number of pixels.
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IE you get an effective resolutions of 720x450 pixels on a 1440 x 900 display. Looks zoomed on current displays, but crisp.
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For testing now, but imagine a 5120x3200 pixel 30" display. At a native resolution elements would be tiny, but using a 2560x1600 (HiDPI) mode on that same screen you get a current 30" display resolution with a much higher pixel density and clarity.
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In the future there would be newer high res assets for higher density displays.
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Installing Lion
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Prepare your Snow Leopard install
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I would archive and clean out any old files, data, apps, etc.
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Run software updates
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Apple 10.6.8 supplemental update
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Fixes for several small issues, including transferring information, settings, and applications from your Snow Leopard machine to a Mac running Lion
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Check your drive with Disk Utility
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Do any other general housekeeping you like to do.
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Backup and then Backup again
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Download and install OS X Lion from the App Store
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Clean Install options
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Clean install Snow Leopard
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Install Lion and then Boot to your recovery partition
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Pressing Command-R while rebooting.
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New Macbook Airs and Mac Minis have an Internet Recovery mode. Boot from Apple's servers and download an install.
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Download and build a Lion install disk
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After it downloads and launches quit the installer
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Make a backup of the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' file
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Control+Click and choose Show Package Contents
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Go to Contents-->SharedSupport and copy out the 'InstallESD.dmg' file
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Launch Disk Utility and prepare your destination
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I used a USB flash drive, but go to the format tab and make sure to Partition as GUID using the
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Format as Mac OS X Extended Journaled
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Go to the Restore tab and set the Source to be the 'InstallESD.dmg' and destination to be your drive (drag them in from the list on the left).
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Click Restore.
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For a DVD it's even easier.
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Select Burn and choose the InstallESD.dmg file that you saved earlier.
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Apple will sell Lion on USB keys for $69.00 in August
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You need 17GB of free disk space to run the installer (4GB for the installer and 13Gb free for the OS)
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Lion first impressions
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Apple reported over 1 million downloads on launch day.
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Speed seems to be the same, not noticeably faster or slower. Zippy really if you consider all the UI tweaks.
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Didn't feel like a major upgrade, but lots of subtle changes and tweaks add up to be a lot.
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I was able to jump right in, may have been my research, but I don;t think so.
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Felt natural to use the new methods for navigating the system
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The Good
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New Mail conversations
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I love this feature
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hides all the "quoting" makes threads much easier to follow.
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The universal dictionary and auto correction is awesome
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Corrected words appear underlined in blue.
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Can press 'esc' to dismiss auto correction
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Versions and Auto-save
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Works really well in enabled apps
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Command+S now saves a version.
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Can copy and paste between versions.
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Click the title area to get the drop down
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'Duplicate' is your new "Save as.."
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File-->Duplicate and Edit-->Duplicate could cause some confusion?
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Not sure I get the "Lock" option
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Seems to work without enabling Time Machine
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Side by side view not always optimal and not resizable in the "Versions" interface.
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Full screen mode
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Made me a "Spaces" user.
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Appears to re-order screens so that the most recently accessed screens are directly off to the right (swipe left)
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The Meh
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I'm sticking with natural scrolling
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You can turn it off in Mouse or Trackpad settings.
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Scroll Reverser, if you want to practice and you're not upgrading soon
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Inconsistency of gestures from Magic Mouse to Trackpad.
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I sometimes accidentally trigger a gesture movement.
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double click zoom in
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Remembering Windows
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Good for some apps, but not all.
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If you hold option while quitting you get a 'Quit and Discard Windows' option.
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AirDrop requires a newish Mac (Basically late 2008 models or later)
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The not so great
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Loss of color visual cues in Finder sidebar
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Can't change the locations of main sections (Devices) in Finder sidebar
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Can add/remove items, like the new 'All Files' view
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Can reorder items in a section
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I feel the Core Animation stuff is overdone.
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Can't hide reading pane in sew Mail layout. Can turn on "Classic" Layout
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Mail-->Preferences-->Viewing-->Use Classic Layout
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Some reports of Wi-fi connectivity issues after upgrade
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Standard reset procedure should help in most cases
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Turn off wi-fi in Airport menu
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Reboot your Mac
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Reset your router and/or modem.
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Reports of some iMacs freezing when viewing video
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Quicktime or Flash
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Not easily repeatable
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Not all 3rd party NAS backup solutions seem to be working with Lion
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Check with your vendor for updates
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Apple replaces "some" iMac HDs
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Apple has issued notice of a recall of potentially defective 1 TB Seagate hard drives installed in iMacs sold between May and July of 2011.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
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Lion tips and tricks
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Copy and Merge in Finder
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I'm still trying to figure this out, but seems to work like this
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If you try to move or copy a file with the same name it will prompt to replace or keep both
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If you try to move a folder with the same name it will prompt to replace
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If you copy a folder (hold option key while dragging) with the same a name and it has files with same names it will offer to merge (keep newer) or replace.
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Dragging multiple items in the finder gives you a "number" status counter
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When viewing all open windows for an App in Mission Control it displays recently opened documents on the bottom (like minimized).
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Click and hold an icon in the dock doesn't activate Expose anymore.
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Switch Dashboard back to old way
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Go into System Preferences-->Mission Control
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Uncheck the box that says, 'Show Dashboard as Space'
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Set-up hotkey for Launchpad
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If you don't have a trackpad or Magic Trackpad
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The trackpad gesture is a 4 finger pinch in
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There is also a Launchpad icon added to the Dock
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You can go int System Preferences-->Keyboard and then use the 'Launchpad & Dock' section to assign a hot key
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Double-click the area on the right where it shows the hotkey assignment (blank at first)
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Assign the hotkey you'd like. I'm using F8, but you can use modifier keys.
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Resizing Finder Windows
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Do this now from any edge
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Holding option will resize opposite edges or corners at the same time
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Holding shift constrains the resize
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Of course you can combine the two
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Access the ~/Library folder
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Now hidden (just barely) in Lion
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Use the Finder-->Go menu (Command+Shift+G)
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Hold down Option+Click the Go Menu
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Once you have access in the Finder you can add it to the Dock, Sidebar, or Finder toolbar for re-access
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To "poof" items from Sidebar seems you need to hold the command key while dragging out.
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Add more to the Conversation
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Conversations in Mail are great, but don't include sent Messages by default
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Open Mail's preferences
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Click the Viewing tab.
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In the View Conversations section, check the box for Include Related Messages.
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You may need to adjust your IMAP folders for GMail
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I was getting what looks like duplicate items in my conversations
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Shows as a link in blue 'Duplicates' in header area
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Will happen if you have rules setting 'labels' in Gmail
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May want to adjust the filter and set the 'Skip the Inbox (Archive)' option
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GMail-->Mail Settings
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Labels
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Uncheck the 'Show in IMAP' for "Important"
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New high quality Multilingual voices
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Supposedly from Nuance
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System Preferences-->Speech
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Click the Text to Speech tab
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Select "Customize…" from the "System Voice" pulldown menu.
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You'll then see the new optional voices, and you can play previews of each one before downloading them.
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Spotlight Search
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When you start typing a search in the standard Find window, it will have a drop down
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Selecting these enable search token 'bubbles" in the search bar
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Common ones are "name:","kind:","date:"
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Start typing terms like "MP3" or "Audio" to see the Kind option for example.
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FrontRow is gone, but you may be able to get it back
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Need to copy a bunch of files from your Snow Leopard install and reboot
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/System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.RemoteUI.plist
/Applications/Front Row.app
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No promises on stability or how long this will continue to work.
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As a matter of fact, the latest version of iTunes breaks compatibility with Front Row so that Front Row will no longer see your music.
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Could be blown away by updates?
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Signatures. Within Preview.
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View -> Show Annotations Toolbar
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From the Signature menu (looks like a cursive "S" icon, choose Create Signature from Built-in iSight
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Sign a white piece of paper in black ink and hold it up to the camera, line it up with the blue line
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It will give you a preview of what it will look like in your document and when your happy with the result press Accept
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Check the box for saving it after preview quits to save to a signature library
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Now from that same Signature menu you'll see your signatures as objects (you can also manage them from here too)
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Sows a lock, but I'm not sure of security.
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Fixing the new Desktop Zoom
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Play comment from Steven
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The new 'Zoom Window' mode and options
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Enabled from 'System Preferences'-->'Universal Access' and the 'Zoom' tab
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1) Turn on Zoom by clicking the 'On' radio button
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2) Check on the 'Zoom in Window' option
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In the Options:
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Control position: Stationary, Tiled along edge, or follow cursor
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Cursor style. Crosshair or System
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Works for Command+Tab, but not Time Machine.
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Does work in Versions
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Closing
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Podcast Marketplace
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Thanks to my sponsors
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Gazelle
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Circus Ponies
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Smile
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Faronics, Deep Freeze. 5.0 released with Lion compatibility
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Keep emails coming. Audio comments.
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281-622-4269 or 281-Mac-I-Am-9
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PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
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MacCast Forum
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Follow me on Twitter
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EOL: Extreme iPhone Drop test
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If you drop your iPhone from 13,500 ft it "might" survive. (via TUAW)
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