Happy Christmas!

If anyone received an iPad for Christmas, you might find this site helpful (thanks Beverley).

http://www.theipadguide.com/faq

See you in 2012!

28 November 2011

How to delete files from Downloads (I am working on a short video for this...stay tuned...)

1. Click on Finder
2. Then click on your name in the left hand column of the Finder window
3. Now double click on the Downloads folder
4. Find the document or picture that you want to delete
5. Click once on the document or picture
6. Now right click on the same (bottom right hand corner for the touchpad)
7. Click on Sent to Trash
8. Voila!

The first 3 videos here are very useful if you are new to iPads.

http://www.flixelpix.com/creative/five-simple-ipad-tutorials-for-beginners/

21 November 2011

Appcleaner removes applications and all associated files with a couple of clicks. 


The Mac app for reading PDF files is Preview.  You can also view and edit .JPG, .TIFF and .PNG images.  As far as I can tell, Preview is installed on Leopard as well as Snow Leopard and Lion.

You can download the iPhone 4 user guide in PDF from here, or just go to help.apple.com/iphone/ from your iPhone.

What is iCloud? The video demonstrates iCloud very nicely.
And this article might be helpful for walking through setting up your device for iCloud.

This is a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for Mac. 

Options for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations:
iWork
OpenOffice
Microsoft Office for Mac

MyFirstMac is one of many websites dedicated to Mac users.  Take a look at the Getting Started section, there are some useful tips and tricks in there.


See you next Monday!