Mac 101: Four simple ways to make your Mac more efficient – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
1. Easy access from the dock
I always drag my hard drive and Applications folder into the dock. No need to minimize windows, invoke Expose or, worst of all, shuffle windows around manually to reach the folder or file you [...]
Four ways to make Mac simpler
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
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Twitter Updates for 2008-04-30
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
figuring out the best printers to buy was fun, but figuring out Time Machine isn’t. Sooo tired…off to bed #
@brucery welcome home B ruce! #
Currently Browsing: http://tinyurl.com/2ujahy way cool! #
Battling Time Machine and Apple. Works on MBP, but slow on MBA #
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Time Capsule and Airport Extreme Downgrade to 7.3 and MBA Problems
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
Well, many folks on Apple’s discussion are talking about performance issues with 7.3.1. Like me, I now lose the connection to the Time Capsule drive and then Time Machine fails and looks for a password (which should be on the key chain).
The other problem is slow network speeds where folks are seeeing speed stuck [...]
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Time Machine Slow Initial Backup
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
We’ve found Time Machine incredibly, incredibly slow on the initial backup. Even with gigabit ethernet, it would backup may 3GB after 2 hours. With the way we use machines at work, it would just start over all the time. Macrumors.com has some advice about what to do:
Turn off Time Machine
If you aren’t using a Time [...]
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