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Productivity Tips: Using specialized lists for specific use cases

Brian May 7, 2013 0

It’s time for this week’s Productivity Tips column. While I use OmniFocus for just about everything, there are times when I prefer other task managers to handle certain things. Many

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The Alien Hive team shares tips and concepts from the game’s development

Brian April 11, 2013 0

Alien Hive arrived on the App Store a little while ago, and I wrote it up as a Daily App a little bit after that. Since then, however, it’s stuck

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More Tips for Troubleshooting Automator Workflows

Brian March 11, 2013 0

In my last post, I shared some useful tips for troubleshooting Automator workflow problems. I didn’t cover everything, though. There are lots of other ways you can troubleshoot your workflow.

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Tips for Troubleshooting Automator Workflows

Brian March 4, 2013 0

Automator’s great for streamlining time consuming and repetitive tasks on your Mac. It’s easy. Just launch it, find a few actions, and string them together to form a workflow. Then,

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TUAW Bookshelf: Hello iPad Tips & Tricks

Brian February 13, 2013 0

Long-time developer of training apps and books Saied Ghaffari’s It’s About Time LLC has a new title out in the iBookstore: Hello iPad Tips & Tricks (US$ 0.99). Following up

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How to check the iCloud status of your music library in iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

How to check the iCloud status of your music library in iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

Brian November 16, 2011 0

So you’ve signed up with iTunes Match and life just got a bit easier and your personal storage couldn’t be happier, but then you get curious to know whether or

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How to get rid of the general exclamation point iCloud error in iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

How to get rid of the general exclamation point iCloud error in iTunes on Mac OS X Lion

Brian November 14, 2011 5

So you signed up immediately upon reading that Apple has launched iTunes Match and although most of your music library was matched, you noticed some interesting iCloud error. We explain

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How to create a PDF file out of multiple images using Preview app in Mac OS X Lion

How to create a PDF file out of multiple images using Preview app in Mac OS X Lion

Brian November 2, 2011 1

It’s easy to turn a regular image into a PDF file in OS X Lion using the Preview app. Or even taking multiple images and turning them into multiple PDF’s,

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Where to find AT&T shortcuts in iOS 5 using an iPhone 4S

Where to find AT&T shortcuts in iOS 5 using an iPhone 4S

Brian November 2, 2011 1

AT&T has many short codes to get information quickly like how many minutes and data you’ve used. Apple has put them conveniently into iOS 5 but many aren’t sure where

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How to force an iCloud backup on iOS 5 using an iPhone 4S

How to force an iCloud backup on iOS 5 using an iPhone 4S

Brian November 1, 2011 0

With the launch of iCloud, many are opting in to using that as an easier, seamless way to backing up their iPhone rather than the traditional wired method. Many have

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