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A collection of tips and tricks for iLife, iChat, iTunes, GarageBand, and other Apple software.

Add a Desktop Printer in Leopard (OS X 10.5)

Create or restore a desktop printer in Leopard with this simple drag-and-drop technique.

iPhoto - Use iPhoto to Batch Change Photo Names

iPhoto has a batch change function that you can use to rename multiple photos at the same time. Batch changing iPhoto images is much easier than editing one image title at a time.

Use Calculator to Convert

Use Calculator to quickly convert from one popular unit of measure to another.

View Hidden Folders on Your Mac Using Terminal

Your Mac has a few secrets, hidden folders and files that are invisible to you. You can use Terminal, which is included with OS X, to force your Mac to reveal its secrets.

Add a Search Feature to an iWeb Blog

You can add a search feature to an iWeb-created blog with just a click of the mouse, using the iWeb Inspector.

Match Songs and Playlists in iTunes

iTunes lets you see which playlists each song in your iTunes library belongs to.

Move Rapidly Through a Song Track

Scrubbing, the process of moving quickly forward or backward through a song as it plays, is easy to do in iTunes.

Name Your iPhotos

You don’t have to live with the cryptic default names iPhoto uses for each picture you import. Instead, give them descriptive names.

Prevent iMovie From Using Rippling When You Trim a Clip

You can force iMovie not to ripple adjacent clips in a timeline by holding down the command key while you edit a clip.

Turn Your Keyboard Into a Piano

You can play your Mac keyboard like a grand piano or any other software-based instrument you load into GarageBand 3.
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