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Mac 101: How to manually enable menu extras

by Josh Carr (Nov 2nd, 2009)

More Mac 101, our tips and tricks for novice Mac users. For some reason, I tend to come across times when my optical drive doesn't want to eject the CD or DVD that's in it. I found myself having to restart the computer and try again... in more serious instances, I have to restart and ...

Mac 101: Getting to know the menu bar and menu extras

by TJ Luoma (Sep 3rd, 2009)

More Mac 101, our ongoing series of tips for those new to Mac OS X. One of my favorite things to do when I see someone else's Mac is to see what "Menu Extras" they use. Menu Extras live in the menu bar at the top of your screen, over on the far right-hand side. As you add more third-party software ...

Mac 101: The Menu Bar

by Casey Johnston (Aug 13th, 2009)

Welcome back to Mac 101, our series of tips for new and novice Mac users. In the Mac operating system, the term "menu bar" refers to the the horizontal bar at the top of the screen that generally has a little picture of an apple on the left end, the time of day on the right and words like "File", ...

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