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TUAW Tips: Designing covers for the iBookstore

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 30th, 2010)

For budding novelists, one of the most exciting things about Apple's iBookstore is the chance to self-publish their writing and have it potentially available to the 100 million people that own iOS 4 devices. A novel is a daunting task, and once the writing is done, the hard part is over ... kinda. ...

TUAW Tip: Get your animated slideshows to MobileMe

by Mel Martin (Jan 8th, 2010)

For all the things Apple does right, there are some strange decisions in the integration of iPhoto and MobileMe. iPhoto has a wonderful way to create animated slideshows with music and professional looking transitions and you can look at them all day on your Mac, or send them to your iPhone or ...

Some tips when visiting the Genius Bar

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 10th, 2009)

Nobody likes it when their shiny Apple gear breaks. About a week ago I walked in to the Apple Store here in Knoxville to meet with an Apple Genius about my iPhone 3GS. It seems my phone was crashing much more than normal -- I logged around 90 crashes in the five months or so that I had the device. I ...

Spring clean your Mac with smart folders

by Cory Bohon (May 4th, 2009)

Call it what you will, but "Spring Cleaning" is just as important on your Mac as it is in real life. From cleaning out old files to organizing music/movies/TV shows that you "threw" into iTunes over the past few months, spring cleaning is a necessary evil. One way to find large files that might ...

TUAW Tips: Replace login screen background

by Cory Bohon (Sep 22nd, 2008)

Are you tired of the standard background for the login window? Well, if you are running Tiger or Leopard, you can easily change this picture to anything you wish. This is handy for schools or organizations who want a static background showing off their spiffy logo. For Leopard Users To change the ...

TUAW Tip: Aperture keyboard shortcuts for scrolling through your library

by David Chartier (Jul 1st, 2007)

Click To Play play_blip_movie_291511(); One of the things I mentioned in my Aperture podcast that I love so much about this app is its plethora of features designed especially to increase efficiency for power users and pro photographers. This tip centers around ...

TUAW Tip: open a second Mail window to stay productive

by David Chartier (Mar 19th, 2007)

This whole 'electronic mail' really seems to have taken off with the internets, and we need to rely on it for an increasing amount of communication with email lists, coworkers, friends and more. While many Mail.app users have at least some sort of Rules system for filing messages into folders (or ...