TODAY'S TIP
Thursday, March 11 2010
Contributed by: chrisb
Create a slideshow on the fly
Ad hoc slideshow settings Click to see a larger image
In iPhoto, you can create an ad hoc slideshow comprised of any photos you have selected. If you don't select any photos, your entire iPhoto Library will become the slideshow. An ad hoc slideshow can be useful for reviewing photos full screen or testing them to see how they work together before creating a regular slideshow.
You can "gift" (give as a gift) most content from the iTunes store to another person. This includes not only music, but also movies, TV shows, audio books and iPod games. (Currently you cannot gift items from the App Store.)
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You can set your Safari Home Page to be anything you want. By Default, Safari is set to open the Apple home page for new Windows and Top Sites for new Tabs. Neither of these page loads very quickly. In fact, Top Sites loads verrrry slowly.
I recently found two options for Home Pages that load very quickly and still give you a "launching pad" to the websites you frequent most often.
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There are two schools of thought when it comes to storing read emails.
One method involves creating a system of mailbox folders for storing read email. The other method involves simply leaving everything in your Inbox and searching for it later. Which method you use probably depends on your personality and how organized your are.
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Let's say that you have just imported a bunch of photos that you took on a trip. You are glancing through them and know that there are some you want to edit. You want a way to quickly and temporarily mark these photos so you can come back to them later.
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