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Unlocking System Preferences
Making system-wide changes
Preference Panel Lock
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There are two types of System Preferences– Those that affect just your user and those that affect the system and all users. System Preferences that affect the system and all users are locked to prevent unauthorized changes.
 

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WHY IS IT SO LOUD IN HERE????
DO YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE READING THIS TEXT?

DOES IT SEEM A LITTLE STRESSFUL TO READ?

How about this....a little calmer?

 
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Quitting and Hiding Applications Quickly
A Command-Tab trick
Control-Tab
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Here is a little trick to quickly quit or hide applications. It is based on this tip to quickly switch between applications.
 
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Automatically Open Applications at Login
Your favorite applications ready to go
Open at login
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There are some applications such as Safari and Mail that I use all the time and they are always open. You can set applications to open automatically when you log in to your account.
 
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Changing between the 12 hour and 24 hour clocks
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Setting the time format
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When you first set up your Mac, it determines where you are located and sets the appropriate date, time, number and currency formats for that region. For time formatting, some countries use a 12 hour clock with AM/PM and some use a 24 clock. You can change between the 12 and 24 clocks without changing the formatting for dates, numbers and times. The most obvious effect of changing between 12 and 24 hour clocks is the Event times in iCal.
 
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