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OS X Lion and Re-opening Full-Screen Applications. Hit or Miss?

A much touted feature of OS X Lion is the ability to use applications in full-screen mode. It’s easy enough to make an already open application full-screen, but I’ve had limited success re-opening applications full-screen using the initial public 10.7.0 release of Lion.

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Syncing OS X Address Books and iCal Calendars across Multiple Macs using Dropbox

With Apple’s recent announcement regarding iCloud at this year’s WWDC it is perhaps worth remembering that until the service is released this autumn it’s still possible to sync your Address Book and Calendars among your Macs using another free service: Dropbox.

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File and Folder Paths in OS X Terminal

On the few occasions I use Terminal in OS X the biggest problem I seem to have is being able to navigate the directory hierarchy and access files or folders. After struggling with getting the correct file/folder path I’m usually greeted with No such file or directory reminding me that Terminal doesn’t like spaces in file/folder paths.

With that in mind here are a few ways to enter file/folder paths in Terminal.

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Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Update Woes

In the 10 or so years I’ve been using Macs I can’t remember an Apple software update ever adversely affecting one of the many I’ve owned. That is until the recent 10.6.3 update.

Being a bit of a software-update junkie I installed the standalone 10.6.3 update on my late-2007 24″ iMac within hours of its release. Perhaps I should have heeded the calls of those more level-headed users and waited.

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