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Easy Way to Type Diacritics and Special Characters on a Mac?

June 29, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I work with a lot of companies in different parts of the EU and am baffled about how to easily type in people’s names and related on my Mac. I know that Option-n “n” gets me the tilde on an “n” but I don’t want to remember a dozen option key sequences! Help!

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How Can I Copy My Chrome Bookmarks into Safari on the Mac?

June 26, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I want to switch from using Google Chrome to Apple Safari because of its better security model. But all my bookmarks are in Chrome. What’s my easiest path to migrate from Chrome to Safari?

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How Do I Fix Incorrect Track Titles in my iTunes Library?

June 12, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I like to glance at iTunes while I’m listening to music and it drives me crazy when there are typos or other mistakes in track or song names. How can I fix them and improve my listening experience?

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How Can I Resize Images in Word Without Them Being Stretched?

May 18, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help, Windows 10 Help / No Comments

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Dave! I’m so frustrated! How can I import a photo into a Word document and then enlarge it without it appearing stretched?

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Can I Trim A Video on my Mac Using Quicktime Player?

May 7, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I’ve been sharing a lot of funny videos of my kids on social media. Which is great, except they tend to have a few seconds (or longer!) where nothing’s happening and sometimes I have to ask people to stick it out for the funny part. Is there an easy way I can trim a MOV video on my iMac before posting it so it starts right out with the good stuff?

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How Can I Make My Cursor Bigger on a Mac?

May 4, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I constantly lose the cursor on my Mac screen. I have a big iMac but it’s really frustrating when I have to just randomly move the cursor around until I see it. Is there some easy way to make the cursor in MacOS X bigger?

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Can I Set Up Easy Keyboard Shortcuts on a Mac?

April 24, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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I’m typing more than ever on my MacBook and find that there are certain phrases that I type again and again. Are there any keyboard shortcuts in MacOS X that would let me assign an acronym to a fully expanded phrase? Ideally typing shortcuts that would work across apps too.

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Can I Convert MKV Video Files to MP4 on a Mac?

April 20, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac Help / No Comments

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My professor has asked us to download a few movies to watch for my film studies class, but they’re in MKV format. My Mac can’t play them but rather than ask her for help, I thought I’d ask you: Can I somehow convert MKV video files to MP4 so I can watch them with QuickTime Player on my Mac?

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