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		<title>Can I do Ctrl Alt Delete on my Mac?</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2010/07/can-i-do-ctrl-alt-delete-on-my-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[or How I learned to kill my badly behaving OS X apps.
This question comes up a lot so I thought it was worth a dedicated post. On Windows, when an application is in a hung state and your system becomes unresponsive you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del to open the task manager. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dashboard Keeps Information at Your Fingertips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dashboard is an application that is used to display mini applications known as widgets. Think of these widgets as little helpers that provide you information at the push of a button.
The Dashboard program runs at system startup and is hidden in the background until you activate it. When you do, the desktop dims and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Out The Trash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Files deleted on OS X aren&#8217;t gone forever (at least not initially). They get put into a special place on the system until you are really sure you want to get rid of it. This special place is called, imaginatively enough, the Trash. The video below walks you through how the Trash can works







www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraZqrw0sIg
Files end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing Icons from the OS X Desktop</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2010/02/removing-icons-from-the-os-x-desktop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop, Folders, Windows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This installment of Learning OS X shows you how you can turn on and off the various media icons on your desktop. These icons include network shares, hard disk icons, removable disks, CDs, DVDs and iPods.







www.youtube.com/watch?v=zde66N9z2oA
If you prefer reading over the video then follow these steps.

Open the Finder Preferences

Click the Finder menu click Preferences.


Then on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Address Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Address Book is an address book for Apple&#8217;s Mac OS X. It features various syncing features and integrations into the rest of the OS.
Address Book has two viewing modes: View Card and Column, and View Card Only. The user can switch between modes with a control in the upper-left portion of the window under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essential Apps for new Mac Users</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2010/01/10-essential-apps-for-new-mac-users/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learningosx.com/2010/01/10-essential-apps-for-new-mac-users/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3rd Party Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[System Applications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Updated Jan 2010 &#8211; This used to be a list of my 10 favorite apps, I find I&#8217;m using a lot more each day to make my life easier. 
After you have time to play around with the applications built into the Mac, you might be wondering what else is out there. Here is my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to your OS X Desktop</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/12/welcome-to-your-os-x-desktop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop, Folders, Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are following along in order, this is the first post you should read.
Welcome to OS X and your Mac Desktop. If you&#8217;ve never used a computer before or if you&#8217;ve never used a Mac, this post is going to give you a great overview of the pieces of the Mac OS X desktop. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening and Closing Finder Windows</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/11/opening-and-closing-finder-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop, Folders, Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finder is the main application that you will interact with under OS X. This series of articles explores the very basics of the Finder. In this video we will show you how to manipulate the Finder window itself.







www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-_l9r8tFCI
Open a New Window
You can open a new Finder window a number of ways, right click the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1Password 3 Released</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/11/1password-3-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/11/1password-3-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3rd Party Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve talked about how much I like 1Password, , before. Now, version 3 is out and it looks to be a great improvement over it&#8217;s earlier versions.
The new version of 1Password boasts over 50 new features, some of the highlights include:

Password Anywhere which lets you securely use a web version of 1Password, storing your keys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free WiFi in Airports &#8211; Protect your Macbook</title>
		<link>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/11/free-wifi-in-airports-protect-your-macbook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.learningosx.com/2009/11/free-wifi-in-airports-protect-your-macbook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mac Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the millions of people traveling through airports this holiday season, you are going to get the opportunity to surf the net for free thanks to partnership deals between WiFi providers and Google.
Before you jump on the internet though, you want to make sure your Macbook is protected from others trying [...]]]></description>
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