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Update OS X Lion

OS X Lion 10.7.2 Includes iCloud Support: Here’s How To Update

By on October 14, 2011 in How-To

The most anticipated feature in iOS 5 is support for iCloud. This week Apple released an update for OS X Lion –  version 10.7.2 — which includes support for iCloud too. You’ll need to update OS X Lion first. Here’s how. Click the Apple icon on the menu bar at the upper left corner of [...]

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OS X Lion: Tweet from Any Native OS X App

By on October 10, 2011 in How-To

One of the cool new features in OS X Lion is the ability to tweet from any Native OS X program.  Here’s how to set it up. First launch the Mac App Store from the Dock – included in OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and up. Type: twitter in the search box, hit Enter and [...]

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Apple OS X: How To Find Your Router’s IP Address

By on October 7, 2011 in How-To

If you’re having local area network problems or need to configure port forwarding, you’ve got to log into your router to remedy things. To that, you need to be able to find your router’s IP address. Here’s how to do it in Apple’s OS X. First, launch System Preferences from the Dock. The System Preferences [...]

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OS X Lion: How to Merge RSS Feeds with Mail

By on October 1, 2011 in How-To

If you’re a Mac user, there’s no reason to constantly switch back and forth between your RSS reader of choice and your Mail. What a pain. Combine them. Here’s how to do it in Apple OS X Lion. First, launch Mail then select Mail >> Preferences. The Preferences screen comes up. Click on the RSS [...]

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Apple OS X: Run Chrome OS on Parallels VM

By on September 24, 2011 in How-To

Google recently started selling Chromebooks, which are efficient netbook style computers developed specifically for small business and education institutions. If you’re interested in getting a new Google Chromebook, test it out before you buy. Here’s how to install and run the Chrome OS on any Mac capable of running Parallels 6. First, make sure you [...]

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Chrometa for Mac Released–Hassle-free Time Tracking

By on April 29, 2011 in News

Back in January, we were invited to review the beta release of Chrometa. As a quick recap, Chrometa is a web-based time tracking software that was originally geared towards professionals who bill by the hour (e.g. lawyers, designers, guardian angels). Chrometa has since reinvented itself as a full-featured time management app that keeps tabs on [...]

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KatMouse is a Simple App That Brings the OS X Scroll-Wheel Style to Windows

By on April 11, 2011 in Reviews

One of the things that I really like about Apple’s OS X is that regardless of which window you have selected, the one you are hovering over will scroll up or down.  Unfortunately, in Windows it doesn’t work quite the same.  You have to first select the window that you want to scroll in, otherwise [...]

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How to Fix YouTube Lag in Chrome 10

By on March 20, 2011 in How-To

Hi groovyMac users–if you’re like me, then you’ve noticed that starting this month, YouTube has been experiencing some pretty harsh lag. This seems to be confined to Google Chrome users, and, if I’m not mistaken, seems to  be more prevalent for OS X and Macbook users as well. Essentially, the YouTube slowdown is pronounced in [...]

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How to Sync your iTunes Playlists to SugarSync [OS X]

By on March 17, 2011 in How-To

I was originally going to write a post called “the 250 GB iPhone” in tribute to the 250 GB in free space I’ve received in SugarSync referrals*.  My plan: Upload my entire iTunes library to my SugarSync account and use SugarSync’s iPhone app to listen to my jamz from my 50+ GB collection no matter [...]

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How to Create Multi-Page PDF Files in MAC OS X with Automator

By on February 27, 2011 in How-To

Guest post: Isaac Philbrook, a long-time groovyReader turned contributor who loves to find solutions for annoying problems!  groovyPost has always had a big fat hole in our archives when it comes to groovyPosts for the MAC so I hope we will see more from Isaac in the future!   Recently, I ran into trouble when [...]

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