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Introductions, tips and guides to features on your home networks gadgets, gizmos and doodads.
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4954 OS X Lion tip - How to encrypt a USB drive
In this video we show you how to encrypt an external drive on your Apple Macintosh computer using OS X Lion. Please note that when you encrypt the drive all data on the drive will be lost.Collected in my-doodads's videos Feb 23, 2012 -
4945 OS X Lion tip - An introduction to the hidden WiFi diagnostic tool in OS X 10.7
This introduction will show you how to load the hidden diagnostic tool that is included with OS X Lion (10.7). We will look at the Monitor Performance function and try to explain how to interpret the results.Collected in my-doodads's videos Dec 19, 2011 -
4943 OS X Lion tip - How to cut and move a file.m4v
Notes - This is a short video to show you how to cut and move a file from one drive location to another using OS X Lion (10.7). Warning: "Moving" a file or folder is not best practice because the function will delete the file or folder from its source location.Collected in my-doodads's videos Dec 2, 2011 -
4941 OS X Lion tip - How to Manage System Preferences.m4v
This is a short video to show you how to customise the System Preference pane in OS X Lion (10.7). This feature is very useful if you have small children using your computer.Collected in my-doodads's videos Nov 17, 2011 -
4940 OS X Lion tip - Adding more Text to Speech voices.m4v
This is a short video to show you the how to add more text to speech voices in OS X Lion.Collected in my-doodads's videos Nov 12, 2011 -
4939 OS X Lion tip - Resizing windows.m4v
This is a short video to show you the new Window resizing options in OS X Lion. You can now hold Shift to maintain the windows aspect ratio, hold Option to resize from the centre of a window, or hold Shift and Option to resize the whole of a window from the centreCollected in my-doodads's videos Nov 3, 2011 -
4938 OS X Lion tip - How to permanently show scroll bars.m4v
This is a short video to show you how to make the scroll bars visible, even when you are not moving up or down through a window. It can be useful to have the scroll bars viewable to give a visual clue that there is additional information within a window.Collected in my-doodads's videos Oct 27, 2011 -
4937 Creating a Lion recovery disk using Apples Disk Assistant.m4v
Please note that the USB drive must be at least 1Gb in size, also you must create the recovery drive on a Apple Macintosh computer with OS X Lion installed on it. The new partition that is created on the USB drive will not be visible in Finder or Disk Utility.Collected in my-doodads's videos Oct 20, 2011 -
4936 How to make a Bootable OS X Lion USB install drive
A short video to show you how to make a bootable OS X Lion installation drive. This USB drive can be used to update any Apple Macintosh computers (Intel Core 2 duo or above) you have in your home to OS X Lion (10.7).Collected in my-doodads's videos Oct 13, 2011 -
4935 An Introduction to using Handbrake on an Apple Macintosh.m4v
This is an introduction to using Handbrake with Apple Macintosh computers. You need to install both VLC and Handbrake if you wish to rip and convert DVD content to a file format that will play on Xbox, PS3, PSP, Wii, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Google Phone, Windows Phone, PC, Mac and Linux.Collected in my-doodads's videos Oct 6, 2011 -
4933 How to burn a data disc in OS X.m4v
A short demonstration to show you how to make a data CD or DVD using Mac OS XCollected in my-doodads's videos Sep 22, 2011 -
4932 How to customising the Dock in OSX.m4v
A short demonstration to show you how to customise the Dock in OS X. We will look at how to resize icons, magnify icons, reposition the Dock, change the minimise effects and hide the Dock.Collected in my-doodads's videos Sep 15, 2011 -
4924 An introduction to Stickies in OS X
Stickies are the virtual equivalent to Post-it notes. This video is a short introduction on how to use Stickies in OS X.Collected in my-doodads's videos Jul 15, 2011
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my-doodads In this video we show you how to encrypt an external drive on your Apple Macintosh computer using OS X Lion. Please note that when you encrypt the drive all data on the drive will be lost.
Feb 23, 2012