Reading Articles in Safari Just Got Easier

Have you found an interesting article to read, but you find all of the ads on the screen so distracting?

Safari has a built in READER feature that will open most articles in a new window with just the article. No distractions.

1. Find an article in a newspaper

2. Click on the word READER that appears at the far right side of the page’s address (this may not be available for all articles)

3. The article will open in a new window with just the text

4. Click READER again to get back to the full page in Safari

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Saving an Image You Find Online

If you’re surfing online and find a picture that you want to save or share with someone, it’s easy:

1. Find the image

2. Tap and hold on the image

3. Choose Save image (this may not work with a photo someone posts on Facebook)

4. The image will appear in your Camera Roll, where you can then email it or post it to Facebook.

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Email Print Too Small To Read

Several clients have asked why their emails print in such a tiny font that they can’t read them.

In the print window, there are several choices.

If you don’t see them, first click the triangle next to the name of your printer.

Or, in Lion, click Show Details.

To have emails print so that you can read them, be sure that

Keep the same apparent font size is the selected option.

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Get Ready for the Summer Olympics

If you want to keep up with the latest news, games and scores during the upcoming Olympic Games in London, check out these Apps.

London 2012 Official Join In App: Developed and maintained by the official London Organizing Committee, the app includes current information on the Olympic Torch Relay plus news on all the cultural, city, and community celebrations happening now.

Once the games begin, the app will provide up-to-date coverage on each Olympic sport and each competition venue. In addition, for London visitors, the app provides full access to searchable maps, details of facilities, augmented reality views, and information about how to get the best out of your historic visit.

Universal Sports Network: This App will provide exclusive television coverage of this year’s games in the U.S. Plus, for the first time, free live coverage will be available for each sport no matter the time of day. Although separate iPhone/iPod touch and iPad apps for that purpose have yet to be released, this app is a suitable alternative for now.

Using the Universal Sports Network app, users can view exclusive pre-Olympic programming. In total, the free app provides more than 1,200 hours of original video content.

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Cleaning Your Keyboard and Mouse

Keyboard:

If your keyboard is wired, first disconnect it from your computer. If it is wireless, turn off the power on the keyboard and remove the batteries.

Use a lint-free cloth lightly moistened with water or iKleen. Don’t get moisture in any openings and don’t use aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives.

Older Mighty Mouse:

If your mouse is wired, first disconnect it from your computer. If your mouse is wireless, slide the power switch to off and remove the batteries. Clean the outside of your mouse or trackpad with a lint-free cloth lightly moistened with water or iKleen. Don’t get moisture into any openings and don’t use aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives.

If the scroll ball on your Mighty Mouse has become discolored or dirty, use a clean, lint-free cloth lightly moistened with water or iKleen to clean it.

Wipe the ball and the surrounding area, making sure to rotate the ball itself to ensure complete coverage.

If the scrolling feels rough or if the scroll ball isn’t scrolling up, down, or side-to-side, hold the Mighty Mouse upside down and roll the ball vigorously while cleaning it to help dislodge any particles that may have collected on the internal hardware.

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Hidden Volume Adjuster

Even faster than pushing the up and down button on the side of your device, you can adjust the volume right on the screen.

1. Double tap the Home button to reveal the bar that shows all of your recently opened Apps

2. Slide that bar all the way to the right until you can’t go any further and you’ll see the volume slider

3. On your iPad, you can also adjust the brightness here

4. Double tap the Home button when you’re done

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Customizing Notes

If you have an iPad or iPhone, you may already be using the Notes app and syncing them with your Mac.

But many folks don’t want to SEE their Notes in the Inbox with all of the email.

Of course, you can change this setting:

1. Under the Mail menu, choose Preferences

2. Click on Accounts

3. Click on your iCloud account, the one that is syncing your Notes between your Mac and your devices

4. Click on the Mailbox Behaviors tab

5. Remove the checkmark next to Show Notes in Inbox

6. Close and Save your changes

Now, to see your Notes, hover on the Reminders in the left column and choose Show and your Notes will be listed. Click the arrow to reveal them.

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Customizing Notes

Did you know you can choose a font for your Notes?

1. Tap Settings

2. Scroll down to see Notes in the left column

3. Choose your font

4. This is also where you choose to sync your notes with your iCloud account or only save them on the device

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How to Install Adobe Flash Player

If you are no longer able to watch certain videos online you may need to download the newest version of Adobe Flash Player.

– First, go here and click to Download
– You’ll see a blue progress bar in the top right on the Safari window
– It will download it into the Downloads folder
– When it’s done downloading, QUIT Safari from the Safari menu (don’t just close it)
– Open the Downloads folder which you can find under the GO menu when you’re on the Desktop
– Double click the file called Adobe something.dmg
– It will create another file called Install Flash Player
– Double click THAT
– Follow the directions
– When it’s all done and working, you can take the installer AND the .dmg icon to the trash

The other kind of video that people get in emails requires Windows Media Player, which doesn’t work with Lion.

To install an alternative to this, go to www.mac2school.com/tips and scroll down for the tip about the VLC Player

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Setting Picture Frame Preferences

When your iPad is asleep and locked you can still view Photos. This is called Picture Frame mode. It’s different than the Slide Show mode when you are in your Photos.

To set your preferences for Picture Frame:

Tap Settings
Tap Picture Frame
Choose your Transition
Choose how long it shows each photo, whether to Zoom in on faces, and if you want them Shuffled, in a random order
Choose which photos and albums to show