Missing Folders in Mail with Lion

Where did all of my folders go? Many clients are emailing me in a panic.

The triangles that used to appear next to ON MY MAC and iCLOUD and GMAIL that you could click on the reveal your folders are gone.
To see your folders, hover your mouse over ON MY MAC and iCLOUD and GMAIL where the folders used to be and you’ll see the word SHOW on the right side.

Click SHOW and all of your folders will appear.

iPad and iPhone App of the Month

Where Am I?

On your iPhone and your iPad if you have a 3G data service, you can immediately find your location on the Map.

1. Tap the Maps App

2. In the bottom left corner, tap the arrow

3. Your location will be marked with a green pin on the map

4. Turn your device and the map will rotate, based on the direction you are facing- a handy feature when you are using the Maps in walking mode.

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Fast Printing

Instead of opening up a document in order to print it, you can drag the icon of the document onto the printer icon in the Dock.

To get your printer into the Dock, open any document and print it. The printer icon will appear briefly in the Dock as it is printing. Click and hold the cursor on the icon and choose Options. Choose Keep in Dock.

Now, anytime you need to print something, just drag it onto the Printer icon.

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Favorite Apps of the Month

People are taking more pictures than ever with their iPads and iPhones. If you’d like your pictures to have a little more pizazz, check out these free Photo Apps:

INSTAGRAM: Pick from several filtered effects and borders, then share your photos on Instagram’s website.

HIPSTER: Hipster lets you create a send photographs as postcards, complete with a photo, text, location and more.

PICTURE EFFECT MAGIC: Turn your photo in a retro snapshot or a picture drawn by a pencil or paints. Or just add a frame of flowers–the choices are endless.

PICIBOOTH: Turn your iPhone and iPad into a photo booth with different backgrounds and cool effects.

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Comparing Pictures in iPhoto

You can compare two photos in iPhoto by clicking on one, holding down Command and clicking on another. Click Edit and they will appear side by side so you can decide which one is better.

This is just one of the many tips and shortcuts that you’ll learn in The Virtual Classroom courses All About iPhoto. Whether you are still using iPhoto ’09 or have the newest iPhoto ’11, there’s a course for you.

Check it out!

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New iOS 5.1 and iPhoto

With the introduction of the new iPad, there’s also a new iOS for all iPads and the iPhone.

Download the new iOS 5.1 software under Settings–General–Software Update.

Once you install the new iOS you can download iPhoto ($4.99) for your iPad and iPhone and do all the editing, effects and organizing you’ve been able to do with the Mac version.

The iPad and iPhone version also includes Photo Journals, great for sharing your pictures with friends and family on the device and online.

For a complete review of the new iPhoto for iOS 5.1, click here.

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Lion and Mail: Saving Photos and Attachments

In the newest version of Mail, the SAVE button isn’t gone, it’s just hidden.

1. In the top right corner of any email, click on Details.

2. Now you have the familiar SAVE and QuickLook options.

3. To Save a picture into iPhoto, just click and hold on SAVE and choose Add to iPhoto from the menu.

4. To Save an Attachment, click and hold on SAVE, choose SAVE ALL and choose where you want to save it.

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Adding a Person’s Photo to their Contact Info

It’s fun to have a person’s face appear when you are receiving an incoming call from them on your iPhone or a FaceTime call.

1. Find the person in your Contacts.

2. Tap Edit.

3. In the top left next to their name tap the square that says Add Photo.

4. You can either take a picture of them or choose a photo from your Camera Roll.

 

Watching .wmv Files with Lion

If you are no longer able to watch jokes and movies that friends email to you, it’s because the Windows Media Player does not work with Lion. But these is an easy fix.

1. Click on this link to download the VLC player.

2. Click on the top VLC choice for 32/64 bit

3. It will download and appear wherever you have designated downloaded files to go. If it’s not on the Desktop, it’s probably in the Downloads folder.

4. To find the Downloads folder, from the Finder screen, click on the GO menu at the top

5. Click on Downloads and find the file titled “VLC-1.1.12.dmg”

6. Double click on the file and it will open

7. Drag the icon of the orange cone on top of the Applications folder in that window and it will copy it

8. When it’s done, close the window

9. Trash the two VLC files that are still in the Downloads folder

10. Now open an email that has a .wmv that you previously couldn’t open and it will work!

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Get a Map to a Contact’s Address

Here’s the fastest and easiest way to get a map and directions to a contact’s address:

1. Find the person

2. The fastest way to do this is not to search in the Address Book but to slide to the Spotlight screen LEFT of the Home Screen and type in who you are looking for.

3. Tap on their name and you are on their individual entry.

4. Tap on their street address and Maps will open, showing you their location

5. Tap directions

6. Enter the start location

7. Click Route and you’re ready to go!

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Photo Stream

One of the coolest features of iCloud is the new Photo Stream. Take a picture on your iPhone, iPad or import from your digital camera into your Mac and that photo can be available on all the other devices.

When turned on, Photo Stream stores up to 1000 photos at a time (for 30 days) on iCloud. The photos are automatically imported at full resolution into your iPhoto Library but you get to choose which ones you save onto your iPad or iPhone.

Photo Stream works over your wireless network, so you don’t have to worry about using up your data plan for transferring these large files.

And, if you want to edit a photo on your device that’s on Photo Stream, you’ll first be asked to make a copy to save into the Camera Roll on your iPad or iPhone, leaving the original on Photo Stream.

To turn on Photo Stream on your Mac:

1. First, upgrade to Lion and also the latest version of iPhoto ’11. Update your iPhone and iPad to the latest OS 5.1

2. Then, in iPhoto, under the iPhoto menu, choose Preferences.

3. Turn Photo Stream ON.

4. In iPhoto, in the left column, you’ll now see Photo Stream.

5. New photos from Photo Stream will automatically appear in your Photo Library

Remember, photos from your iPad and iPhone won’t appear in Photo Stream until those devices have reconnected to your wireless network.

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Photo Stream on Your iPad and iPhone

To turn on Photo Stream on your iPad and iPhone:

1. First, upgrade to the latest OS 5.1

2. Then tap Settings

3. Tap iCloud.

4. Turn Photo Stream ON.

To copy a single photo from Photo Stream onto your device:

1. Tap Photos

2. Across the top tap Photo Stream

3. Tap the photo you want

4. Tap the rectangle with the arrow icon at the top right

5. Choose Save to Camera Roll

To copy several photos from Photo Stream onto your device:

1. Tap photos

2. Across the top tap Photo Stream

3. Tap the rectangle with the arrow icon at the top right

4. Tap the photos you want to copy to your device. A checkmark will appear on each picture

5. You can now either tap Save to put them in the Camera Roll or

6. Tap Add To… to create a new Album

7. Title the Album

8. The photos will now be in the Camera Roll AND in an album

Remember, photos from Photo Stream won’t appear on your device until you have reconnected to your wireless network.

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Hiding Pictures in iPhoto

If you have your Desktop Screen Saver set to use all the pictures in iPhoto, you may have certain pictures that you don’t want to include. Instead of creating a separate album specifically for the Screen Saver, you can hide selected photos.

In iPhoto, click on any picture you want to hide from view.
From the Photos menu, choose Hide Photo. An X will appear in the top right corner, indicating it is marked as Hidden.

If you don’t want to see Hidden photos when you are browsing through your Photo Library, under the View Menu, re-select Hidden Photos to remove the check mark. Now the photos you have marked to be hidden will actually BE hidden and they will not be included in any Screen Savers.

The picture is still in your Library, you just can’t see it.

To Unhide it, first, from the View menu, choose to show Hidden Pictures

Then select the photo that has the X on it and choose Unhide from the Photos menu

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This Month’s Featured Apps

FLIPBOARD
Named one of TIME’S Top 50 Innovations, FLIPBOARD creates a personalized magazine of all the things you like to read. Choose from Entertainment, Style, Architecture, Crafts, People, Food and so much more.

BIG OVEN
Recommended by NPR’s Splendid Table, BIG OVEN contains more than 170,000 recipes, a menu planner, grocery list and more. You can add your own recipes and even add photos.

UNSTUCK
If you’re feeling stuck with a problem or decision, this app coaches you through challenges using different tools. It helps you hone in on WHY you’re stuck and what ACTIONS to take to get

All of these Apps are FREE and can be found by searching in the APP store on your iPhone or iPad.

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A Hidden Calculator

Sometimes you need to do a quick addition or multiplication. Instead of finding and opening the Calculator application, use Spotlight.

1. Open Spotlight by clicking on the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your screen

2. Use + for addition, – for subtraction, * for multiplication and / for division

3. The full equation with the answer will appear in the list next to Calculator

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Add a Web Page to the Home Screen

If you have a few favorite websites that you always go to on Safari, why not make them be icons on your home page for faster, easier access?

This is especially helpful if you are a Kindle reader, since the Kindle app no longer includes a button to go the the Kindle Store.

1. Open Safari

2. Go to the desired website

3. Click the “+” to Add a Bookmark but instead of choosing Add a Bookmark

4. Tap Add to Home Screen

Now that site is just a tap away.

To Add the Kindle store:

1. Go to Amazon.com

2. Search for Kindle ebooks

3. Click the “+” to Add a Bookmark but instead of choosing Add a Bookmark

4. Tap Add to Home Screen

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No Holiday Music When You Shuffle

Now that the holidays are over, my guess is you’ve had your fill of holiday music. So how do you NOT include those merry tunes when you set your iTunes to Shuffle?

1. If you’ve created a Holiday Playlist, select it. Otherwise, find all of the music in your Library with the word Christmas

2. Click on one song

3. From the Edit menu choose Select All

4. Yes, you do want to change information about all songs selected

5. From the File menu choose Get Info

6. Click on the Option Tab

7. Check the box next to Skip When Shuffling

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Play Music From Your Computer on Your iPad and iPhone

If all of your music is stored on your computer, you can play tunes from that computer on your iPad or iPhone when you are at home, sharing that wireless network.

1. First, in iTunes, click on Preferences

2. Click on the Sharing Tab

3. Click to Share My Library on my Local Network, either the entire Library or just selected Playlists

4. You can choose to require a password to access your music or not

1. Then on your iPad or iPhone, click on Settings

2. Click on Music

3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to the Home Sharing section and enter your Apple ID and Password

4. Go back Home and Tap on the Music App

5. Tap on the More icon at the bottom

6. Tap on the House icon that says Sharing

7. Tap on the name of your computer

8. Wait a moment while the Library loads

9. Now you can access all of the music by tapping on the Playlists, Artists, Songs, etc. at the bottom of the Music app screen

 

Have a Little Google Fun

The Google search engine has quite a few hidden secrets, called Easter Eggs. To get the most fun out of them, go to www.google.com and type in the suggested search words. Then click the I’m Feeling Lucky button to activate the Easter Egg.

If you don’t see the I’m Feeling Lucky button, click on the gear in the upper right corner, click Search Settings, then, under Google Instant, choose Do Not Use Google Instant, then scroll down to Save Preferences in the bottom right corner.

1. Google Tilt: Search the term “askew” and you’ll get more than just the definition…

2. Google Gravity: Search “Google gravity” and then click the I’m Feeling Lucky button. Whoa!

3. Google Sphere: Search “Google sphere” then click the I’m Feeling Lucky button. Yeah.

4. Barrel Roll: Search “do a barrel roll” and hold onto your stomach!

5. Google Rainbow: Search “Google rainbow” and then click I’m Feeling Lucky. Can you see the rainbow?

6. Ask Google “where is Chuck Norris?” and click the I’m Feeling Lucky button.

7. Pig Latin Google: For some Pig Latin fun, Google “ooglegay igpay atinlay”

8. Google Pacman: View the awesome Google Pacman Doodle by searching “Google Pacman” and click the I’m Feeling Lucky button. Use your arrows to play a real game!

9. Google Guitar: Search “Google guitar” and click I’m Feeling Lucky. Strum away with the musical Google Doodle to honor Les Paul’s 96th birthday.

10. Google Pirate: Arrr! Search “Google pirate” and click I’m Feeling Lucky. (This one made me giggle.)

11. Google Hacker: Google gets hacked! Type in “Google hacker” and then click I’m feeling lucky.

12. Google Loco: Search “Google loco” and uh, it gets a little crazy. (Try searching something now!)

13. Weenie Google: Search “weenie Google,” click the I’m Feeling Lucky button, and watch it shrink away!

14. Epic Google: Or, search “epic Google,” click the I’m Feeling Lucky button, and see what you get.

15. Gothic Google: Feeling a bit dark? Search “Google gothic” and click the I’m Feeling Lucky button.

16. Google Flight Simulator: Enjoy the Flight Simulator when you go to Google Earth, click on Tools > Enter Flight Simulator and you’re off!

17. Ask Google “what is the loneliest number?”

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

This month’s apps are all about pure, simple, no experience necessary FUN!

MyPaint Free requires no artistic talent. Just pick a color, adjust the thickness of the brush and drag your finger on the blank page to create your very own masterpiece.

Taiko brings a set of Japanese Taiko drums to your iPad. The harder you hit the drums, the louder the sound. Swirl your finger for faster or slower rolls. For one or two drummers!

Songify turns speech into music, automatically. Speak into your device, choose a rhythm, then sit back and laugh.

Note: Even if an app is only available for the iPhone, you can still install it on the iPad and even enlarge it to full screen!

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How to Back Up Your Address Book

Even if you use Time Machine to backup your computer, it’s a great idea to have a separate backup of just your Address Book that you can save onto a flashdrive, just in case.

Here’s a free video lesson that will teach you how to do this!

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Emailing More Than One Photo

It’s pretty simple to email one photo:

1. Tap the Photos icon on the Home screen

2. Tap the Photo

3. Tap the arrow icon in the top right corner

4. Select Email Photo

To send more than one photo at a time:

1. Tap the Photos icon on the Home screen

2. Tap the arrow icon in the top right corner

3. Now tap the photos you want to send and a check mark will appear on the photos

4. Tap Share in the top left corner

5. Choose Email

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Private Browsing with Safari

Are you doing a lot of online shopping for the holidays and don’t want your family members to see what you’ve been buying?

You can set Safari to NOT include your visited websites in the History.

From the Safari menu, choose Private Browsing

Done. No more snooping or spoiled surprises.

 

iPad Tip of the Week

Typing an Apostrophe

How often do you need to type an apostrophe. It’s such a pain to press the ?123 key to switch to the punctuation keyboard.

Here’s an easy trick:

Press and hold on the ,! key and the apostrophe key will appear. Just slide your finger on it to use it.

ATTENTION iPOD NANO USERS

Some 1st Generation iPod Nanos have Faulty Batteries

Apple is recalling a series of 1st generation iPod Nanos and replacing them, free of charge. The affected products were sold between September 2005 and December 2006 and have the risk of overheating and possibly even catching on fire.

 

Click here to determine if your iPod is one of the affected units and for all of the details on replacement.

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Changing What Appears When You Re-Open a program

Lion’s Resume feature automatically re-opens all of the windows you were working in when you Quit the program. This can be a handy, time-saving feature for some people, and an annoyance for others.

To turn off the Resume feature in only certain programs, hold down the Option key when Quitting and the choice will say “Quit and Close All Windows”.

To disable Resume for all programs, in System Preferences, choose General. Below the choices for Number of Recent items, remove the check mark next to “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps”.

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Auto-Complete Text

Do you type the same phrases all of the time on your iPad or iPhone? The new iOS 5 has a slick new feature to help you with this.

Let’s say you often type “Love you much” in your emails. You can create a shortcut so that, when you type LYM it will automatically type the complete phrase.

1. Tap Settings

2. Tap General

3. Scroll all the way down to Keyboard

4. Scroll down to Shortcuts

5. Tap Add New Shortcut…

6. Type in the complete phrase, ie: Love you much!

7. Next to “Shortcut” type the letters you want to use for that phrase, ie: lym

8. Tap SAVE

9. Open up Mail and try it!

10. You can create many different shortcuts. I’m not sure if there is a limit to how many you can create.

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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

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

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Format Text in Mail with iOS5

It’s true. Now you can bold, italicize and even underline text in Mail. And you can indent paragraphs too.

1. Select the text you want to change

2. Tap the right arrow at the far right of the Cut, Copy, Paste menu

3. Tap BIU to change the format or Quote Level if you want to indent

4. Tap your desired format choice

5. Tap on the page to get out of the menu