How to Recursively Assign Permissions in OS X
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How to Fix Error The Document You Are Trying To Load Requires Adobe Reader 8 or Higher
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How Apple’s Change to Smart Quotes Messed Up My Database and How I Fixed It
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How to Trim Songs to the Length of Slide Shows in iMovie
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How to Fix Adobe Photoshop CS4-Could not complete your request because of a program error
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How to Scan Files to Dropbox
byI like to digitize everything and therefore I am scanning a lot of documents. There’s plenty of room to automate the process so I’m…
Excel Toolbars Disappear-How to Automate Fixing Them With Automator in Excel 2008 For Mac
byI love Microsoft Excel for the most part but there are a handful of things that irritate me about it too. One of those…
How to Use Automator and Applescript to Automate Connecting to a Specific SMB Drive
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How to use TextExpander Tabs With Merged Cells in Excel
byI’m a big fan of TextExpander ($34.95) and use it every day to type often-used phrases, addresses, etc. Recently I ran into a problem using TextExpander to fill…
How to Save Time Typing Often Used Phrases Using TextExpander
byAbout a year ago I finally purchased and embraced a program on my Mac that ranks highly in the “how did I ever do…