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Below is the list of iTandCoffee Handy Hint videos, tips and tricks from our 'Handy Hint Library', and from the iTandCoffee blog - all grouped according to topic/feature/app.  

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Topics

General
Apps
Backups
Basics
Calendar
Contacts
Facetime
Finder
iCloud
iTunes
Typing & Shortcuts
Mail
Maps
Messages
Notes
Preview & PDFs
Photos
Safari
Security & Passwords
Troubleshooting

Tags

Activity Monitor 
Adware 
Antivurus 
Articles 
Autofill 
Calendar 
Contacts 
Data Storage 
Disk Space 
Downloads 
Dropbox 
El Capitan 
Email 
Emoji 
Energy Saver 
Finder 
Groups 
Housekeeping 
ICloud 
Imessage 
Iphone 
IPhoto 
ITunes Backups 
Keyboard 
Keychain 
Keychain Access 
Mac 
MacOS Sierra 
Mac Slow 
Mac Tips 
Mail 
Mail Drop 
Malware 
Messages 
Moving Files And Folders 
Password 
Passwords 
Performance Issues 
Photos 
Print Addresses 
Problems 
Protection 
Ransomware 
Restart 
Safari 
Scam 
Security 
Security And Privacy 
Setup 
Sharing 
Shutdown 
Sierra 
Sleep 
Sms 
Spinning Beachball 
Split View 
Startup 
Storage 
System Information 
Troubleshooting 
Windows

General

• 33 articles with great tips, hints and 'how-tos' for Mac
• Eleven ways to show your iPad or iPhone on a big screen
• A recap of some great Mac tips from 2015
• How to get back those Typing Shortcuts when they disappear from your Mac
• This feature of MacOS Sierra makes it so much easier to manage your Mac's storage
  

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Apps

• ​How do I get Dropbox on my computer?
• Can you be selective about what Dropbox folders sync to your computer?
• How to access two Dropbox accounts at once

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Backups

• What is it with kids and their resistance to backing up their data?! 
• A timely warning for students (and the rest of us!)
• A very scary incident - is all your data backed up?
• A handy website for questions about Mac's Time Machine

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Basics

• ​How often should you Shut Down your Mac
• Where is Ctrl-Alt-Del on my Mac? / Force Quitting applications
• Enable right-click on your Mouse or Trackpad to get access to lots of 'context' options.
• Most used keyboard shortcuts
• Some more great Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
• Mac 'Sleep' settings - how to set the inactive period before your Mac sleeps, and how to require a password after it wakes
• Telling your Mac to startup with a 'clean slate' each time - preventing apps from automatically starting up each time you start up or log in
• The new 'split view' feature on your Mac   
• It's so much easier to manage your storage in MacOS Sierra             ​           ​ ​

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Calendar

• A handy feature in Calendar on MacOS Sierra
• Did you receive a heap of 'spam' Calendar invitations recently?
• A handy feature in Calendar on MacOS Sierra
  

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Contacts

• Quickly saving contacts from Mail on your Mac
• ​​Printing addresses on envelopes is so easy on a Mac

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Facetime

• How do I stop my iPad and Mac from ringing when my iPhone rings?

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Finder

• An easy way to move or save files to a different location on your Mac
• Finding your way around in Finder - The Path Bar
• A trick with Finder on your Mac
• How to access two Dropbox accounts at once
• An easy way of moving files and folders to a new location to a new location on your Mac

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iCloud

• Why does Apple's two factor authentication show I am a different location?  (In Melbourne, it shows I am in St Kilda)
• Please check your iCloud setup - not just for your own sake, but for the sake of your friends!
  

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iTunes

• Clearing up old  iTunes backups on your Mac to free up storage

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Keyboard & Typing/Shortcuts

• Finding those hidden symbols on your Mac keyboard
• How to type the cent symbol on your Mac
• Some more great Mac shortcuts  
• How to type the 'Apple' symbol on your iPad or iPhone  
• A new lot of Keyboard Shortcuts for your Mac
• How to copy text formatting from one area of text to another on a Mac
• Ever wonder where the Home and End buttons are on a Mac? Wonder no more…
• Finding those missing symbols on your Mac keyboard
• Have you discovered the wonderful 'Undo' function on your Mac?
• Finding the Emoji keyboard on your Mac
• Do you have 'right-click' enabled on your Mac?
• How to copy text formatting from one area of text to another on a Mac
• I have just discovered my new favourite Mac keyboard shortcuts!
• How to get back those Typing Shortcuts when they disappear from your Mac
  

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Mail

• Saving email addresses received in Mac emails to Contacts
• How to work out where an email link is really going to take you
• Setting up an email signature on your Mac
• How can I read windows mail files attached to my Mac Mail message?
• How to send large files in emails using a new feature on Mac
• How do you change the 'reply to' address in Mac Mail?
• A handy Mac Mail feature - Send Again
• How do you set an 'out of office' reply for an iCloud mail account?​
• How to set up an 'out of office' reply for iCloud Mail
• Creating and then emailing a Contact Group on the Mac
• How I ensure that I am not 'locked out' of my mail account when I travel?
• Notes from FREE FRIDAY session 11/12/15:  Moving from an old-fashioned POP email account to something better!
• Auto-Forwarding your Bigpond POP emails to your new email account
• How to set up your new Gmail or Outlook email account so that it retrieves your POP email from Bigpond, Optusnet, Primus, iiNet, Netspace, etc
• How can I set a delay on sending mail in Mac's Mail app?
  

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Maps

• Work out directions on your Mac, then share to phone!  

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Messages

• Receiving and sending SMS messages on your Mac

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Notes

• Have you upgraded to the new Notes app on your iPhone and iPad (and your Mac)? ​

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Preview/PDFs

• Discover the amazing Preview app, built in to every Mac
• Merging several PDF documents into a single document

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Photos

• How do you export photos from Mac's Photos app to a folder, USB stick or external hard drive?
• Do you wish you still had a sidebar in the Mac Photos app?  Well, you do!
• ​Storage issues on my Macbook Air after migrating from iPhoto to Photos
• ​Client Question: Where do I find my iPhoto photos when I want to add a photo to an email or upload to eBay or Facebook?
• Delete photos in bulk from iPhone or iPad using Mac
• Getting edited iPhone (or iPad) photos across to your computer using iCloud Shared Streams
• I edit images in Photos on my iPhone, but they don't import to my computer!
• iCloud Photo Library - should you turn it on yet?
• Getting edited iPhone (or iPad) photos across to your computer using iCloud Shared Streams
• Why  can I no longer import my iPhone photos to my computer?​     ​​
• Exporting photos from Mac's Photos app to USB, external drive or folder
• How to enable the 'Sidebar' in the Photos app
• How to delete your iPhoto library after migration to the new Photos app on Mac
• Mac crashing after Sierra upgrade - here's what was causing this problem
• Are your 'bursts' of photos causing your iPad, iPhone or Mac to 'burst its storage banks'?
• Cleaning out Bursts of Photos on your Mac​

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Safari

• My Safari uses Yahoo (or Bing) - how can I make it use Google?
• Dealing with a Mac web browser that has been hijacked by Ads
• Are you having trouble working out downloading on your Mac?
• How to save any web page as a PDF - on your iPad, iPhone, Mac or any other computer!
• Safari keeps trying to fill in fields using my Contacts - and it's driving me crazy ​
• Stop Safari from auto-filling fields with Contacts
• What to do when Safari is locked up by a nasty screen

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Security & Passwords

• Can't remember a password?  It may be saved away in your  Mac's Keychain!Have you turned on your Firewall on your Mac
• Have you turned on your Firewall on your Mac
• Is my Mac giving away my PayPal password?  Do I need anti-virus software?
• An excellent article on how to ensure your security on Mac and iPhone/iPad
• Make sure Safari on your Mac warns you if you are accessing a suspect website.
• Is it antivirus software, or snake oil?
• How to avoid Mac malware by using Gatekeeper and common sense - Macworld Australia
• New Tor-powered backdoor malware, Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor, targets Macs - Macworld Australia
• How to stay safer online - adding an extra layer of protection
• Is your Mac at risk?  It's time to talk about protection
• Finding your 'lost' passwords in your Mac's Keychain
• Please do not call the number on your screen!
• I keep getting  a message showing a sign-in is requested from a strange location.  (In Melbourne, it shows St Kilda.)
  

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Troubleshooting

• Could your Mac have a problem with its RAM?
• Practical tips on how to get your Mac performing better
• Conquer your Mac's spinning beachball
• How to check if your Mac is running out of storage space
• Have you discovered the wonderful 'Undo' function on your Mac?
• Where is Ctrl-Alt-Del on my Mac?  How do I 'force quit' when an app is mis-behaving?
• Storage issues on my Macbook Air after migrating from iPhoto to Photos
• For anyone who has regretted downloading MacKeeper to their Mac
• Macs can catch viruses too!
• How to deal with a Mac web browser that has been hijacked by ads!
• Clearing up old  iTunes backups on your Mac to free up storage
• Mac crashing after Sierra upgrade - here's what was causing this problem
• How to work out what is slowing down your Mac (and perhaps giving you a 'spinning beachball of death')
• How to check what is using up your Mac's storage - and free some space!
• How to get back those Typing Shortcuts when they disappear from your Mac
• Mac crashing after Sierra upgrade - here's what was causing this problem
• Please do not call the number on your screen!
• How to get back those Typing Shortcuts when they disappear from your Mac
• This feature of MacOS Sierra makes it so much easier to manage your Mac's storage