Matthew JC. Powell - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 6/09/2001 Setting up a simple Web server

The Mac provides an extremely simple way to turn your computer into a Web server.

Article | 6/08/2001 Uninstalling Mac OS X

OK, so you've hopped straight on the OS X bandwagon - as soon as you possibly could, you installed the "world's most advanced operating system" on you...

Article | 11/07/2001 Mac OS - Make Mac OS X more familiar

Mac OS X is the biggest change to the way the Mac works in, well, ever.

Article | 5/05/2001 How to quit the Finder

In pre-OS X versions of the Mac OS, the Finder is there all the time, even when neither you nor an application is using it. But you can make it go awa...

Article | 5/04/2001 Liven up Stickies

Since Mac OS 7.5, the Mac has had a handy little facility called Stickies. You can even change the colours, with a bit of work.

Article | 5/03/2001 Customise your keyboard

You may not be aware that the Mac includes numerous different keyboard layouts for different purposes, some of which are actually useful to know about...

Article | 5/02/2001 Get the colours right

Calibrate your monitor to get the truest colours.

Article | 1/02/2001 Bytesback

Bytesback

Article | 8/01/2001 Speed up startup

When you hit the "On" button on your Mac, do you immediately sit down and begin doing productive work? Or, like most of us, do you head off to make a ...

Article | 1/01/2001 Backbytes

Backbytes

Article | 6/12/2000 Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac

With the release of Office 2001, Microsoft's emphasis is not so much on bringing the Mac version ahead of the Windows version, as with making the two ...

Article | 2/12/2000 Mac OS - Juggling extensions

It is possible to operate your Mac more efficiently, by juggling around extensions and making sure you're running only the extensions you need to do w...

Article | 21/11/2000 Mac OS X public beta

Apple has taken a bold move, in releasing such a radically different OS.

Article | 20/11/2000 Mac OS - Manage Location Manager

The Location Manager is a master switch that enables you to alter a host of system settings all in one go, from one central control panel.

Article | 15/10/2000 Mac OS - Set up mail filters in Outlook Express 5

Bringing order to the chaos that is your e-mail inbox.