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Most people do not know how simple it is to get information about your Mac. We start from the basic system version, hardware, etc then jump into what is the equivalent of u201cDevice Manager in windowsu201d

The Disk Utility application in utilities on your Mac is very powerful. You can format new drives, change the size and partitions of your drives and much more. Be careful though, it can also be very dangerous.

This week Mike shows you a cool program that allows you to make adjustments to your webcam. You can adjust the brightness, contrast, color, saturation and so much more with this neat little program.

Did you know you can talk to your computer and it will dictate your words into whatever application you have open? This week Mike shows you how to enable and use it.

This week we go over the built in calendar application that comes with every Mac. It connects to your calendars on Yahoo, Google, Exchange, iCloud and more. Combine all of your calendars into one view or view them all separate.

This week we show you something that so many people do not even know they have, the Apple Dashboard. The Dashboard on your mac allows you to install widgets for all sorts of things that you can access in a second right from your keyboard or trackpad.

Last week Mike introduced you to iPhoto and this week he goes back to iPhoto and shows you how to send those photos to your family and friends.

This week Mike shows some iPhoto basics. iPhoto is the most popular photo app on the Mac and comes with any new Macs. It can do so many nice things like face detection, events, albums and so much more. This is not a complete guide but will get you started without fear of using it.

This week we take a walk through the Mac App store and show you how to navigate the store and find apps.

In this episode of Mac Minute we show how easy it is to install updates to your software and system on a Mac using the built in Mac App Store.

If you came from a PC you may look in the Apple Mail program and say "there are no contacts". But there are contacts, however in a Mac, Apple has made the decision to create separate programs for Mail, Contacts and Calendar. In this episode we do a quick walk through the Contacts application.

Last week we showed you how to setup mail and probably by now you have found your way around, but this week we are going to walk through the basics on how to get around in mail.

In this episode of Mac Minute we walk through setting up mail on your Mac.

With Mountain Lion Apple has added Notification Center to OSX. It works and looks very similar to what you are probably already used to on your smart phone. If you have an iPhone or iPad then you are very familiar already because it works almost exactly the same except you do not swipe from the top down, there is a button on the menu bar.

Did you know that with the Mac you can do full screen apps? If you have used an iPhone or iPad then you already are used to using full screen apps. Even with most Android phones and tablets you are using apps in full screen. We are not talking about maximized windows. They have been around since the 90's. In this episode of Mac Minute we show you how to use full screen apps on the Mac.

That is gestures and jesters..... On OSX Apple has added gestures. Once you learn them they can really make things work smooth when using a Mac. In this episode we describe and show some of the gestures that are available on a Mac.

If you have been using a Mac since Lion then in Mountain Lion you noticed some things are missing in the file menu in particular. If you are new to a Mac with Mountain Lion then you probably just think some things were forgotten. In Mountain Lion, for some reason Apple started hiding some options like "Save As" unless you are holding down the Option key. We demonstrate the hidden options in this episode of Mac Minute.

Last episode we showed you how to move the dock and do some other cool things with it. This week we are going to show you even more things like adding and removing items as well as how you can create a quick application launcher like the Start menu in windows.

How much have you personalized the Dock on your Mac? Most people do not even know that you have lots of options when it comes to making adjustments to the Dock. In this episode we show you how you can move it somewhere else, turn on easy to read indicators and more.

Mac OSX works differently than what Windows does when it comes to closing windows and programs. Mac users that come from windows typically are leaving programs running and do not even know it. If there are a lot of programs then your Mac could start running slow because all of the programs are using up memory. I found this out first hand recently when visiting some family members. This episode of Mac Minute show you how to close programs when you are done with them so they are not using up memory.