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><channel><title>The Real Mac Genius &#187; average joes</title> <atom:link href="http://www.therealmacgenius.com/tag/average-joes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.therealmacgenius.com</link> <description>Discover, Master, and Unleash the Power of the Mac</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:35:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <copyright>Copyright © The Real Mac Genius 2010 </copyright> <managingEditor>info@therealmacgenius.com (The Real Mac Genius.com)</managingEditor> <webMaster>info@therealmacgenius.com (The Real Mac Genius.com)</webMaster> <ttl>1440</ttl> <image> <url>http://therealmacgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/Logo/400x400.jpg</url><title>The Real Mac Genius</title><link>http://www.therealmacgenius.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>The Real Mac Genius, always dedicated to circulating information on the latest in the tech world, presents the TRMG Weekly Podcast.  With something always going on at Apple, it is important to us Apple aficionados that you remain in the know.  Our brief weekly updates achieve just that.  And, with periodical reviews and tutorials upon request, we bring even more information to you in simple, free podcasts.  For more information, visit therealmacgenius.com.</itunes:summary> <itunes:keywords>Apple, Mac, The Real Mac Genius, TRMG, TheRealMacGenius.com</itunes:keywords> <itunes:category text="Technology" /> <itunes:category text="Technology"> <itunes:category text="Tech News" /> </itunes:category> <itunes:category text="Technology"> <itunes:category text="Software How-To" /> </itunes:category> <itunes:author>The Real Mac Genius.com</itunes:author> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name>The Real Mac Genius.com</itunes:name> <itunes:email>info@therealmacgenius.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>no</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://therealmacgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/Logo/300x300.jpg?9d7bd4" /> <item><title>The Basics and More: Text Edit</title><link>http://www.therealmacgenius.com/2011/07/the-basics-and-more-text-edit/</link> <comments>http://www.therealmacgenius.com/2011/07/the-basics-and-more-text-edit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Average Joe's Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[average joes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Basics and More: Text Edit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tips and tricks]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.therealmacgenius.com/?p=4119</guid> <description><![CDATA[Basics of How to Use Text Edit in words is a very simple version of Microsoft&#8217;s Word. Text Edit is very self-explanatory application. It will allow you to change fonts, sizes, bold, colors of words, and much more. Some of the fallbacks of Text Edit is that it does not have the special features that Word [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> <a
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href='http://www.therealmacgenius.com/2011/07/the-basics-and-more-text-edit/screen-shot-2011-07-24-at-2-28-33-pm/' title='Screen Shot 2011-07-24 at 2.28.33 PM'><img
width="150" height="150" src="http://www.therealmacgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-24-at-2.28.33-PM-150x150.png?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Screen Shot 2011-07-24 at 2.28.33 PM" title="Screen Shot 2011-07-24 at 2.28.33 PM" /></a></p><p></strong></p><p><strong>Basics of How to Use</strong></p><p>Text Edit in words is a very simple version of Microsoft&#8217;s Word. Text Edit is very self-explanatory application. It will allow you to change fonts, sizes, bold, colors of words, and much more. Some of the fallbacks of Text Edit is that it does not have the special features that Word has like making charts, or creating special documents.</p><p><strong>Useful Things</strong></p><p>Like I have said, Text Edit is a very simple application, but it also has some very useful features like Spelling and Grammar Check. Another thing that is very useful is that you can save the file as a PDF. Moreover, if you have any questions on how to use this application you can go to the Top Menu Bar, select Help and type in your problem.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>Clearly, Text Edit is a very simple Application that is very useful if you don’t want to pay for Word. Text Edit is a great application for people who don’t need anything fancy and just want to get down to writing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Stay connected at my new twitter handle to stay updated 24/7 @TRMGaveragejoes and @realmacgenius What do you think? Let us know in the comment section.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><br
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href='http://www.therealmacgenius.com/2011/02/how-to-make-your-login-speed-faster/screen-shot-2011-02-06-at-6-12-36-pm/' title='Screen shot 2011-02-06 at 6.12.36 PM'><img
width="150" height="150" src="http://www.therealmacgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-06-at-6.12.36-PM-150x150.png?9d7bd4" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Screen shot 2011-02-06 at 6.12.36 PM" title="Screen shot 2011-02-06 at 6.12.36 PM" /></a><p>Does your computer take forever to load up? Well I have two easy tips that will make you login into your Mac faster. The first way is to make sure that you do not have any applications open automatically at login. You can check this by going into &#8220;System Preferences,&#8221; then go to accounts, and click on the &#8220;Login Items&#8221; button. To stop your apps from opening at login you have to select each one and click the minus button on the bottom. Note that just clicking the box on the side does not stop it from opening at login, but it hides it at login, and that does not affect the speed of login. Another way to make your Mac&#8217;s login speed faster is to make sure that you do not have any servers, external hardrives, or memory sticks connected to you computer because it will have to load those at login. It&#8217;s as easy as that to make your login speed faster.</p><p>Let us know how this worked for you.</p><div
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isPermaLink="false">http://therealmacgenius.com/?p=313</guid> <description><![CDATA[New to a Mac? Here are some helpful keystrokes: Apple or Command Button + h = Hide Current Application Apple or Command Button + q = Quit Current Application Apple or Command Button + c = Copy Highlighted Texts Apple or Command Button + v = Paste Copied Texts Apple or Command Button + z [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
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class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-320" title="Apple or Command + m = Minimize" src="http://therealmacgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Screen-shot-2010-02-07-at-7.32.50-PM-300x187.png?9d7bd4" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a>New to a Mac? Here are some helpful keystrokes:</p><p>Apple or Command Button + h = Hide Current Application</p><p>Apple or Command Button + q = Quit Current Application</p><p>Apple or Command Button + c = Copy Highlighted Texts</p><p>Apple or Command Button + v = Paste Copied Texts</p><p>Apple or Command Button + z = Undo</p><p>Apple or Command Button + f = Find</p><p>Apple or Command Button + m = Minimize</p><p>Shift + Tab = Allows you to view current applications that are running and select them</p><div
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