| | It was a long weekend here; there was lots of rain and we were stuck in the house. To keep from going stir crazy, I decided to install Lion Server on my Mac. I was planning to do the server install at some point anyway, and experiment with the various services available. I think Lion Server is going to be a hit with many home and home office users. It has plenty to offer and is a breeze to install. My plan is to produce a guide for each of the various services as I try them out. In the meantime, if you want to get a head start, I've included the first guide to installing Lion Server. Also, early this week, Apple released the first major update to OS X Lion, bumping it to 10.7.1. I highly recommend the update to every Lion user. And for those of you holding off on upgrading, this may be the right time to give it a try. | | Installing Mac OS X Lion Server I spent the weekend installing OS X Lion Server on an extra drive on my Mac. I actually installed it multiple times, checking how things went and looking for any issues that may cause problems. After a weekend of working with OS X Lion Server, I decided to create a group of guides to installing and using OS X Lion Server. These guides will be geared toward home, home office, and small business users who want to use some of the great features of OS X Lion Server to complement their existing network. The first in the series of guides is about installing OS X Lion Server. There will be more guides to come... Read more | How Is Your Disk Organized? Lion Tells All OS X Lion has many new features. Some are easy to spot; others lurk within the system waiting for you to stumble upon them. That's the case with Lion's ability to show you how much drive space is being used for specific file types. With just a click or two of the mouse or trackpad, you can see a graphical representation of the file types stored on your drives, and find out how much space each type of file is taking up... Read more | Using iMovie - iMovie Tips and Tricks iMovie is one of the most user-friendly video editors for the Mac. But easy doesn't mean limited. iMovie can produce stunning results. It's also capable of performing advanced video editing functions. All it takes to learn the basics of iMovie is a few videos to work with, and a little bit of time. We recently updated our list of iMovie tips to cover some user questions we've seen on how to import video from various devices. So, if you're new to iMovie '11, these tips may be just what you're looking for... Read more | Switching from Windows to Mac - Launching Applications If you're new to the Mac, or perhaps you have a friend who is, one common question is, Where is the Start menu? Many Windows users have a deep fondness for the Start menu. And why not? It puts many of the services and features Windows has to offer just a few clicks away. If you're used to using the Start menu to launch applications, this guide will reveal the Mac equivalents for starting up your favorite programs... Read more | | | | Macs Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Macs newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com | | | | Mac News & Events | | | Follow me on: | | | | Advertisement | |
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