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MacinTopics.com is the place to find information, tutorials, tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your Apple products. The entire range of Apple products is covered from the iPhone and iPod line to the largest desktop systems and servers, and includes all Apple software products from GarageBand and iPhoto to Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio. The articles here will help you learn things you probably didn't know about using your Apple and Mac products. Find what you're looking for quickly using the search box at the top or browse by category at the right.

How to Take a Screenshot on the iPhone and iPad

Would you like to record a screenshot of what’s currently being displayed on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? Just follow these simple directions.

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Category: Apple iPhone

iPhone Multitasking and Quitting Apps in iOS 4

Understand how multitasking works in iOS 4 on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and how to quit apps and remove them from the list of recent apps.

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Category: Apple iPhone

How to Force Quit Apps on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Learn how to get control of your phone back if an app on your iPhone or iPad gets stuck and locks up your phone.

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Category: Apple iPhone

Workaround for the “No Music” Screen on the iPhone and iPod Touch

Are you getting a screen that says “No Music” on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad when you go to one of your playlists? If you are, here’s the workaround for the problem.

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Category: Apple iPhone

How to Bypass Youtube’s Third Party Copyright Content Matching

Learn how to bypass the youtube copyright content matching system for your videos so you never have to see those “matched third party content” alerts again.

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Category: Apple iMovie

Fill Your iPod, iPhone or iTunes Library With Free Music – Legally!

Find out where to download music on the Internet that’s completely free and completely legal. Whether you want to discover new music and new artists or just fill up all that extra space on your iPod, this is a great way to do it!

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Category: Apple iTunes

How to Use Time Machine to Make Offsite Backups

Learn how to use Time Machine to make multiple backups of your machine so that offsite copies can be maintained and updated as needed.

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Category: Apple Mac OS X

Add Holiday, Sports and other Specialized Calendars to iCal on Your Mac and iPhone

Apple offers hundreds of free specialized calendars for iCal and the iPhone showing holidays for many countries, game dates for sports team and more. Learn how to use them!

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Category: Apple iCal

Save Typing in Mac OS X with Customizable Text Substitutions

There are probably phrases that you find yourself typing over and over again. Learn how to have Mac OS X automatically fill these in for you using customized abbreviations.

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Category: Apple Mac OS X

How to Boost Your iPhone Reception in Fringe Areas

If you’re only getting 1 or 2 bars of signal strength in outlying areas, then here’s an easy way to eek out 1 or 2 more bars in many cases.

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Category: Apple iPhone