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	<title>MacSmarts by Dennis Wurster</title>
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		<title>Make 8) Show up as a smile face emoticon, or not.</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/make-8-show-up-as-a-smile-face-emoticon-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 20:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An email from alert reader David reads: A new question, related to my website. I recently posted a new article to my site. I posted a Word version of a recent article of mine, and used the Post as Plain Text button &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/make-8-show-up-as-a-smile-face-emoticon-or-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How do I make my F1, F2, F3, etc. keys work on my Mac?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve got a Apple laptop, your function keys have been repurposed to provide other features, like changing your screen&#8217;s brightness, or controlling your iTunes music. These &#8220;F-keys&#8221; have been around forever, living inconspicuously at the top of keyboards since &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-make-my-f1-f2-f3-etc-keys-work-on-my-mac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Use Free WiFi Safely With My Mac?</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-use-free-wifi-safely-with-my-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re settling down with a latte at the local coffee shop or waiting for your car to be repaired at the dealership, you might be tempted to use the free WiFi that these businesses often provide. It&#8217;s convenient to &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-use-free-wifi-safely-with-my-mac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mac Administrators Have a Unique Challenge: Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/mac-administrators-have-a-unique-challenge-apple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New hardware is a mixed blessing to many Mac admins. Here&#8217;s what is going on, if you&#8217;ll permit me to put on my analyst hat: Apple nearly always revises the build of OS X to go with new hardware. They &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/mac-administrators-have-a-unique-challenge-apple/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resetting an OS X Password</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/resetting-an-os-x-password/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Elsewhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the mailing lists I subscribe to, Consultant Talk, had a really well-written post recently. Chris Hart posted three different ways to reset a Mac admin password.  I thought it was so well organized that I wanted to share &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/resetting-an-os-x-password/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MacSmarts Review: Marware CEO Hybrid for iPad2 Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at Marware are at it again, extending their line of iPad cases to the iPad2, offering six different choices in various colors and materials. Their most popular case is the &#8220;CEO Hybrid for iPad2&#8243;, a folio-style case that &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/macsmarts-review-marware-ceo-hybrid-for-ipad2-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How do I type a &#8216;Service Mark&#8217; character with my Mac?</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-type-a-service-mark-character-with-my-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The short version? You can&#8217;t. Unlike ®, ©, and ™, the Service Mark ℠ doesn&#8217;t have its own reserved key on the keyboard. We have to dive a bit deeper, but it is in there! Here&#8217;s how to find it: &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-type-a-service-mark-character-with-my-mac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smartpens: Lightscribe Echo vs. Lightscribe Pulse?</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/473/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 17:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I got a question from a friend the other day: &#8220;Hey guys! Know anything about the live scribe pen? I see Best Buy has them, 3 different ones. Would you be able to check it out and tell me what &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/473/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Use Canandaigua National Bank&#8217;s website with your Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/use-canandaigua-national-banks-website-with-your-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.macsmarts.com/use-canandaigua-national-banks-website-with-your-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Troubleshooting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled upon an interesting problem last week with a client. She was a member of Canandaigua National Bank, and was trying to use her Mac to get to her account balances. But no matter what she tried, she received &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/use-canandaigua-national-banks-website-with-your-mac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How do I reset my administrator password?</title>
		<link>http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-reset-my-administrator-password/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alert reader Ben writes: I bought a used MacPro. In setting up it asks for an Admin password which I don’t have. I have forwarded the question to the seller. In the meantime can I reset the password myself? How? &#8230; <a href="http://www.macsmarts.com/how-do-i-reset-my-administrator-password/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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