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             Heard about Apple’s iCloud beta and wondering how you can use it to download all your previously purchased apps, songs, and books in iTunes? Well you’re in luck, because with iTunes 10.3, it’s easy (although music is currently limited to US users only. Sigh.) Read on to find out how, after the break.[Inside iTunes]Here’s how to re-download...

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The iPad is one of the safest computing devices you can use. Its combination of hardware and software security translate to a device that’s probably more secure than your PC or Mac—especially if you take the right steps to secure it.Because there are currently no known remote attacks against iPads, the biggest security risk is physically losing the device. Thus, the first step is to...

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         Plenty of iOS apps let you remotely access your Mac (as well as Windows and Linux PCs), and the iPad is an excellent platform for them: Because the tablet runs all of its programs full-screen, a remote-control app turns your iPad’s screen into your Mac’s. But while there are lots of these apps, one thing differentiates the best from...

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Among other things, the iPad is a great way to save paper: It lets you carry around all kinds of digital documents that you might otherwise have had to print.But from time to time you may still need to print data that’s on your iPad—business documents that you created in Pages and Numbers, for example, or driving directions to hand someone who’s not...

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Step 1. Prepare your fileUse Photoshop to open an image you’d like to edit; for this example, I’ll use the photo of a coffee mug. Once open, locate the Layers panel (Window -> Layers). You should see only one layer, called Background. Control-click (or right-click) this layer and, from the contextual menu, choose Layer from Background. You’ll be asked to name the layer;...

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