{"id":773,"date":"2007-11-18T19:35:35","date_gmt":"2007-11-19T02:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/2007\/11\/18\/newsletter-416-preview-the-downsides-of-mac-tips-and-tricks\/"},"modified":"2008-03-25T10:06:49","modified_gmt":"2008-03-25T17:06:49","slug":"newsletter-416-preview-the-downsides-of-mac-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2007\/11\/newsletter-416-preview-the-downsides-of-mac-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 416 Preview: The Downsides of Mac Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was busy churning over the years churning out loads and loads of books about AOL, Mac OS X and other subjects, my publishers and editors always clamored for tips, tricks and more tips.<\/p>\n<p>So I probably spent a large portion of my research checking out the coolest tips I could find, and making sure they actually worked in precisely as described, and on at least several different Mac systems. 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