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Most people do not know how simple it is to get information about your Mac. We start from the basic system version, hardware, etc then jump into what is the equivalent of u201cDevice Manager in windowsu201d

The Disk Utility application in utilities on your Mac is very powerful. You can format new drives, change the size and partitions of your drives and much more. Be careful though, it can also be very dangerous.

This week Mike shows you a cool program that allows you to make adjustments to your webcam. You can adjust the brightness, contrast, color, saturation and so much more with this neat little program.

Did you know you can talk to your computer and it will dictate your words into whatever application you have open? This week Mike shows you how to enable and use it.

This week we go over the built in calendar application that comes with every Mac. It connects to your calendars on Yahoo, Google, Exchange, iCloud and more. Combine all of your calendars into one view or view them all separate.

This week we show you something that so many people do not even know they have, the Apple Dashboard.

The Dashboard on your mac allows you to install widgets for all sorts of things that you can access in a second right from your keyboard or trackpad.

Last week Mike introduced you to iPhoto and this week he goes back to iPhoto and shows you how to send those photos to your family and friends.

This week Mike shows some iPhoto basics. iPhoto is the most popular photo app on the Mac and comes with any new Macs. It can do so many nice things like face detection, events, albums and so much more. This is not a complete guide but will get you started without fear of using it.

This week we take a walk through the Mac App store and show you how to navigate the store and find apps.

In this episode of Mac Minute we show how easy it is to install updates to your software and system on a Mac using the built in Mac App Store.