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Quick Download of Multiple Attachments in Apple Mail

To download a bunch of attachments quickly, look in the header of the email message that they came in. Make sure the triangle adjacent to the paperclip icon is pointing to the right (click the triangle if needed), and then drag the paperclip icon to your Desktop or to another folder. Release the mouse button and all attachments copy to that location.

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Andy Ihnatko Abuses Cell Phones on National TV

Our buddy Andy Ihnatko, who most of you probably know from his writing in Macworld or the Chicago Sun-Times, is breaking into TV. On last week's CBS Early Saturday show he explains, in his inimitable style, the best (and worst) ways of drying out cell phones (and by extension, iPods and iPhones) that suffer a dunking in a puddle, sink, or worse. Who knew that kitty litter worked well for bringing sodden electronics back to life?

 

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