Articles by Ben Harvell

How your Mac can help you through school, college and university

By Ben Harvell last updated 10 November 21

In Depth Macs can help from pre-school to university

OS X Mountain Lion tips, tricks and handy hints

By Ben Harvell published 4 November 12

In Depth Hit the ground running with the latest version of OS X, as we explore some of its amazing new features.

OS X Mountain Lion: the 10 best features

By Ben Harvell published 27 August 12

In Depth Apple's new OS is here. Is it worth making the leap and can your Mac cope with the new big cat?

How to study for university courses with the iTunes U app

By Ben Harvell published 9 June 12

Explained iTunes U is an important tool for universities and students and anyone with an enquiring mind.

How to make your Keynote transitions more interesting

By Ben Harvell published 3 June 12

Tutorial Text Effects transitions in Keynote make it possible to move between text-heavy slides in a visually engaging way.

Get started with Messages for Mac Beta

By Ben Harvell published 29 April 12

Tutorial Among the many new features of OS X Mountain Lion that provide a far more iOS-like feel is Messages. Here's how to use the cross-device messaging system.

Making music with your Mac: a complete guide

By Ben Harvell published 18 July 11

Tutorial How you can learn to make music using OS X

The complete guide to AirPlay

By Ben Harvell, Laurence Cable published 1 May 11

Tutorial Apple has made a big deal about AirPlay, but what is it and what can it do for us?

Snow Leopard guide for new users

By Ben Harvell published 3 April 11

Tutorial Turn yourself from a Mac novice to a pro

Where next for speech recognition on the Mac?

By Ben Harvell published 19 March 11

In Depth Your computer can listen to you. You can control apps, dictate emails and letters and search the web on both your Mac and iPhone. So why is voice recognition not more popular?