In this tip for the Mac, I show you how you can set with browser your Mac uses by default. You do this through the General Preference Pane in the Mac’s System Preferences. Once you download a new browser, you can easily set your Mac to use that browser by default, or if you set a browser to use by default and you would like to set Safari back as your default browser, through this General Preference Pane. See how to se the Mac’s default browser in this tip for the Mac.

In this lesson for Messages on the iPad, I show you how to send an audio clip instead of texting or typing out a message on the iPad. With audio clips, you can easily record a message and send then send it as a message. You can also set if you want to keep that audio clip in your Messages history or delete it after 2 minutes. See how this all works in my lesson on Audio Clips in Messages on the iPad.

In this lesson for Messages on the iPad, I look at the basics of sending a message with Messages on the iPad. This includes how you can view all your conversations and create new conversations. I also look take a quick look at the interface of the Messages app while in a conversation. See the basics of sending messages in my video on text messages with the Messages app on the iPad.

In this lesson for Messages on the iPad, I show you the send and receive settings for Messages on the iPad. With these send and receive settings, we are setting the different ways people can message us, basically by which email address, as well as what contact information of ours is used when we create a new conversation. See how this all works in my video on the send and receive settings for Messages on the iPad.

In this lesson for Messages on the iPad, I show you how the basics of setting up iMessage and SMS/MMS. I look at how to set up Messages to use Apple’s iMessage service to send and receive messages, as well using your carrier’s SMS and MMS services. See how this all works in my video on setting up Messages on the iPad.