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How to quickly look up maps, movies, and more in OS X

SpotlightIconXOften when you need to look up some details about a topic at hand, you open a Web browser and search for it using your preferred search engine; however, there are a few services in OS X that give you quick access to information about words you might be thinking about, or words that you might be reading. For instance, if a friend sends you an iMessage about watching a specific movie, then you might find that you can look up information about the movie, without needing to switch to any browser. Continue reading

How to quickly translate words with OS X’s built-in Dictionary

DictionaryIconXThere are a number of online translation services that you can use to translate words, phrases, or even entire bodies of text into another language; however, if you need to do so in OS X then there is a quick way to do so by using the Dictionary utility.

The Dictionary is Apple’s built-in word look-up tool that offers word definitions and thesaurus capabilities, along with access to Continue reading