MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPod, Apple TV and iPhone.

   Do you find yourself rubbing your eyes from trying to read small text on a Web page? While you can use Command plus to temporarily increase font size, a more permanent solution is to set a minimum font size for you browser. In Safari, go to Preferences and click on the Advanced tab. Then, check the box next to “Never use font sizes smaller than” and select a font size.

   In Firefox, go to Preferences and click on the Content tab. Next, click on the Advanced button next to Fonts and Colors, finally select a minimum font size from the pull down menu.

   When you got your iPhone, did you wonder why the only manual that came with it was the little “Finger Tips” pamphlet? If you want to read the real manual for the iPhone you only need to go to Apple.com/support/manuals/iPhone to download a PDF version of the full Manual.

   Ever wanted to charge your iPod but didn’t want it to update automatically? To connect your iPod to your computer without automatically updating, hold down the Command and Option keys as you connect the iPod to your computer. Make sure to hold the keys down until the iPod appears in the iTunes window. It’s that easy and the same tip works for your iPhone as well.

   Here’s how to convert videos from your Mac to view on your video iPod. One way is to begin by importing the movie into iTunes. To do this, go to File in iTunes and select Import. Then right click or Control-Click the movie and select Convert Selection for iPod in the contextual menu. This converts the movie for use in your iPod.

   Here’s how you make an On-the go playlist on your 5th generation iPod without syncing to your computer. Go to Music and select a song. Hold down the center button with the song selected to add it to your On-the go playlist. You can also select an album or an artist, and if you hold down the center button it will add all of the songs from the artist or album to your list.

   Here’s how to listen to an Internet radio station using iTunes. In iTunes, simply click on the Radio icon in the side bar. Next, pick the genre of station you’d like to listen to, then choose a station. Many stations broadcast at different bit rates. Choose a bit rate below 48kbs if you have a dial up connection. If you’ve got a high speed connection, choose a speed like 128kbs.

   To change label names in Finder, go to the Finder menu, select Preferences, and click on the Labels tab. Here you can rename the labels from their color name to a label of your choice.

   Do you want to know a quick way to create a new folder? Simply use the keyboard shortcut, Command + Shift + N. This will instantly create your new folder!

   The Apple desktop background is pretty cool, but it can get old after a while. Changing the background to a folder of photos is easy. First, make a folder with some photos you like somewhere on your computer. I put some pictures in my pictures folder. After you’ve got a folder of photos, go to System Preferences under the Apple menu and Choose Desktop & Screensaver. Next, select Choose Folder from the menu. Then, navigate to the folder you just created. Once you’ve chosen the folder, you can select how often you want the pictures to change. Close the Desktop & Screensaver Preference box and you’ve got a new personalized desktop.

   If you’re in Text Edit, did you know that you can use Services to look up a word in the Dictionary?

   Simply highlight the word, Select the Text Edit menu, choose Services, then click Look Up In Dictionary. There’s your definition. Explore the Services menu to find a variety of time-saving tools which vary within each application.