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Change the Default Font of Notes App in OS X Mountain Lion : The new Notes app in OS X Mountain Lion features a default font that is hard to read and looks a bit goofy. If you want a more professional looking font that’s easier on the eyes, you can easily switch the default font from “Noteworthy” to the always classic Helvetica. From the Notes app, pull down the “Format” menu Open the “Font” submenu followed by “Default Font” and select “Helvetica” for the cleanest looking font, or choose “Marker Felt” to match the default Notes font in iOS Changes take effect immediately. Helvetica is shown below: Formatting can be lost as you’ll see in this video: You can change it in the iOS Notes app too .

Google adding Siri, Google Now like functionality to its iOS Search app in a couple of days [Video] : Today, Google has announced that it is rolling, in a few days, out a new version of its its Google Search application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The new version is notable in that it brings Siri and Google Now like voice search functionality to the App Store app.  The Verge  is on hand at the announcement, and they noted you can “ask for the weather in a natural way” and it will provide results. Search Engine Land is also on hand at the event, and they provide some more details. Notably, you can search mapping info, theme songs, and information about people, and conduct math calculations. This sounds just like Siri and Google Now, complete with contextual awareness. The app is not out yet: it’s coming in a few days. When it is, it will be available here in iTunes. Read more at the Official Google Blog .

Mountain Lion 101: Silencing Notification Center alerts : Mountain Lion 's Notification Center is handy. It displays banners and alerts from notification-aware apps to keep you informed of changes, like a new Twitter mention, Calendar event or email message. That last one can get distracting, depending on how much email you receive. Here are some ways to tame email alerts: Disable alerts and banners in System Preferences. Open System Preferences and click Notifications. Select Mail from the list on the right and then click None. You'll no longer see email notifications. Quit Mail. Apple's Mail app won't push notifications if it isn't running. Turn them all of at once. Open Notification Center on your Mac and swipe up to the very top. Move the slider labeled Show Alerts and Banners to the Off position to silence all pop-up alerts and banners (they still appear listed in Notification Center itself). Slide it back to On to restore alerts and banners. If you...