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Tell OS X How to Handle CDs & DVDs 2006-09-13 18:54:37 I normally insert blank CDs when I want to burn an Audio CD in iTunes or when I want to make a Data Disc in Roxio Toast Titanium. So, say I set When you insert a blank CD to Open iTunes, then iTunes will always load and bring to front when I want to burn a Data Disc. I think this is annoying... Read more:Handle
Step By Step Guide to iTunes 7 2006-09-13 01:34:03 Apple just released iTunes
7 with a slew of new iPods today. So, let's take a look at some of the new functionality inside iTunes. Cover Flow, Remember Position, Gapless Albums, and Backup to Disc to name a few... Read more:Guide
CoverFlow 2006-09-12 19:47:20 Last night I went on an Album Art binge. I started looking at all the different ways I could import Album art for my entire iTunes Library. There are a few cool utilities out there that updated my Album Art in iTunes, but most of them failed to find images for some indie rock albums in my collection. Sure, I know some of these are hard to find even on record store shelves. Enter CoverFlow.
Print to PDF 2006-09-11 03:19:42 I travel often and find myself relying on Print
Shops, Staples or OfficeMax for all my printing needs. Usually I just need a PDF of my document so I can email the job to a printer. PDFs are amazingly small files with fantastic graphical results. Even if I have access to a printer at home, I usually print to a PDF just to have a backup of my document. I simply open the PDF in preview and print via my local printer. Printing to a PDF is easy in OS X.
NeoOffice 2006-09-11 02:59:59 Now you can throw away your free trial version of Microsoft Office! OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform, multi-lingual, open source office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. Now it is available for PowerPC and Intel Macs. Great for students because it's free.
Label Finder Items 2006-09-07 17:26:59 Sometimes I find myself in a folder thats contains a bunch of files and it is hard to narrow down the exact folder or file I want to go to. This is particularly annoying when I visit a folder a lot. Turns out they thought about this over at Apple. I can color code files and folders! Read more:Label
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Open With 2006-09-06 15:35:52 Sometimes I install applications and the install associates files with the application that I don't want it to. For instance, one annoying thing with Adobe Creative Suite 2 is when Acrobat associates PDF files with itself. Acrobat is slow loading and has too many buttons for me to effectively navigate through a PDF. Preview is an amazing application for viewing PDFs, on the other hand. OS X makes it easy for me to quickly change what application handles a certain file.
Firewire Target Disk Mode 2006-09-05 17:51:50 In the catastrophic event of a Hard Drive failure or OS X crashes, I boot up my Mac in Target
Disk Mode. If I want to Migrate my data from one Mac to another, I need to use this method. Sometimes I even share files over my firewire cable with friends. If I have an older G3 that does not have a DVD drive, I can use Target Disk Mode to install Tiger OS X 10.4. Read more:Firewire
SlapBook 2006-09-04 20:00:09 Wow! Now I can slap my Macbook Pro to change Desktops in VirtueDesktops!
Apple just announced Spaces, a Desktop Switcher for OS X 10.5 Leopard at WWDC. This is kinda old news for all us Mac Geeks, because we have been using VirtueDesktops for quite a while.
VirtueDesktops is a freeware Desktop Switcher solution. It allows [...]
Customize My Icons 2006-09-04 18:14:59 Sometimes I get tired of looking at the same screen all the time. There are plenty of themes out there I can use to change the entire look of OS X. After being a Microsoft user for so long, I take comfort in the intuitive interface and clean aesthetic of OS X. One easy thing I can do to alter the look of my computer is change the icons! Read more:Icons
I Have A Dictionary? 2006-08-31 22:56:27 In any Apple application you can Highlight a Word and Press Cmd+Ctrl+D to lookup the word in Dictionary
, an application that comes packaged with every Mac. This feature will sadly not work with Firefox, but it works fine in Safari and Preview. Adium worked too.
G5 Digital Clock Hack 2006-08-31 16:59:42 Ever wonder how you could turn your G5 into an oversized alarm clock? Anders Lundberg sure figured it out and illustrates on his website how to make one. You can purchase kits or fully assembled clocks to stuff right in your G5. They are completely autonomous, so no voided warranties.
http://www.paulanders.com/G5-LED/edel4.htm Read more:Digital
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SlimBatteryMonitor 2006-08-29 22:19:20 SlimBatteryMonitor is a customizable battery monitor for the Menu Bar. It replaces the existing one with a monitor that even tells you how much time is needed to charge the battery. The icon takes up less space, runs in the background and will be visible only when you want it to be.
Watch Videos With VLC 2006-08-29 21:55:57 VLC is an amazing cross-platform Video Player that supports many different formats without the need to download additional video codecs. If you are not using this application to watch videos and DVDs, you should be. VLC is perfect if you do not want to upgrade to Quicktime Pro.
Drag and Drop Everything! 2006-08-29 21:05:52 So you are used to that stuffy Microsoft Windows interface. Remember always having to go to My Documents:Folder:After Folder:After Folder until you got to the destination of the file you wanted? Are you stuck in the same rut using your Mac? Let's find out how to create some Shortcuts to your favorite folders. Read more:Everything
Full Screen in Quicktime Without Going Pro 2006-08-29 20:28:42 Here is a pretty simple solution to getting Full Screen in Quicktime Player without going Pro. Usually I would suggest downloading VLC (Virtual Lan Client), a much more versatile Video Player. But, this is a cool little hack that even a novice user could complete. Read more:Going
Get Vivid Colors Out of Your Mac 2006-08-25 00:30:41 Apple computers are wonderful graphics machines. But, when you get one out of the box the colors are usually washed out. If you hook your new Mac up to an external display, the color settings are reset for that monitor. I am a Graphic Designer, which means color is important to all of my work. Most people don't notice that there monitor is washed out in the first place. After you complete this short tutorial, you will see a world of difference in the colors your monitor displays. Read more:Colors
Quick Shut Down 2006-08-24 08:21:21 Do you get annoyed by that pesky window that appears every time you want to shut down or restart? Read more:Quick
Backup Your Mac for Free! Automator to the Rescue! 2006-08-24 03:51:00 Someone along the way in your computer experience must have told you to Backup your computer or risk losing all your precious pictures, videos and documents. Many programs have been created to help you backup your computer. Most of them cost money. This is where Automator comes to the rescue! Read more:Rescue
MacStyles 2006-08-23 00:34:56 Stumbled upon this awesome website that makes customized decals for MacBooks, Mac Minis, iPods, iBooks and Powerbooks too. Where’s the G5 decals? Many different styles to choose from. The materials they use will project your laptop from scratches and normal wear. Some of the designs look pretty rad.
MacStyles Product Website
How to Recover Your Stolen Mac 2006-08-22 07:04:52 Wow! Sometimes I am simply amazed by the software gadgets that are out there. Undercover is one of the most innovative applications I have seen in years. Worried about your Mac being stolen?
Keyboard Shortcuts Make Your Life Easier 2006-08-22 07:04:06 Apple designers want you to use the keyboard for everything. It's nice to have a mouse, but why should you always have to direct it to the top of the screen to drag down a menu? That's why keyboard shortcuts are handy. Read more:Shortcuts
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Tired of Spotlight? Try Quicksilver 2006-08-22 07:02:51 Frustrated with Spotlight
? Want instant results when searching for documents? Tired of filing through Finder window after Finder window? Quicksilver
solves all this with a simple interface and instant generation of results.
How Do I Install RAM in a Mac? 2007-05-11 12:38:16
Buying RAM for an APPLE can be tricky but installing it is a piece of cake! Some RAM may have the correct specification but simply won't work. Find out more about upgrading memory in an Apple computer...
Get Acquainted with the Finder 2007-05-15 01:25:18 The Finder
is the way we browse and search for files in OS X. It is comparable to Windows Explorer on a PC. When I turn on a Mac for the very first time, the Finder stares me in the face. It is the first application we use when using a Mac. It is good to know all that I can do with it.
Sherlock 2007-04-07 16:23:49 I have lately grown restless and annoyed with my growing clutter of Widgets. I turned to Sherlock and found some useful features.
Growl 2007-04-07 16:05:24 Growl is a system notification application that resides in System Preferences...
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