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Use Help Menu to Find Menu Items
Today’s design applications have lengthy menus filled with options. And some of them move around with each new version. (Thanks, Adobe!) If you don’t use them every day, you can forget what’s where. Mac OSX10.5 Leopard comes to the rescue with its Help menu, available in every application at the far right end of the application’s menus. [...]
Continue reading...Sneak a Peek at a Deleted File
26. July 2009
If you’ve done a Spotlight search in Time Machine to find a lost or deleted file, you could end up trawling through dozens of Finder windows to find what you need. To get a quick look at a file before taking the time to restore and open it, make sure that the item listing is [...]
Continue reading...Go with the Flow
25. July 2009
Leopard gives you the option of viewing your files in an iPod-style “Cover Flow” view — so now you can flip through your files like a stack of CDs. This view is especially useful for searching through photos and other graphics files. You may already know how to switch Finder windows between Icon, List, and Column [...]
Continue reading...Organize Automator with Custom Action Groups
28. June 2009
Many Mac OS X applications allow you to organize items in custom ways. The Finder lets you file things in folders; in iPhoto, you can add photos to albums; and so on. The Automator application that’s included with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard offers the same capability. Create custom action groups to organize any third-party actions [...]
Continue reading...Get Instant Maps
4. June 2009
In Leopard, your Address Book doesn’t just tell you where to go — it shows you! To get an instant map to any address, just Control/click on the address field of a contact card (or right-click if you have a two-button mouse). Then select “Map Of.” This command opens Safari (if it’s not already open) and reveals [...]
Continue reading...Quick View Presentation Mode
2. June 2009
Here’s a cool trick. When in Finder, you can quick view a file without opening it’s associated application. Great for text files, pdf, html, php, doc, xls, and so on. Did you know you can open the file in full screen (presentation mode) by holding down the Option key before clicking the quick view eye button? ~ [...]
Continue reading...Sharing
29. May 2009
Remember how in Tiger you only had a “Drop Box” to share your files? Unless you fiddled with “sharepoints.” Now in Leopard, you can share any folder and alter the permissions. Jump into System Preferences > Sharing. Click on “File Sharing.” (You may have to turn File Sharing on first). Add or remove Shared Folders, then [...]
Continue reading...Managing Your Login Items
30. April 2009
Your Mac lets you decide which, if any, applications open automatically each time you log into your account in Mac OS X Leopard. For example, you might want iChat and Mail to open every time you sign on. These automatically opening programs are called “Login Items,” and here’s how to manage them. From the Apple menu, [...]
Continue reading...Searchin’ Safari
12. April 2009
Safari’s search features are more powerful than ever in Mac OS X Leopard. To search a web page for text, type Command/F, which opens the “Find” banner near the top of the browser window. Type your search term. (No need to press Return.) Safari instantly tells you how many times the term appears on the page. The [...]
Continue reading...Switching Apps Within Exposé
11. April 2009
Once you have Exposé invoked (you pressed either F9 or F10), you can toggle through your open applications and Finder windows by pressing the Tab key. Press the Tab key once and the next open application and its miniaturized windows come to the front. Press Tab again, it goes to the next open app. Want [...]
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Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
22. September 2009
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