When I bought my first Mac several years ago, it took a while to figure out how to do all the stuff I already knew how to do on my PC. While I am a techie, geek and Mac Addict and spent the time figuring this stuff out, there’s no need for you to have […]
Keep Your Computer Awake!
I love showing my friends YouTube videos when they come to my place, but I hate shaking that mouse to keep the screen from dimming. Sometimes in protest I turn the screen/power saving off, but then I forget to turn them back on. Headache!!!So I finally got sick of this and installed a slick little […]
Are you stuck?
Kendra asks,“How do I eject a CD or DVD on my Mac when pressing the eject button doesn’t work?“This is a great question that I myself had to search apple support for the answer when I first had this problem on my first mac. Especially when you think that a stuck disc is going to […]
Mac Tip of the Day: Expose and Aluminum Keyboard
If you have been a mac user for long enough time you will know all about the Expose feature. If not then here is a quick review.…Expose allows you to quickly do the following:See All the windows you have open,Push all windows to the side to quickly view just your desktop,See just windows from the […]
Mac Tip of the Day: Email attachments quickly
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to send email attachments there is no faster way than by using Mail. We all know the standard way. Open Mail…Select New Message…click onthe Attachment Paper Clip icon…fill out your email…and Send. There is actually a much quicker way to do this. Just take theattachment you would […]
Tip of the Day: Spotlight
How often do you use “Spotlight”? This is one of the biggest gems in Mac OS since its Tiger (10.4) introduction. To activate Spotlight, you can either click on the magnifying glass on the top right of your screen, or use the keyboard shortcut: command + spacebar.Once you activate Spotlight, type in what you want […]
iChat Video
For those readers out there who are using a Mac, I hope you are using iChat. Long ago I got tired of all the junk MSN had to offer and since I started using iChat I won’t ever go back. However, I recently had been having problems getting a video chat going on my Macbook […]
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Create a Folder Containing Your Current Selection
Create a folder containing your current selection by choosing File > New Folder with Selection or by pressing Control-Command-N (⌃⌘N).
Handy as hell.
Six Unexpected Uses for the Application Switcher
I didn’t know about half of these.
Tip: save a copy of your Mac’s Apple System Profiler report to your Dropbox folder. If your Mac dies you’ll have exactly what you lost.
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