Earlier today Apple released an update for iWork ’09 that squashes a number of bugs in the applications included (Keynote, Pages & Numbers) but one important added feature is the ability for Pages to export to the ePub format that Apple uses in their iBooks store and application. This allows anyone to publish an ePub […]
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Help Haiti, Get Great Mac Software
Indie+Relief is not only a great way to help out with the relief efforts in Haiti — it’s also a great list of the huge variety of indie software available for the Mac. If you’re new to the Mac and haven’t dipped your toe into the huge ocean of great independently developed software, this is […]
Is MobileMe (.Me, .Mac, etc.) Worth It?
My MobileMe subscription recently expired (Full Disclosure: I had received my account as part of a program Apple offers to resellers as part of their training website. I no longer work as a reseller) and so I’ve had to decide whether to renew my subscription or not. It’s $99USD/$109CDN per year for a MobileMe account. […]
No Genius Mixes After Updating to iTunes 9
I was stumped by this. One of the new features of iTunes 9 is Genius Mixes: Meet Genius Mixes. This new feature searches your iTunes library, finds songs that go great together, and creates multiple mixes you’ll love. All automatically. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. You may discover songs you […]
Snow Leopard Up to Date Program
If you bought a Mac on or after June 8, 2009 and before December 26, 2009 that doesn’t have Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) on it or included in the box, you can send in a claim form and get a copy of Snow Leopard for $9.95USD. Click here for full program details or on […]
iWork Trial Temporary Workaround
A special guest posting from Scott Theede: Have you ever been experimenting with iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and your free trial has run out leaving you unable to make any changes to your documents? There’s a quick way to get around that restriction, say if you needed to have a fully functional keynote for an […]
Keychain cannot be found message after upgrade install
If you’ve recently upgraded to Flash Player version 10, you may be seeing something similar to this: Keychain “name” cannot be found to store “sampleitem“ Your keychain may have been renamed, deleted, or it’s on a unmounted volume. You can then click Cancel or Reset To Defaults. The alert may appear again. Here’s a link to […]
Quick Tips
Back to the Desktop
Quite honestly the shortcut key I use the most throughout my day is when presented with a ‘Save’ dialogue box (i.e. when you go to save your Photoshop, Word, etc. document for the first time)
Simply pressing Command-D will change the currently selected directory to your Desktop. Saving files to the desktop (temporarily!) makes it easy to use, particularly if you’re going to be emailing, Twittering or Facebooking an image or document right away and not really saving it for long term use.
Command-D, enter a file name, Return and you’re done.
The Command key is the one next to your spacebar that has the word “Command” on it, or as is the case on earlier Mac keyboards, has the Apple logo.
(As an aside, ever wonder why that symbol is called “Command?” It’s a symbol for an interesting feature in a Swedish campground.)
8 Subtle Changes You May (Or May Not) Notice in iOS 4.
Every time Apple releases a new OS update, be it on the Mac or iPhone, there’s a bucketload of smaller - lesser-spotted - changes that appear in the system. iOS 4 very much continues this trend, so whilst you’re busy perusing the new update today here’s 8 little changes you may (or may not) spot.
Taking a Screenshot on iPhone/iPad/iOS Devices
Let’s say you want to take a screenshot of the latest app you are running on your iPhone or iPad (maybe to show off a high score in Carcassonne - great game btw!) to send to a friend or upload to your blog. Here’s how:
- Press the ‘Home’ button and at the same time press the ‘On/Off’ button. No need to hold them down for very long (1 second is enough).
- The screen should flash white briefly.
- Now startup the Photos app
- Inside the ‘Saved Photos’ album you should see your screenshot waiting for you.
Now you can email it to yourself or the next time you sync with iTunes it will pull the screenshot into iPhoto (or whatever photo application you are using on your Mac).
WANT: Leather iPad Case with a 100 year warranty.
Moving Apps Around
In order to move apps around your iPhone/iPad screen, you just have to press and hold on any app for 2 seconds (try not to move your finger) until the apps start shaking and some of them (non-Apple apps) get a little ‘X’ in the top left corner - you can stop pressing now:
Now press and hold on on the app you want to move and slide it to the location you want the app to be. Other apps will slide out of the way as you slide the app around.
Once the app is where you want it to be, press the Home button to lock the apps back into location.
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