HawkWing.net is a great blog for finding tips, tricks and fixes for Mail.app — the default email client on a Mac. The site was dormant for awhile, but recently woke up and has resumed posting. Interesting side note, it’s run by Tim Gaden who is Dean of the Theological School , College Chaplain and Stewart Lecturer […]
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Is the iPhone / iPod touch 3.0 Software Update Worth It?
Chances are you’ve seen the news about the iPhone 3.0 Software Update that Apple recently released. For iPhone users, it’s a free upgrade so it isn’t really a question of whether it would be worth it — free is free! For iPod touch users though, due to the way Apple does their books on the iPod […]
MacHeist 3 Bundle Revealed
The latest MacHeist bundle has been revealed and it’s quite a good one this year. For those not aware, the MacHeist bundles are a collection of various Mac apps sold together in one package for a lower price than buying all the individual programs separately. As more people buy the bundle, more apps are added to […]
Getting Started With Garageband ’09
A great new Mac blog has started up that typically reviews new/old Mac applications, but has added a tutorial for Garageband ’09 that would be worth checking out if you’re interested in starting your own digital band: Getting Started with Garageband ’09
Backing Up
Vanessa asks: I really need to get some back up Hard Drive. I’ve heard I need at least 3 HDDs. is that what I use? Also what brand or memory space do you think is required? On a mac the best back up is a external firewire HD and then setting up time machine. Time […]
Macworld 2009 Keynote
Update: Speech is over. New versions of iLife and iWork (sites not updated currently), updated 17″ MacBook Pro and the news that the iTunes music store is going completely DRM free by the end of this quarter, as well as variable pricing on songs (no more $0.99 only, now the song price will range from […]
How safe are your passwords?
If you are like many people online you are probably using Mozilla’s Firefox as your web browser of choice. If you aren’t using Firefox then this post won’t directly related to you. However if you are… read on. Do you save passwords to frequently visited websites in Firefox with this dialogue drop down menu? If so, do […]
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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