Using Leopard’s Spotlight-enhanced Help to select menu items

Posted by Ant on November 21st, 2008 at 8:49 PM under OS X Features

$Using Leopard\'s Spotlight-enhanced Help to select menu items$

If you’ve ever fumbled around a program trying to find a certain menu item, Leopard’s searchable Help section can be a real time-saver.

Every once in a while I’m forced to use a Mac that’s running a version of OS X other than 10.5 Leopard and this incredibly useful feature is sorely missed. I use it so often that it’s become a natural reflex whenever I need to find something quickly within an application’s menu system. So what exactly does Leopard’s Spotlight-enhanced Help feature do? Well, for users who are learning a new program or are just plain forgetful when working with everyday applications, valuable time is often wasted going through each section and sub-section on the Menu Bar to track down the location of a desired command.

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Sidenote: Conveniently work with & manage notes on your Mac

Posted by Ant on November 18th, 2008 at 10:24 PM under Software Reviews

There are a number of ways to take down notes on a Mac. You can use Stickies on your desktop, Dashboard’s Stickies widget, TextEdit, and other 3rd party applications. The best method, however, is Sidenote’s smooth now you see it, now you…

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How Dell ruined the industry with $500 PCs and why Apple won’t

Posted by Ant on November 15th, 2008 at 2:59 PM under Commentary

$How Dell ruined the industry with $500 PCs and why Apple won\'t$

Every so often a new wave of articles and message board threads pop up online about Apple’s refusal to offer lower-priced Mac computers, thereby supposedly hurting their chances for major marketshare gains. PC makers like Dell and…

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Grab the source files for that snazzy Leopard welcome video

Posted by Ant on November 13th, 2008 at 4:19 AM under OS X Tricks

If you’re looking for the location of 10.5’s awesome space-themed opening video, you’re in luck. It’s sitting right on your hard drive in all its full quality glory. The first time you fired up your brand new Mac or upgraded your operating…

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A few tidbits about Mail’s fancy data detectors in Leopard

Posted by Ant on November 11th, 2008 at 1:06 AM under OS X Tricks

$A few tidbits about Mail\'s fancy data detectors in Leopard$

The introduction of Mac OS X Leopard brought nifty new functionality in the form of data detectors for Apple’s Mail application. Whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, read on for some interesting tips. For new or inexperienced Mac…

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Great Mac OS X hidden gem: ‘Always open with’ contextual menu

Posted by Ant on November 8th, 2008 at 5:33 PM under OS X Tricks

The relationships between files and their default applications are often a pain to deal with - unless you know about this cool “secret” feature. Many file types can be opened with more than one program on your Mac…

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Control Quicktime playback with convenient keyboard shortcuts

Posted by Ant on November 5th, 2008 at 1:51 AM under Software Tips

Some hard-core computer users never take their hands off the keyboard. While most people don’t necessarily need to go that far, using these keyboard shortcuts to control media playback in Quicktime can prove…

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Use the power of drag and drop to create a new Mail message

Posted by Ant on November 3rd, 2008 at 1:27 AM under Software Tips

Apple’s bundled Mail application is such a breeze to use that it’s easy to overlook some of its more powerful time-saving features, including its support for drag and drop message launching. When you send an email attachment to…

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Rebuild your iPhoto library to fix common errors or missing pics

Posted by Ant on October 31st, 2008 at 9:00 PM under Software Tips

Most of the common problems Mac users have with iPhoto are easily resolved by rebuilding the program’s corrupt library. You’ll be up and running in no time. Apple’s award-winning iLife suite is known for its simplicity and ease-of-use…

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Download CrossOver Mac for free - offer only available 10/28!

Posted by Ant on October 28th, 2008 at 2:40 AM under Software Tips

The developers of the software, which lets you run popular Windows applications (including some games) on your Mac without needing to purchase a copy of Windows, are kicking their normal $69.95 price tag to the curb today…

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5 not-so-obvious Finder features new Mac users might not know

Posted by Ant on October 27th, 2008 at 12:16 AM under OS X Features

Getting used to Finder for browsing files is one of the biggest adjustments new Mac users have to make after switching from Windows. Once you’ve got the basics down, check out these tips to bring yourself to the next level. You might have…

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Ways to turn Parallels for Mac into a lean, mean virtual machine

Posted by Ant on October 24th, 2008 at 1:03 AM under Software Tips

Users who run Windows in a virtual machine via Parallels for Mac software don’t get all the speed of a native installation (such as Boot Camp), but there are a couple ways to improve performance. When I’m running Windows XP…

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