Posts Tagged ‘os x’

Now that we’ve covered how to create and add different types of content to notes in Part 1 of the Stickies series, the next step is manipulating those notes to fit your personal preferences. Surprisingly, there are quite a few things you can do…

The Stickies application bundled with Mac OS X looks simple and perhaps a little too basic at first glance. A closer look, however, reveals that it’s actually a pretty cool program that can serve many purposes. Not everyone prefers to use Stickies…

So you’re freaking out because your Mac’s hard drive failed and all of those songs, movies, & TV shows you’ve accumulated are gone. No worries, they’re still on your iPod or iPhone and there are tools to help get them back! Aside from serving…

Although it’s considered by many to be one of the Mac operating system’s best features, not enough people take advantage of spring-loaded folders in Finder to boost their productivity. If you’re new to Macs and still learning about all..

Did you know Spotlight can be used for more than just search in Mac OS X Leopard? That’s right, it’s a multi-purpose tool that can also handle basic mathematical calculations and offer quick access to word definitions. There are a variety of…

Due to a limitation which prevents screenshots from being taken while DVD Player is running, grabbing frames from movies is a hassle. With a little trickery (or a different video player), that problem can be solved. You’ve probably seen the error…

The standardized Fonts window in Cocoa-powered Mac applications is surprisingly flexible. Did you know it’s capable of scaling fonts relatively with basic mathematical expressions? In order to take advantage of this tip, you’ll need to use an application…

Although Safari isn’t quite as expandable as Mozilla’s Firefox, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some fantastic plugins which can drastically improve its browsing capabilities. One such example is Glims — a free plugin packed with useful features. It’s not..

The Dock is one of Mac OS X’s greatest features and sometimes we tend to love it so much that it gets packed full of application icons. Take advantage of Stacks in Leopard to give your Dock some breathing room. So you’ve got a Dock that is packed…

Address Book is one of those essential applications built into Mac OS X, but it never seems to get the attention it deserves. Let’s change that with a list of tips which make using Address Book a more pleasant experience. If you’re across the…

As more of our entertainment goes digital, we’re running out of hard drive space to store these big files directly on our Macs. A possible solution to this problem is dividing an iTunes library across multiple disk volumes. To better explain the goal of…

One of the first things Mac users do to impress their Windows pals is demonstrate the magic of Exposé. Now you can awe them with a bunch of cool tricks. Oh yeah… they might even boost your productivity too! If you’re a recent Mac convert…