I have computers running both Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04). Both of these operating systems have very attractive default desktop backgrounds. Leopard has the purple nebulous looking star field (below right) and Hardy has the modern artsy looking heron (below left). However, these very different looking wallpapers make my machines […]
Widescreen Wallpapers: Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) Meets Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
By Sam on Apr 29, 2008 within Apple, Images, Ubuntu |
Leopard Tip - Speed Up Contextual Menu Access to Apple’s Dictionary
By Franklin on Apr 23, 2008 within Apple, Tips |
This is just a quick tip for anyone having trouble with Leopard’s Dictionary.app behaving slowly when accessing it from the contextual menu. One feature of Apple’s Dictionary I love is being able to right click on any word and select ‘Look Up in Dictionary’ from the menu. However, in Leopard this […]
Guide: Ideal Settings for Apple Mail and Gmail IMAP Syncing
By Franklin on Apr 22, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Guides |
I am a BIG fan of Google’s Gmail service. It has the best webmail interface by far and offers nearly unlimited storage. Now that Gmail allows IMAP access I am using it as my primary email service via Apple’s Mail.app. I’ve configured Gmail to check all of my other email […]
Watch hulu.com and abc.com Videos Without Commercial Interruption
By Riley on Apr 17, 2008 within Apple, Entertainment |
Even though the writers are no longer on strike I still watch plenty of tv shows and movies on hulu.com. While sites like Hulu and abc.com are convenient because I am able to watch some of my favorite shows whenever I’d like, one aspect of this format that I find particularly annoying is the random […]
A Few Tricks for Getting the Most from the Safari (3) Web Browser
By Franklin on Mar 11, 2008 within Apple, Tips | 2 Comments
I recently gave up on Firefox 2 in lieu of Leopard because of stability and memory issues. Safari 3 was a huge leap forward from Safari 2 so I decided to give it a try. Overall, I’ve found that I’m enjoying using Safari as my main browser. The only part of Firefox that […]
Apple Grows a Pair [Humor]
By Sam on Feb 5, 2008 within Apple, Coffee Break | 1 Comment
Last year, Apple realized impressive gains in notebook sales due in part to the widespread appeal of Apple’s OS X Leopard operating system and a switch to powerful Intel processors. Yet, jittery investors have sent Apple’s stock plummeting over 35 percent in recent weeks over concerns that the company’s recent income growth will not be […]
How to Encrypt Your USB Memory Stick in Case of Loss or Theft
By Franklin on Jan 30, 2008 within Apple, Tips | 9 Comments
USB memory sticks are getting cheaper and cheaper while continuing to increase in capacity. This is great but also risky since now you have that much more information that can be lost or stolen. You can protect against your data falling into the wrong hands by creating an encrypted volume on the memory stick. […]
Improve QuickLook Functionality With These 5 Excellent Plugins
By Franklin on Jan 28, 2008 within Apple, Lists, Mac 101 |
One of Leopard’s 300 new features was QuickLook (QL), a utility that allows the user to view the contents of a file without even opening it. This ability to quickly preview files is one of my favorite new features in Leopard. QuickLook is activated by pressing the spacebar on any highlighted file or […]
Save Time Everyday with These 23 Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
By Franklin on Jan 22, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Tips | 8 Comments
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of simultaneous key strokes that perform a particular task. Using these shortcuts (which often involve modifier keys such as command, option, control and shift) typically saves time because you don’t need to move your hand from the keyboard to the mouse. I use the following 23 shortcuts almost everyday […]
Broken Link Yields 10 Percent Off Coupon Code for Elgato Store
By Sam on Jan 17, 2008 within Apple | 3 Comments
In the wake of MacWorld, the Elgato online store is offering 50 dollars off of select TV tuners for your Mac. These are great tuners and they are combined with the critically acclaimed EyeTV 3.0 software. As an added bonus, I discovered that if you following this link to the EyeTV 250 Plus and then […]