There are some interesting Mac tips in this December MacWorld article .
Before you try the "Dock and the Keyboard" tip, you will need go to System Preferences --> Keyboard & Mouse --> Keyboard. Check the box next to:
"Use all F1,F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
When this option is selected, press the fn key to use the
special features printed on each key."
Posted: December 17, 2007 7:55 am | 0 comments
Tags: 10.5, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Mac Tips
CreativeTechs publishes weekly TechTips via email. I have found some of there "TechTips" to be very useful.
Especially for Adobe applications.
Click below to see the latest TechTip, "Don't crop use Photoshops Trim feature"
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/dont_crop_use_photoshops_trim_feature.ht...
Click lik below for more information or to sign up for weekly emails.
http://creativetechs.com/tips/
Posted: December 3, 2007 12:15 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Adobe, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Macintosh, Tech Tips
Sometimes Apple changes things for the better and sometimes they take a good thing and change it.
Change is good, change is necessary, but if it isn't broken then don't fix it.
One of my biggest pet peeves with Apples new OS is the dock changes and Stacks.
I like my dock on the left hand side of the screen. But when I put it there the system acts all flakey
and pinwheels and delays. It also loses the sleek new transparency and look. The fix is to put the dock back on the bottom of the screen.
More importantly, I could right click on a folder in the dock and get a hierarchical popup of the contents.
Really, cool, really nice, makes migrating through a lot of nested folders easier and quicker. Leopard's introduction of Stacks wrecked that functionality.
Don't get me wrong, Stacks is a good thing, but I don't understand why Apple had to get rid of something useful and good for something new. Instead of just having the option to "Fan" or "Grid" why not have a 3rd option, "hierarc ... more »
Posted: December 3, 2007 9:24 am | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Stacks
Nice basic article from MacWorld Magazine
http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/secrets/jan08workingmac/index.php?lsrc=m...
-Time Machine
-Setting up email
-Spaces and Special Spaces
-Sidebar and dock
-Stacks
-Voices
-Troubleshooting account
Second only to backing up your files, this is a very important step that can save you hours
and hours of frustration
-Parental Controls
For those of us who have kids with inquiring minds and quick fingers...
Posted: December 3, 2007 8:50 am | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Mail, Mac Help, Mac Leopard OS, Mail
In October Apple acknowledged a problem with the new silver iMacs freezing after an update was installed.
Not all silver iMacs need the update, click on the link below for more information:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/15/imacgraphics/index.php
Posted: November 19, 2007 5:06 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Hardware, freezing, Mac, Macintosh, update
"When Mac users need to create a database, they turn to FileMaker Pro more often than not. But for less complex tasks—cataloging the media you own, managing contacts, or keeping tabs on a project—an individual user firing up FileMaker is a bit like grabbing a hammer when you need a flyswatter. It’s overkill."
Click the link below for more information:
http://www.macworld.com/2007/11/firstlooks/bento/index.php?lsrc=mwweek
Posted: November 19, 2007 1:02 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Macintosh
