Posts tagged hints

17 Overlooked Lion Features

PCWorld is running this article about features in Mac OS X Lion that most of us don’t use and perhaps don’t even know about. Continue reading »

ShortCts.in

The web site Shortcts.in has a list of short cuts for various applications.
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MacMost

I never paid a lot of attention to MacMost, even though I downloaded its iPhone app last fall when I first got my first iPhone.
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Mac Explorer

This is a Mac blog that is new to me. They have a section for Tips & Tricks, one called Wallpapers and another one called “The Top List.”
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Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

HowToGeek writes: “The Apple iPad is the latest new toy, and we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial that we could find to help you get the most out of it.”
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Calculator app in Mac OS X

I have been impressed the the Calculator in the iPhone OS. Simply by turning the iPhone on its side you get a scientific calculator. But did you know that you not only have a scientific calculator on the Mac, but also one that will do Binary, ASCII and Unicode included calculations.
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10 Mac OS X Mail Tips

This article starts out with “Although Mail sounds like a no frills program for email, it doesn’t mean that OS X users are missing out on anything.” I don’t know where he gets the idea that Mail is “no frills.” He does make up for it later.
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10 Essential Cheat Sheets To Download

Some of these maybe a little dated, since this was posted in 2008. However as far as I can tell they look like they are still accurate. (I really don’t know much about some of them.)
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OS X Hidden Gems

OS X Hidden Gems was written on January 29, 2010 by Bryan Schuetz. I am writing this at 10:45 PM on the 30th and already 50 people have commented on the article and added tips.
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100+ Google Tricks

The full title of this article is “100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School.”

Of course, that means it is aimed at students. But I bet we could all benefit from these tips.
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Get the Most out of Adium

UsingMac.com posted this article last July 4th. Of course, Adium is a free instant messenger that links with all or nearly all message networks out. It connects to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, Google and more. Continue reading »

23 Snow Leopard Tweaks You Didn’t Know About

On Friday, Snow Leopard was officially released. We allknow that it is providing a smaller System folder and will work natively with Microsoft Exchange Server. This article aims for some of the smaller tweaks that you may not know about. Continue reading »

macCompanion Magazine

I haven’t mentioned this magazine in a couple of years. They have a wealth of information in each issue. Somehow I got away from reading it for awhile. The June issue has now been posted on line. Continue reading »

30 Tweaks for Mac

In the past we have mentioned “Pimp my Safari” as a way to tweak Safari, but what about other tweaks we can do for the Mac in general.
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More Lists of Free Mac Software

My nephew David sent me this one: “One Hundred Free Useful Mac Applications Part 1″. The author already has Part 2 posted as well. (I also found a list of 42 Apps.) Continue reading »