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G’zOne Boulder Not Supported in iSync or OS X
Here we go again, my new cell phone the G’zOne Boulder made by Casio is not supported in iSync. I can’t sync my contacts, calendar, or browse the contents of the phone via Bluetooth. I had a similar problem with my last LG Cell Phone. Wh...
Customize the Menubar in OS X
The typical OS X menubar is pretty functional. Several items in System Preferences allow you to display a Menubar Icon (Displays, Bluetooth, Network, Sound, and Energy Saver to name a few) for quick access to system settings. There are many Applicati...
Change Spotlight Keyboard Command
Lately I’ve been accidentally hitting Cmd + Space. This of course activates Spotlight, the built-in Search function of the Finder. Every time it happens I’m reminded of the Simpsons episode where Homer gets the idea to become morbidly obe...
How to Edit Video Using Footage From YouTube on a Mac
So many people are creating videos for distribution on video sharing sites. To make a video, I obviously need source materials. These could come from original camera footage, stock footage (which can be very costly), or from videos I find online and ...
Edit PDF in OS X with Skim
Don't get me wrong, I think Preview is the best PDF viewer I have ever used. I typically forgo installing Adobe Acrobat even, since I find it loads slow and has too many features for me. But that being said, Preview is clean and simple to use, possib...
Customize OS X with Cocktail
There are several tweaks that you may want to make to OS X that are not available in System Preferences. Windows XP users may remember called TweakUI, a downloadable utility for changing different system attributes. There are a few freeware and share...
Peer to Peer (P2P) and Bit Torrent on a Mac
Applications like Napster and Limewire are outdated by todays standards. Peer to Peer (P2P) applications of the past meant you could download a file from one source over the internet. Newer innovations like Bit Torrent allow you to download one file ...
Use Spotlight as an Application Launcher
This is a neat tip. Type the name of any Application into Spotlight, wait a moment, and the Application will appear as the top hit in a list of the search results. Just hit Return and the Application will open....
Customize the Apple Boot Image
Want to impress your Mac Addict buddies or surprise the typical Mac user?...
Search for a File You Worked on in the Past Month in the Finder
Can't remember the name of a file you created or edited the other day, last week, or even in the past month?...
Customize The Dock in OS X Leopard
It seems a lot of people do not like the 3D Dock in OS X Leopard......
Make a WebClip with Safari
Sometimes I find myself surfing to certain websites daily. Usually, there is only one part of that website that interests me. In Safari 3, I can take a snapshot of any website and make it into a Dashboard Widget easily with WebClips. The new Widgte w...
How to Make New Stationary for Mail (Getting Started)
This post will outline everything someone will need who wants to start designing new Stationary for Mail in OS X Leopard. Hopefully, this will turn into an ongoing series about Stationary in Mail. If anyone ends up creating new Stationary because the...
How to Get Rid of the 3D Dock in Leopard
At first I didn't like the new Dock either, but I am slowly getting used to it's new appearance. But I wonder when I am running video intensive Applications, if the added transparency effects in the Dock and Menu Bar are worth processing time....
Screen Sharing from the Dock in Leopard
Have two Macs on the same network? It is rather easy to connect to another Mac via Screen Sharing in the Finder, but I have found another quick way of controlling another Mac rather quickly from the Dock. This tip may be better suited for the techno-...
Finder Looks More Like iTunes in Leopard
The Finder has gone through quite the overhaul in OS X 10.5 Leopard. Not only is the interface designed to look a whole lot like iTunes, CoverFlow is now a view option, icons have "resolution independence", any document can be previewed directly in t...
Leopard’s New Desktop
When I first start up Leopard, I am greeted with a familiar yet distinctly polished new look for the Desktop. There are a few key innovations we will review that go beyond just a stylish new look for Leopard......
Step by Step How to Install OS X Leopard
So you went out and purchased Leopard to "make your mac into a new mac" but you want the low down from somebody who has already done the process. Below I go through the step by step process from unpackaging the Leopard Install Disc to the First Login...
Get Much Needed Sleep, Relax, Lucid Dream, Induce Creativity and Awareness with a Brainwave Generator
I have been using brainwave generators for years and was disappointed for quite some time that one was not available for OS X. Brainwave generators make binaural beats that through headphones can create specific brainwaves associated with calming, aw...
The Habits of A Leopard: Prepare for OS X 10.5 in Tiger
Since Apple has taken the time to make some changes in OS X Leopard that reflect our workflow habits, I have prepared some smart tips for anyone using Tiger so the transition will be smoother. The tips in this post will help you give Tiger the look a...
Leopard’s Movies Widget for Tiger
Do you want to be ahead of the curve? Hedi over at MacAmour.com has figured out how to install the Leopard Movie Widget in OS X in 10.4 Tiger! This widget is extremely useful if you want to find movie times, watch trailers, or even purchase movie tic...
Uninstall Applications with AppCleaner
I can end up leaving huge files all over my Mac when it comes time to uninstall an Application. I don't know everywhere an Application puts files and folders when it installs. There are a few Uninstallers out there, that seek out everything to do wit...
Apples and Astronomy
Do you get excited whenever you have the chance to peer into the heavens through a telescope? Imagine peering into the universe virtually on your Mac! There are plenty of Astronomy Applications out there for OS X, since the academic scientific commun...
Diagnose and Treat My Mac with AppleJack
Recently my Macs have been acting up. Maybe its the change of season, all the pollen in the air. Perhaps my anxieties rub off on these machines. My MacBook Pro won't burn discs, my G5 has video glitches. AppleJack to the rescue......
AppleScript 101: Open 3 Applications At Once!
Sometimes I find myself opening the same four Applications when I turn on my Mac. It is so easy to automate this by writing some very simple code anyone with a computer can understand. This post shows me how to automate opening 4 applications at once...
Create Visuals with NodeBox! (Part 2: Crash Course)
In Part 2 of "Create Visuals with NodeBox!" we will explore the interface and give examples of correct syntax when dealing with common Python commands, for loops, variables, and templates. This post is a crash course in programming 2D visuals with No...
Edit and Correct Images in iPhoto
I want to get the most out of my photographs! Scrapbooking family memories with an Apple is a piece of cake, but how do I make the photos look their best? When my pictures reach iPhoto they can be tilted, blurred, overexposed, afflicted with red eye,...
Apple Internet Video Made Easy!
Now that I am done editing my video masterpiece, it may be time to output the video to a format necessary for the Internet. I have a Mac, so I can make a fantastic looking video for the web using Final Cut Studio, iMovie, or Quicktime Pro....
Wireless Connection Problems? Remember Location
A location is a set of network preferences. This tutorial shows how to setup network locations using OS X 10.4 Tiger....
