I have finally resolved an issue with my Mac OS X 10.5.7 iCal calendar that has been annoying me since I converted from PC to Mac almost exactly one year ago. For some reason I could not delete my birthday! Because I’m now using Address Book birthdays — instead of having unique iCal [...]
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One of the cool features in Mac OS X is the ability to “quick view” a file without actually opening it. If you have an item selected (highlighted) in a Finder window or on your desktop — or even a file embedded in an email message — just hit the spacebar and you’ll get [...]
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The software programs I use most frequently on my Apple MacBook Pro:
Firefox
Adium
Photoshop
Coda
iTunes
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Whoa! I had no idea that you could use GarageBand and iTunes to create custom iPhone ringtones from any song in your iTunes library. That is bitchin’!
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Thursday December 4, 2008
For some reason that makes little sense, Apple decided to not include one of the words I use most frequently in the iPhone’s internal dictionary. So if I ever send you a text message saying that something is, “ducking awesome,” or that you need to, “get the duck out,” that is why. A [...]
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Saturday November 22, 2008
Want to change your Dock icons in Mac OS X? It’s pretty simple, if not obvious. Here’s how:
Find the icon you want to use and copy it (Cmd+C).
Find the application for which you want to use this new icon in Finder’s “Application” folder.
Right-click the application and choose “Get Info”.
Select the existing application icon [...]
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Jim just showed me a bitchin’ cool Mac trick:
If you press Shift, the Apple (“command”) key, and the 4 key at the same time, it will change your mouse cursor into a targeting device. Then hit the space bar and your cursor will turn into a camera icon. Use the mouse to move [...]
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Crap. There goes the rest of 2008. Take a look at Frenzic (iPhone version), “a fast-paced, addictive game that makes Tetris look like child’s play.”
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I really can’t say enough good things about Adium. This awesome little Mac app lets you connect to ICQ, AIM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, iChat, and GTalk instant messenger contacts all in one place. It is the holy grail of IM clients. I’ve been using it for a few weeks now and am [...]
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