My wife got me a Mighty Mouse for my birthday last year and it’s been just a huge help. I have recently started using as a clicker it to control keynote for Sunday gathering presentations. Yeah, I can sit anywhere I want in the coffee shop and advance slides (up to 30 feet away). The mouse is super nice for working on details of graphics,
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I just read through this visual posting by Galen Gruman at ITWORLD.com entitled ” The UI challenge: Windows 7 vs Mac OS X“ and it’s very good. Here Gruman compares several aspects of the now Mac OS Leopard and then soon Windows OS Windows 7. Windows 7, in my testing, is a very good operating system, and of course, Leopard is also a very good
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Syncing calendars may not be your forte, but if you want to stay connected to your schedule at home, at work, and perhaps, at play, then you may want to keep reading. If you read anything here, you know I nearly always explain the Mac side of life and mention briefly that the same procedure is possible (perhaps) on Windows. Well, I’m not going to throw
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I have been using Windows XP everyday since the beginning of March, where before I was strictly Mac. I grew up being a big Windows user and thought I knew it inside and out. Then just last year I made the switch. Now I’m two faced. I use both all the time. And recently, having gained embraced all sorts of new and old Windows shortcuts,
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I never thought I would install windows on my mac… So I’m a avid slideshow maker and unfortunately, Mac software lacks in this area. On PC I use to use Proshow Gold all the time, and since it is so versatile, but not available for the Mac platform, I decided to use my version of Windows7 Beta and my Mac to get the job done. Well,
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The new safari 4.0 beta is insanely fast (thanks to my brother for the heads up). What’s new you ask? Well for starters, there’s a new engine under the hood. According to Apple, it’s called the “Nitro Engine:” Using the new Nitro Engine, for example, Safari executes JavaScript up to 30 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and more than 3 times faster than Firefox
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Mostly Mac: There are many ways to free up space on your hard drive, on mac, your “start up disk.” Let me point out a few: Download and Run Onyx (reviewed in Tricks of the Trade: Current Mac Apps and More Software Means Productivity) Uninstall Apps with AppCleaner (mentioned here More Software Means Productivity) Delete music in iTunes that you really don’t listen to There are many other
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Sometimes you just need to see everything. Luckily, you don’t need a special pair of hi-tech glasses to see every file on your computer. Viewing hidden files on Windows is easy. Open a folder, go to Tools, Folder Options, View tab, Under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders. Viewing hidden files under Mac OSx Leopard, is easy…once you set it up
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Just what I said… But I need a clause… “Only a guy like me would appreciate file extensions…” on a Mac. File extensions on a PC leave much to be desired, and for the most part, on a Mac too…except for when it comes to applications. For example, let’s compare Microsoft Office (PC version) to the Apple iWork suite. Word – .docx | Pages –
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I’m always reading up on software, tips and tricks for computers. I even compiled a list of my most favorite software tools when I was deep in the Windows enviroment. But since I crossed over into the Macworld, I have a new list of current favorite apps. Before I list what they are, I’d like to mention that I’ve been reading, among many: The Unofficial
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Reviewed here are two of my favorite Mac Additions: GimmeSomeTune (for iTunes) and Lab Tick.
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The move to Mac has been nothing less than exhilarating these last few months… except for one massive set back. By personal stupidity, said macbook pro now holds the scares of a recent mishandling. The bruises, I fear, will never heal, especially the ones in my heart. Thankfully, it forgave me, by not giving up on me in any way. >>Sorry Mac. I should have
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In light of certain events, as of late, I have made the cross over to the mac world: 15″ 200HD silver MacBook Pro with OSX Leopard. After spending a half day transferring old files, I now have nothing to do. I am just amazed at the craftsmanship and technology that’s crammed into this mid-sized laptop. And Leopard is awesome. It doesn’t need anything. It is
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