Tag: Mac OS X
How to Hide Unused System Preferences in OS X
The OS X System Preferences app shows all of your useful tools to configure your Mac the way you want, but it also has some that I will never use. That’s why I got excited when I learned your can hide the unused preference apps quite easily. Let me show you how. Open System Preferences [...]
New Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Available on Mac App Store
Adobe released the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, its popular and newly updated photo editing and organizing tool, in the Mac App Store. They released their consumer focused Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements at a nice $20 discount over the retail box price of those two apps, but this time around the Mac App Store version [...]
Apple Updates iPhoto to Fix Multi-User Crash
Apple pushed a new update to their iPhoto app, which brings some bug fixes, a fix for crashes on systems with many users and little else. iPhoto lets users organize images, do simple edits and then share the images online or via print. The update will fix a problem with using the program on a [...]
How to Empty the Trash in OS X If It Contains Locked Files and Folders
If you have ever tried to empty the trash in OS X and received a messages saying that it has a locked files and folders, then you know the feeling that no matter what you do, you can’t take out the trash. The files stay behind cluttering up your drive and occupying needed space. This [...]
Microsoft Office 2011 Updated with Security and Bug Fixes
Microsoft offered up an update for Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac that patches some security holes in the office suite. According to the MS website: “This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with [...]
Fantastical: Fantastic Calendar Management For Everyone
As part of the recent MacUpdate Promo I downloaded and started using the app Fantastical, an OS X utility that runs in the background with an icon on your menu bar. The icon shows you the date but also interfaces with iCal to show you upcoming appointments when clicked. It also allows simple appointment entry. You [...]
9 Great Mac OS X Apps for Writing, Blogging and Journaling
Apple’s Mac App Store has a highlighted app section called “Apps for Writers” which includes a number of good alternative word processing apps called Manuscript Makers, as well as Distraction-Free apps with minimalist interfaces, apps for Journaling & Blogging and apps for saving Notes & Clippings. Let me recommend what I consider the best choice for each of [...]
Tame OS X Lion Mission Control Workspaces & Windows With Lots of Petting
Mission Control gives users of Mac OS X Lion control over their workspaces, application windows and interface as they work in Apple’s new operating system. It combines the old tools Spaces, Dashboard and Expose into one useful feature. Launching the Mission To invoke the feature click the Dock icon or swipe up on a trackpad [...]
Windows 7 versus Mac OS Lion: 7 Reasons Windows 7 is Better
Apple is expected to debut its next major release of Mac OS X, the Company’s flagship operating system for its Macintosh computer. Apple describes this release as advancing the world’s most advanced operating system. When I look at some of the highly touted features, its hard not to point out that these features have been [...]
Reeder for Mac Makes RSS a Pleasure
Reeder for Mac (spelled with ee instead of ea) is a $10 front end app that connects to your Google Reader account, delivering a more elegant interface, better sharing functionality and an overall better Google Reader experience. Before you ask, Reeder for Mac is definitely worth the $10 price for anyone who uses Google Reader on a daily [...]
