Tinker with Mac OS X System settings

Applications / Software

There are many tools (software applications) available for tweaking and adjusting the more advanced and sometimes hidden or obscured system and application settings on...

Best Mac Tips - July 31, 2012

Applications / Software

Easy Calculator in OS X

Looking for a fast way to do basic calculations whilst working on your Mac? There's the calculator widget, and then there is the Calculator.app...

Best Mac Tips - July 31, 2012

Productivity

Time Saving OS X keyboard shortcuts

Here's a quick list of some very useful time-saving and RSI-reducing keyboard shortcuts. 1. Select Safari’s address field If you've got a URL you have copied...

Best Mac Tips - July 31, 2012

Address Book

Best Apple Address Book alternative

I've never been totally satisfied with Apple Address Book. It's hard to say why. It pretty much does its job okay, but it always...

Best Mac Tips - July 25, 2012

Apple Mail

Changing default application keyboard shortcuts in OS X

This article explains how to change the application keyboard shortcuts for application menu commands. If you want to skip the chase (me expressing my...

Best Mac Tips - July 25, 2012

Applications / Software

Retrieving URL for software updates to manually download

Some of us don't have high-speed Internet connections. I live in a remote location and use a relatively slow mobile data stick for Internet....

Best Mac Tips - February 9, 2012

Applications / Software

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