Floating Info Window

Posted on February 26th, 2008 in Built-in Applications Tagged with: ,
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While an object (file, directory, disk image, etc.) is selected (most often in the Finder) and you hit Command-I you get an information window for that file. However, here’s a really cool modification: if you hit Command-Option-I the info window floats on your screen and isn’t fixed to the chosen object. Now every time you [...]

Blog article: 50 Reasons to Switch

Posted on February 18th, 2008 in Blog Tagged with:
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Net personality Chris Pirillo has a recent blog entry entitled 50 Reasons to Switch from Microsoft Windows to Apple’s Mac OS X. It’s an interesting read and may make you feel either smug because you’re also a switcher or make you question the reasons behind your move. For myself, I think that most of the 50 [...]

Stay awake

Posted on February 16th, 2008 in 3rd Party Applications, Setup Tagged with:
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One difference with my Mac that I’ve noticed is that after a little inactivity the screen dims and then shortly afterwards the screen saver kicks on. Now I know this can be modified in system preferences but there are a number of conditions to adjust and it isn’t always convenient to change them depending on [...]

Product: It’s About Time

Posted on February 9th, 2008 in 3rd Party Applications Tagged with:
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It’s About Time costs $30 and is a very simple program showing how to do common tasks on both a Windows PC and a Mac. It’s for absolute beginners and explains in very basic terms how to do functions on both systems. It shows a side by side comparison of the two systems and goes [...]

7 Tools for Switchers

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in 3rd Party Applications, Basic OS Functionality Tagged with: , , , ,
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I just read a blog post about 7 tools for easing the switch from PC to Mac. Here is my take on some of these tools. The others may be useful to you (instant messaging, remote computer access) but are not to me. File Renamer: A somewhat useful tool but more useful would be guidance for [...]

Big Unused Files

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Setup Tagged with:
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I like purging my system of big files that I don’t need. Here is a blog post that enumerates several of them. Many of these are gigabytes in size so if you don’t need them you can gain back a lot of space.

Mouse Replacement

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Setup Tagged with:
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One basic piece of advice that I’ve heard many times is that switchers should replace the Mac one button mouse with a non-Mac 2 button mouse. I used the Mighty Mouse that came with my iMac for only a day or two before getting a Logitech two-button, cordless mouse and I am glad that I [...]

Nice Touches

Posted on February 6th, 2008 in Basic OS Functionality, Built-in Applications Tagged with: ,
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There are several things that I really appreciate about the iMac that make me happy that I switched from a PC. These aren’t necessarily big things but just things that add to my enjoyment while using the computer. Here are a couple: It’s so quiet. The fans on PCs make them sound like airplanes coming [...]

Display Properties

Posted on February 5th, 2008 in Basic OS Functionality, Setup Tagged with: , ,
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In Windows there is the Control Panel. On the Mac you use System Preferences (under the Apple Menu on the far left of the menu bar). We’ll start with Display Properties (Display in the Control Panel or click right on the desktop and choose Properties). On the Mac these settings are spread over several Preference panes. Going [...]

Website: Macworld.com (rating: 2/4)

Posted on February 4th, 2008 in Website Tagged with:
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Macworld is a leading Mac magazine. I will probably review the paper version of the magazine in an upcoming post because I got a 6 month subscription when I bought my iMac. Their website is very good if a little cluttered.  There are news stories and many product reviews (including non-Mac products). The howto page has [...]
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