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Texter - fast abbreviation substitution

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:58:50 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: If you find yourself answering many emails the same way, or need to paste in a complex bit of HTML over and over, this could be extremely helpful. Communicatrix also suggested that I look at TextExpander for the same function on Mac

Clip Source: lifehacker.com

Windows only: Text substitution app Texter saves you countless keystrokes by replacing abbreviations with commonly used phrases you define.

Unlike software-specific text replacement features, Texter runs in the Windows system tray and works in any application you're typing in. Texter can also set return-to markers for your cursor and insert clipboard contents into your replacement text, in addition to more advanced keyboard macros. Did we mention it's free?

Check out more ways text substitution can make you more productive.

Version: 0.6
Last updated: November 6, 2007
Author: Adam Pash
License: GNU Public License

Parallels or VMWare for Win on Mac?

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:20:38 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I purchased parallels so that I can test our sites in IE here on my mac, and soon after VMWare began to get great hype. I'm still really happy with how quick it is to start a virtual install of XP here and dive into testing.

Clip Source: www.tuaw.com

Like it or not, lots of us who own Intel-based Macs have to run Windows from time to time. Although Boot Camp is pretty fantastic if you need to run a processor intensive application (or you want to play games), virtualization is the more attractive solution for users who need to access productivity applications

The two big players in the virtualization field are VMWare's Fusion and Parallels' Parallels.

Parallels came out ahead in many of MacTech's tests. For certain more processor heavy uses, VMWare, thanks to its ability to take advantage of both cores, came out the best.

Apple shuts down Think Secret?!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:59:01 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Wow - I'm a pretty big Apple fan, and I agree that some of the news that has been leaked has been a little overboard lately, but this seems crazy.

ThinkSecret was a source where people salivated over even flimsy details promising new shiny gadgets to buy from Apple, and probably did more for them than any "I'm a mac" spot ever could. Now Apple themselves have sued them out of existence.

Boneheads.

Clip Source: www.thinksecret.com

December 20, 2007 - PRESS RELEASE: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret's publisher, said "I'm pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits."

Connect to a VPN in Mac OS X without losing your connection

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:02:17 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Whenever I would connect to the clipmarks VPN from my Mac, it would attempt to send all my traffic over the VPN, effectively cutting me off from the rest of the web.

This hint tells you how to stop sending all traffic to the VPN, and that did the trick for me - I can connect to our server and stay online.

If you need to set up a direct route to one of the machines behind the VPN, read the rest of this hint at the source.

Clip Source: www.macosxhints.com

To stop OS X 10.4 from creating a default route to your VPN connection, open Internet Connect (in Applications). Choose Options from the Connect menu, then uncheck the "Send all traffic over VPN connection" option. Click OK, and you're done.

To make a custom route to the subnet on the other side of the VPN connection, read the rest of the hint...

As root, create /etc/ppp/ip-up, and put in the following code

Use iTunes to make free iPhone ringtones

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:39:47 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: iPhoneAtlas has a simple step-by-step for making ringtones for the iPhone.

Check out the source for full details.

Credit to Cleveryboy in the MacRumors forums

Clip Source: www.iphoneatlas.com

Though this capability might well be removed in a future version of iTunes, it’s currently possible to turn any MP3 or AAC file into an iTunes ringtone file that can be synchronized with the iPhone.

For Windows users,

Using Windows Explorer, duplicate and rename any AAC with the extension “M4R”

Double-click on the file. It will be added to your iTunes library automatically.

Click on your iPhone in iTunes, and go to the ringtone section. You should now see your new ringtone.

sync

For Mac users,

Duplicate and rename any AAC file, then select it and choose “Get Info” from the File menu. In the “Name and Extension” section, change the extension to .M4R

Double-click on it. This file will be added to your iTunes library automatically.

Click on your iPhone in iTunes, and go to the ringtone section. You should now see your new ringtone.

sync

if you’re starting with an MP3 or WAV file, you can first select it in iTunes, then choose “Convert selection to AAC”

iWant One

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:27:59 GMT

clipped by: Julia Bradley
clipper's remarks: As an extremely happy user of one of the very first 128k Macs back in the day, I doubt the price of the new iPhone will be a limiting factor in its sales. I willingly spent my entire summer's earnings to buy my own fab 128k Mac for my college years...and it was worth every hard-earned dollar I spent. Considering that this generation of teens and twenty-somethings tends to have access to more cash than any prior youth generation, I predict the iPhone's price tag will barely be a hurdle in acquiring it, and a justifiable sacrifice for those who must earn their way to buy one.

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

“Everyone we talk to hates their phones—it’s universal,” Steve Jobs told me on a call to my iPhone a couple of days ago.

Apple has a history of using cutting-edge technology, slick design and friendly software to break the common logjam in which our machines have the capability to perform certain tasks, but developers haven’t figured out how to make the experience easy, even pleasurable, for users. That’s one reason why people, especially the tens of millions who love iPods, have been so eagerly awaiting the iPhone.

And there it is: one of the most hyped consumer products ever comes pretty close to justifying the bombast.

Tags: iphone, ipod, apple, consumer products, tech trends

Use your Wiimote as a mouse

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:40:34 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I'll definitely have to try this out! Looks like the wiimote could be a great 3D mouse.

Clip Source: youtube.com

[Video]

Tags: wii, wiimote, wow, gaming, games, mac, wiili

Battery updater for Macbook Pro released

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:58:14 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I've been having a little bit of trouble with my Macbook's battery. It usually runs a long time after a charge, but the "battery health" percentage has been going down since the day I bought it. It's at 88% now, but hit a worrying 74% yesterday.

Hopefully this update will help me get a little more juice out of my mac and reflect the battery's remaining time and health more accurately.

Clip Source: docs.info.apple.com

Battery Update 1.2 updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality.

System Requirements

Installation of Battery Update 1.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.

The Battery Update 1.2 supports the following products:

MacBook
MacBook (Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (15-inch)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)
MacBook Pro (17-inch)
MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)

Note: After Battery Update has been installed, each battery you insert into your MacBook or MacBook Pro will be updated automatically.

Tags: apple, battery, macbook, macbook pro, mac

Disk burning in Mac OSX sucks - Open Source to the Rescue

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:37:55 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: The included "burn folder" for Mac OS X is woefully inadequate. It doesn't event tell you how much space is available on the disc until you go to burn!

Clip Source: burn-osx.sourceforge.net

Burn - burning application for Mac OS X

Burn Features
	Data disks With Burn you can burn five different kind of disks.
	Audio disks With Burn you can burn Audio CDs and MP3 disks.
	Video disks With Burn you can burn four kind of video disks. VCD, SVCD, DVD and DivX disks.
	Images and copy With Burn you can burn three kind of images. Normal disk images, cue/bin images and toc images. And copy data disks.
	Open source Burn includes and uses open source utilities and is open source too. Download the source.
	Localization Burn is written with localization in mind.
	New in Burn 1.71u - Fixes random crashes. - Fixes language problems in Panther. - Now localized versions display the audio tab properly when QuickTime 6 is installed.

Download

Tags: mac, osx, open source, opensource, burn, burning, dvd, apple

Apple delays OS X 10.5 Leopard to October

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:53:12 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Interesting. I'm glad that they're being forthright about the delays and why they happened. I wouldn't be surprised if they were rushing a bit to counter the "Vista buzz" and when it came out said "oh, good, we can relax a bit."

Clip Source: www.macrumors.com

Apple has today announced that the release of MacOS X 10.5 Leopard will be delayed until October due to the development of iPhone.

iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price -- we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS® X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned.

Apple recently released a new build of Leopard which continued to contain a long-list of known issues.

Tags: apple, mac, osx, leopard, 10.5, delay, iphone

Awesome Mac Remote Tricks

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:53:31 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I put my remote away the first day I got my macbook and haven't used it since. These tips might get me using it again!

Clip Source: www.macinstruct.com

If you've purchased a Mac recently, you probably have an Apple Remote.

What you might not know is that you can also use your remote to put your Mac to sleep, present a Keynote presentation, and lock your Mac. We'll show you how!

After a Long Day, It's Time to Go to Sleep!

Simply hold down the Play/Pause button and your Mac will go to sleep. To wake up your Mac, press any button on the remote. It's that easy!

Keynote + Apple Remote = Seamless Presentation

Open Keynote, start your presentation, and use the arrow keys on the Apple Remote to move forward and backward through your slides.

Flip Through Your iPhotos

You can, of course, flip through your photos in Front Row. But it's also possible to control your iPhoto slideshows with the Apple Remote.

Open iPhoto, start your slideshow, and use the arrow keys on the Apple Remote to move forward and backward through your pictures.

Tags: mac, apple, remote, trick, tech, technology, cool, presentation, keynote, iphoto, itunes, macbook, macbook pro

Mac Tip - Quicksilver Comma Trick

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:42:46 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Click the link to watch the screencast and hear Merlin's trick for making Quicksilver even more useful (it's the #1 reason I love my mac)

Clip Source: www.themerlinshow.com

006: HOWTO: Quicksilver: The Comma Trick

Learn how to create a temporary stack in Quicksilver, so you can do stuff to (or with) a big pile of objects all at one time.

(Hint: As a Mac OS X screen demo, this is an episode you may prefer to watch at high-resolution)

Now consider a few possibilities of “The Comma Trick”

Makes it easy to select a bunch of items from all over your Mac without a lot of extraneous clicking, drill down, or temp folders

Add a bunch of bookmarks to the stack, hit Enter, and they’ll open all at once in your browser (in handy tabs if you have that enabled)

Select a bunch of coworkers from your Address Book and you can mail them one or more files (and without even opening Mail.app).

Never heard of Quicksilver and want to know more? Start here:

Quicksilver (home page)

Quicksilver (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tags: mac, apple, quicksilver, merlinmann

Where are Home and End on Mac?

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:22:46 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I've just switched to a Macbook Pro, and the lack of proper home and end keys was driving me batty. Turns out that hitting CMD+Right or CMD+Left to the trick, and there's lots more handy shortcuts.

Clip Source: www.gskinner.com

On of my developers recently switched to a Mac, and was wondering how to move the insertion point to the beginning and end of a line on the Mac (OSX doesn't support home/end keys in the same way as Windows). I thought with so many developers switching to Apple hardware, it would be useful to post a quick run-down on the awesome text shortcuts in OSX. This is hardly an exhaustive list, but these are the ones I use regularly (brackets describe behaviour for multiple presses):

opt-left: beginning of current word (beginning of previous word)
opt-right: end of current word (end of next word)
opt-up: beginning of paragraph (beginning of previous paragraph)
opt-down: end of paragraph (end of next paragraph)
opt-delete: delete to beginning of word (delete previous word)
opt-forward del: delete to end of word (delete next word)
cmd-left: move to beginning of line
cmd-right: move to end of line
cmd-up: beginning of document
cmd-down: end of document
shift with any of the above: select text. For example, cmd-opt-right selects to end of the word.
you can also chain this, so cmd-shift-right, then shift-left would select to the end of the line, then deselect the last character (ex. leaving the semi-colon).

Here's a list of other OSX shortcuts that could be useful.

Tags: mac, apple, tips, tricks, keyboard, tech, technology, computer

Apple announces iPhone / widescreen iPod

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:59:11 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: The keynote is still going on, but it looks to be a widescreen iPod / touchscreen phone which runs OS X, has a revolutionary multifinger touchscreen input, and does tons of stuff besides.

Clip Source: www.macrumorslive.com

widescreen ipod

revolutionary

mobile phone

they are calling it the iPhone

Tags: apple, iphone, ipod, annoucement, mac, macworld, steve jobs, keynote

Steve Jobs JUST anounced iTV at MacWorld

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:37:46 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I'm watching macrumorslive.com waiting for the big announcement. iTV came early! What's next?

Clip Source: www.macrumorslive.com

9:26 am

iTV

Apple tv

enjoy media on your tv

Way to enjoy your media on your bigscreen TV

buy content on itunes

wirelessly trasmit content to tv

looks the same

usb2, ethernet, wi netowrking, HDMI

componet
rca

720p HD video

40GB HD

802.11 wifi - all three - b, g + n

intel proc in it

video, music & photos

auto sync content from 1 pc

stream up to 5 pc
examine

Tags: macworld, apple, steve jobs, itunes, itv, mac, rumor, announcement