You can instantly create a new Stickies note from within Safari by highlighting text, images, or both, and then hitting Command+Shift+Y I just recently discovered this and use it nonstop now, it’s a great way to gather information, images, links, and whatever else, to keep handy for later.
You can easily sync your Mac’s Address Book contacts with your Google Contacts, here’s how to do it: * Launch Address Book * Click on the “Address Book” menu and select “Preferences” * Click on the “Accounts” tab * Select the “On My Mac” under the left accounts * Check the checkbox accompanying “Synchronize with … Read More
Update: VLC has posted this clarifying the state of the VLC for Mac project, stating ‘VLC for Mac death is “greatly exagerated”‘, and emphasizing that the majority of development issues are in regards to the GUI, apparently it’s not as perilous as the web has assumed. VLC Player for Mac OS X may well be … Read More
Google Chrome is out in beta for Mac OS X and although it’s relatively barebones, it seems pretty stable and certainly is fast. I still prefer Safari overall but I am glad Google Chrome is finally on the Mac platform in a usable release. Google also announced their public Chrome Extensions set today, which was … Read More
With a little bit of hacking and modification, you can add up to 24 additional visual effects to iChat video conferencing and Photo Booth!
If you have a bunch of pictures on your Mac that need rotating, open all of them into the Preview app and using the thumbnail preview pane on the right side, select all (Command+A). Now you can mass rotate all of the selected images together, using either Command+R or Command+L. Once all your images are … Read More
If you’re looking for a free Mac ToDo list manager, look no further than these apps. We highlight our favorite three to-do list apps, and one of them already comes with your Mac! Mac ToDo List Manager Software Our first ToDo list manager app for the Mac is called Anxiety, and on top of having … Read More
You can easily convert WMV movie files to MOV format for free by using the FlipForMac Quicktime component plugin and QuickTime itself. Here’s what you will need to do: Convert WMV file to MOV format in Mac OS X First download FlipForMac, it is a WMV component plugin for Quicktime, the free version is all … Read More
The last few days the tech world has been blazing about Google’s latest creation, Chrome OS, which is a lightweight and free Linux-based operating system intended to run on Netbooks and, eventually, Desktops. It’s basically just the Chrome web browser with some other features unique to the OS itself, which makes it very fast and … Read More
The easiest free way to convert an AVI file to MOV format in Mac OS X is by using the Perian plugin for QuickTime, here’s a step by step guide of what you’ll need to do: Convert AVI files to MOV within Mac OS X First you’ll need to get Perian, it is a free … Read More
