Safari 5 for Mac OS X comes with a great, but relatively unheralded feature – Safari Reader. WIth Safari Reader, you can make nearly any article on the internet beautiful and easy to read, having it basically formatted with the click of a button to read just like an E-book, right in your browser. To do this, you’ll need Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, as well as Safari 5 (This will also work in Safari 5 on Windows, but for Mac users, you’ll need Snow Leopard). To find out where to get Safari 5, as well as how to use Safari Reader and some tips to get the most out of it, read on!
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How to Read Articles More Comfortably in Safari With Safari Reader
By | December 6, 2010 |
How To Customize Your Mac’s Menu Bar Using XMenu
By | November 16, 2010 |
DEVONtechnologies has become a household name for many Mac users, and for good reason. They’ve been responsible some fantastic software for Macs, including DEVONthink and DEVONnote, which are paid apps, but are extremely popular. More importantly though, DEVON also has also made a handful of really great open source software as well. These include apps that give you the ability to create batches of thumbnails for folders of photos, and the simple but super useful XMenu, which we’re focusing on today. XMenu gives you the ability to add Menus to your Mac’s Menu bar that you never could before, giving you the ability to free up space on your Desktop or Dock, get access to deep folders of files you normally can’t get to without multiple steps, or just have easier access to often used text or image snippets.
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How to Install Ubuntu Maverick On Your Mac Virtualbox
By | November 8, 2010 |
Ubuntu is all the rage lately in the tech world. While Linux has been largely an operating system for hobbyists and geeks, its popularity is growing with every new release of Ubuntu. From its simple installation to its touch screen friendliness and built in social networking features, Ubuntu is more viable an option today than ever before. For Mac users, there is no easy way for you to dual boot your Mac and Ubuntu, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on one. Here, we will show you how you can run Ubuntu in your Mac, via Virtualbox.
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How To: Make Your Own Ringtones in GarageBand in Mac OS X
By | November 1, 2010 |
Phones today come with many options for ringtones, but pretty many of them are generally either boring, or something you wouldn’t really want to use as your ringtone. While there are tons of apps and websites out there that let you download other generic ringtones or purchase songs to use as ringtones, these aren’t good options because they can be very buggy, and very expensive. Well, If you’ve got a Mac with iLife, you can turn any song you own into a ringtone, and you can even use specific parts of the song! Keep reading to find out how!
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Sparrow Access Your Gmail Account On Desktop [Mac]
By | October 11, 2010 |
Sparrow for Gmail bills itself as “The New Mail for Mac” and it is obvious why. OS X’s Mail app is a very basic, barebones email application that gets the job done quickly and relatively painlessly. Sparrow is very similar in that regard. Where it ends though, is email integration outside of Gmail, as Gmail is Sparrow’s sole focus. If you’re not a Gmail user, you’re probably (reasonably) pretty turned off, but if you are, keep reading, because Sparrow is definitely worth a look.
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How to Preview Application Window The Quick and Easy Way [Mac]
By | September 27, 2010 |
In Windows 7, its super easy to see what windows you have open for each application without leaving the window you’re currently in. In OS X however, this is not the case. While there is always Exposé, this requires an extra key-press or gesture, and takes you away from your currently active window. In trying to solve this problem, I found a great app called DockView.
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How to Create Video Tutorials on Your Mac Using ScreenFlow
By | September 20, 2010 |
I’ve been doing a ton of work lately with video. From green screen to screen capture, video on the web continues to grow as a way to distribute information. To take advantage of this growth in a quick and easy way on my own sites, I’ve wanted to do some quick how-to’s that I could upload to YouTube, and wasn’t sure of the best way to do it. Whatever I used, it had to be a Mac app. In my search, I pretty quickly came upon ScreenFlow, and it solved every problem I had.
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How to Create A Network Drive Using AirDisk in OS X
By | September 13, 2010 |
There are a million ways in which using a network drive at home can be super useful. Whether you want an easy and quick way to back up, share files, stream media from multiple computers, or something else entirely, a network drive can be a convenient and easy way to do if set up correctly. Here’s a walkthrough for creating one using your Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) and your Mac.
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How to Tether Using Your Android Phone
By | June 21, 2010 |
Unless you are one of the few who have upgraded to Froyo, or you have rooted your Android phone, chances are, you are still not able to tether using your Android phone. Those who are seeking a solution, PdaNet is the easiest way available to provide tethering to your Mac or PC. PdaNet allows you to, without rooting your phone (and thus keeping your warranty intact), share your phone’s data connection with your computer, enabling you to go online on it through your phone and its data plan. Obviously, this requires a data on your wireless plan for your phone, but if you’ve got an Android phone, in all likelihood you’ve also got data, so let’s move forward!
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How To Become A Remote Support Guru With TeamViewer
By | February 17, 2009 |
Remote support over the phone is an outdated form of computer assistance, and it can be extremely frustrating at times; for both parties. In recent times one of (if not) the best ways to help another person with their PC issues is through remote support. This is because the person using the remote support client does not have to be physically present at all, and they can gain complete and full control of the computer from the person who’s seeking for help.
With the use of TeamViewer you can now easily share desktops with the person who is in need of your help. You can show them how an application or software works, remove viruses/spyware, transfer or share files between your computers, or fix an issue with their PC.
