Category: How-To

Mac Treat #23: Did you know you can make your Mac turn on and off automatically, on a set schedule? This is useful if you’re like me, and you usually turn your Mac off at night, but always turn it on at the same time every morning – or if you want to be sure…

I’ve been working with iPhoto ever since I got my computer. I’ve got tens of thousands of images in my photo library. I absolutely love iPhoto but now that I’ve stepped up in camera quality (I’ve got the Canon Digital Rebel XT) I think it’s time to step up in application. The logical path for…

By Art@Smalldog.com (posted by Ed@Smalldog.com, written by Art) Apple does empower the consumer to troubleshoot, diagnose, and isolate, many problems on their own using the online tools from the Apple Support page What many people don’t realize, is that they also empower the consumer to initiate warranty claims to replacement parts online as well. This…

You can get more from your Mac, and use if more efficiently, if you utilize its built in keyboard shortcuts. You can see what these shortcuts are when you click on the menu bar at the top of your Mac’s screen. For example, in the image below, I’ve clicked on “History” in Safari’s menu bar:…

(You’ll need QuickTime and JavaScript enabled to watch the video.) If you would like to view a larger version of this screencast click here! From time to time I will email groups of people, sometimes upto 40 people at once. Rather then type in 40 different emails it’s a lot easier to type one name.…

(You’ll need QuickTime and JavaScript enabled to watch the video.) If you would like to view a larger version of this screencast click here! Way back when Automator came out I played around with it but never made anything useful. A lot of the times I want to attach a file to an email I…

(You’ll need QuickTime and JavaScript enabled to watch the video.) This would be the very first screencast in what I hope to be many! This is actually the first screencast I have ever done, so bear with me. When I write blog articles I try as best as I possibly can to explain how to…

I’m a sucker for cool keyboard shortcuts. I learned three new ones this week that are worth passing on. Note: the “Command” key is the one typically printed with an Apple or a clover shape. It is the key next to the spacebar on most keyboards. The Command key is sometimes called the Apple key.…

I use rolls in my iPhoto Library so when I come back from taking pictures I can easily see all photos from that ‘session’ in a group. Each time I import new photos into iPhoto it will make a new roll. I also am a frequent web surfer and I like to save images from…

OS X comes loaded with tons of cool applications. While you might be having a blast playing with Photobooth I’m playing the geeky part and checking out my systems information in Activity Monitor! Activity Monitor is a lot like Task manager for you Windows users out there. It comes installed with all Macintosh computers and…