Category: Mac Treat

I have a two year old at home and, as those of you out there who are also parents know, sometimes a little screen time can turn a bad mood around or at least buy me a few minutes to make some coffee to fortify me for the rest of the day. I don’t want…

Last week, I experienced a scare when I couldn’t find my right hand iPhone after a series of stops in Burlington. At the point at which semi-panic set in, I found myself digging through my car, desperately trying to locate it, for the better (nope) part of half an hour. To my dismay, it wasn’t…

For those of you out there storing files in iCloud, this is a handy tip to know. Apple’s iWork suite defaults to this option, and all three apps (Numbers, Keynote, and Pages) provide access to your iCloud storage within the apps themselves. But, if you’ve ever wanted easier access to these without having to open…

As a person who writes a fair amount for Small Dog, I use the Spelling and Grammar check on a daily basis. Often times, I write about products (among other things) that I know for a fact are spelled correctly, and yet Apple’s dictionary doesn’t know the word. Luckily for me, OS X has the…

We use Apple computers (obviously) on a daily basis, and I often find myself emailing numerous documents throughout the day. More times than not, I right-click on the attached images and switch them to an “icon view” to allow me to view more of the email content. Sure, it’s nice seeing a preview of the…

Apparently, last week’s Mac Treat about taking a screen shot was a big hit among all of our readers. If you missed it, you can check it out here. A lot of readers emailed me with their methods for capturing screenshots, and I wanted to share some of their ideas. The first idea was an…

If you have recently switched from a PC to a Mac, you might be wondering where the Print Screen button is. I hate to break the bad news, but there isn’t one. Luckily though, Apple also believes there is significance to capturing your screen. Below are the different keyboard commands you can use to capture…

Earlier this week, I was helping a friend of mine write his resume and cover letter for some jobs he was applying to. We were using my Mac, but he’s a native PC user and seemed somewhat aloof while typing. I blamed it on the fact that he was being forced to write and felt…

Have you ever wanted to open a file in a different application than usual? As a web designer, I often find myself opening HTML files in Safari (which is usually what I want), but every once in a while I want to open that same file in my text editor. It is a relatively easy…

An amazing feat by Apple is how all of their products just plain work – and work together. Maybe a little too well perhaps. One time when I was using my MacBook Pro a buddy of mine was shuffling through the Apple TV and my volume starts going up and down all on its own!…