Category: Mac Treat

By default, OS 10.7 detects and uses your device to decide whether or not to show scroll bars in on-screen windows. I prefer to have them always appear, so if you’d like to constantly see them in any window that’s scrollable, here’s how you do it: Go to System Preferences Open General Select “Always” under…

Recently my husband became aware of a minor quirk related to Apple Mail and how its sent messages may render in other programs (such as Microsoft Outlook). For business emails, many of us utilize Signatures in Mail to give us a professional signature at the bottom. However, he discovered (via a recipient of one of…

There are a lot of things I love about the Magic Mouse and Multi-Touch gestures in general, such as their ability to make a seemingly simple item—a mouse or a trackpad—much more sophisticated. As we know from many years of Apple history, simple doesn’t have to mean lacking, and often conceals some very complex thought…

To coincide with Mike’s article below regarding recording audio on your Mac, here are some basic tips to optimize audio processing and get maximum quality sound. Check your audio settings, particularly the latency/buffer size Connect to a power supply Limit what other apps are open (preferably none) Turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off To get more…

This tip has proved to be a really popular one around here—I mean, how many times do you just want to take a snapshot of what’s on your screen in the moment without much fuss? This excerpt was originally featured in Kibbles & Bytes issue #569 by Ed! To take a screenshot of your Mac’s…

The About This Mac feature on your Mac has always been a shortcut to the details and specs on your computer. It provides a quick reference if you need to know how much RAM is installed, your serial number, or processor speed at-a-glance. Before I get to the snazzy new look in Lion, though, I…

Recently, a friend of mine who shall remain nameless (cough…Kerry…cough) sent an email to someone that was intended for someone else. Her scenario was fairly benign, but I’ve heard stories of dire consequences for making a mistake like this. (Inappropriate email to your boss, anyone?) It’s easy enough to do—Apple Mail autocompletes email addresses* that…

References to the Mac OS have been popping up everywhere for me lately, from the announcement of OS 10.8’s (Mountain Lion) summer release to Dawn’s memories of 10.2 Jaguar (below) to the recent end of the Lion Up-To-Date program. With all this talk about upgrades, it made me think about the top things that one…

For those of you who share a home computer between family members, this is a helpful tip if you’d like to give the kids access to the iTunes Store without giving up your credit card number. To set up a monthly iTunes Allowance, follow these steps: Log in to your main account (your administrative account,…

I am a big fan of Mail in Lion—the left-to-right viewing format that they brought over from their iOS is exactly the way I like to organize and read by inbox. Overall, I like how email threads are managed as well, in that replies are collapsed automatically into a list based on the original email.…