Category: Mac Treat

Snow Leopard includes a brand-new version of QuickTime Player, called QuickTime X. It’s optimized with a new media architecture ideal for playing back high-definition video. It offers a clean, uncluttered interface with controls that fade out when they’re not needed. It also offers some new features not previously available in earlier versions of QuickTime player.…

In the Mac Finder, you can get info on any file, folder or application by highlighting it (by clicking on it once), and then holding down the Command and I keys at the same time. I use this all the time to determine the size of a file, assign sharing and editing permissions to it,…

It’s easy to change the color of text in most Mac applications. But what if you want to use a custom color, or copy a color from a favorite web page or photo, and reuse this color in an email or other document? Here’s how. First, you need to bring up the Mac OS X…

This article is inspired by a post on Macosxhints.com, an excellent repository of user-submitted Mac tips. Most of the tips tend to be fairly technical, but it’s still worthwhile to scroll through from time to time to see what’s new. Have you ever had a CD or DVD stuck in your Mac’s optical drive? There…

I have to admit, this has been an ongoing problem for me that I have really been too lazy to figure out. Every time I went to send someone an iCal invitation by right clicking on the event and hitting “Mail Event”, the email would show up with “(null) invites you to…” and the person…

Here’s a disconcerting item: one out of five web users still use simple, easily guessed passwords like “1234567,” “abc123,” “iloveyou” and even “password.” The New York Times suggests that hackers could break into many accounts just by trying the most common passwords. “Because of the prevalence of fast computers and speedy networks, hackers can fire…

There are dozens of time/task/project management applications for the Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch. I really like Things for powerful task management. It’s expensive, but performs beautifully. However, I tend to use Things for home or personal tasks, not so much for work-related time management. To manage my list of to do items at work,…

Several people have recently inquired about browsing the web without leaving evidence of the sites they’ve visited. Are more people suddenly afraid they’ll be caught peeking at naughty websites? Well, maybe, but the recent surge in anonymous web-browsing has more to do with the fact that people are trying to hide their online holiday shopping…

Here’s a simple Mac Treat that will make you look like you’re a power user. You know that standard image you see when you boot up your Mac? Well, you can change it—no Terminal commands involved—whether you want it to suit your personality, identify your machine or just because you’re bored. 10.5 Leopard and 10.6…

I love me some Time Machine. It’s the easiest way for the average Mac user to reliably back up their computer. Since it’s the easiest backup method, it’s also the most likely method to be used, which is a good thing. Apple writes: “Time Machine automatically makes incremental backups every hour, every day, copying just…