by John Carroll | Mar 27, 2013 | Apple Tips & Tricks
On a Mac, clicking the red cherry button in the top left-hand corner of a window closes the window, but does not quit the application. If you came from a PC, this seems strange. Clicking the red button should close the application. The good news is that you...
by John Carroll | Dec 24, 2012 | Apple Tips & Tricks
With so many alarm clocks available for the iPhone, why would you put one on your Mac? Simple answer – Volume. When it comes to a wake up, the tiny speaker on your iPhone can’t compete with the speakers on your Mac. Alarm Clock 2 has been around for years....
by John Carroll | Dec 22, 2012 | Apple Tips & Tricks
When you download files they often have names that are meaningless. It’s a good idea to rename them so they become sortable, show up in searches, and are identifiable at a glance. It’s tedious to rename 3 or 4 files, but a when you face a batch of 25 the...
by John Carroll | Nov 21, 2012 | Apple Tips & Tricks
There are all kinds of ways to take screenshots on a Mac. They all do a pretty good job at shooting what’s on the screen, but what if you need to capture the entire length of web page? Paparazzi! is a small utility for the Mac designed by Paul Weaver, that...
by John Carroll | Oct 18, 2012 | Apple Tips & Tricks
On a Mac, clicking a window makes it active and brings it to the foreground. All other open windows are stacked behind the active window. If you’re working with data from several Applications, this default behavior can be really annoying. Afloat solves this...
