Archive for the ‘apple’ Category
posts pertaining to Apple computers, software & devices.
Magic Trackpad Released Today by Apple
Apple released it’s new trackpad this morning. They are calling it the Magic Trackpad, to go along the lines of the Magic Mouse naming convention. It seems to be a good deal at $69, it competes well with other trackpads in the current marketplace. I will be reviewing this product shortly. More info about the [...]
How to Speed Up Apple Mail
Apple Mail, uses sqlite as the data storage for all the messages you send and receive in Apple Mail. After awhile, this data base gets blotted. When messages are deleted, the database doesn’t really shrink in size. So, it is good to clean it every now and then. How to Speed Up Apple Mail 1. [...]
Hazel a Mac OSX Productivity Tool
I recently started using Hazel by NoodleSoft on my Mac at home. I have to say it is pretty damn cool. I think of Hazel as a maid, Hazel is always there ready and willing to clean up the little messes that appear around my Mac. Hazel watches folders and acts on them based on [...]
How To Fix Firefox Fonts That Turned Bold in Mac OSX
An odd thing happened to me today at work. Firefox crashed, and when I restarted it the font that Firefox uses in the interface turned BOLD. The address bar text turned bold, the buttons and menus turned bold, the task bar turned bold… it drove me bonkers for a little while. Thankfully, all the website [...]
How to Install CUPS-PDF Virtual PDF Printer in Snow Leopard
CUPS-PDF is a really cool virtual PDF printer. Macs have been able to print to PDF for awhile now, but the process takes more clicks that it should. Enter CUPS-PDF, this is a little backend app, that installs a virtual PDF Printer on your Mac. Why would you want to do this? Well, if you [...]
