Leopard Tip: Re-Map Your Contact List Shortcuts In iChat
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 » Mac OS X, Software, Tips
In the twelve short hours that I’ve been using the retail version of Leopard, I’ve discovered a small, easily overlooked, yet very handy feature in iChat. It is now possible to customize the shortcut order for your accounts/contact lists without having to use Chax or some other enhancer. Not only does this allow you to prioritize the order of your contact lists, it also lets you change the default list that appears when you click on the iChat icon in the dock.
Working with Windows, or, Why I Use Macs
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 » Software, Windows
I have just spent the past 28 hours or so (minus seven hours for sleep and two hours for errands) 19 hours imaging, formatting, reinstalling, and restoring a Windows XP-based Dell for my sister, and yet again I remember the oh-so-many reasons why I’m a Mac person.
Keynote Automator Actions
Saturday, July 7th, 2007 » Mac OS X, Software, Tips
Here are two Automator actions I created that will take selected images from the Finder and create a Keynote slideshow from them. In addition to the “Create Keynote Slideshow” action, the “Automagic Slideshow” action will automatically export the slideshow to a QuickTime Movie. Requires Keynote Actions from Automator.us (included) and GUI scripting (Universal Access) enabled.
A Digg Screensaver For OS X
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 » Mac OS X, Software, The Web
As most Mac users will know, Tiger has a built-in screensaver for displaying RSS feeds. And it’s pretty damn nice, too. The first time my dad saw it at the Apple Store in Lyndhurst, he commented on how cool the animations were. Being the only Mac convert in my family, I began to think there was hope for him after all. RSS has undoubtedly changed the way I read most articles and news stories on the ‘net. With digg being one of my favourite news sites, I thought about how cool it would be to have a digg-style screensaver.