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11 Things We Hate About iTunes

James — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:17:22 -0600

We all use iTunes. It's our gateway to millions of song downloads, thousands of TV shows and movies, that killer new App Store, and a terrific selection of podcasts. Without it, our iPods and iPhones would be empty, lonely, and sad.

But, oh, does iTunes drive us crazy sometimes. It lacks obvious features, hobbles others, and does things that are just plain dumb.

Retrieving lost passwords on your Mac

James — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:08:27 -0600

You probably know that there is an application called Keychain Access on your Mac OSX system. But did you know that you can reveal all the passwords stored in it?

3 power tools in Safari that nobody uses

James — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:37:44 -0600

Safari is an excellent browser for many reasons; its speed, clean aesthetics and ease of use are attractive from the outset. But there are a few extremely attractive and lesser known features that people should be taking advantage of as well.

Apple's Preview app a hidden gem

James — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:35:47 -0600

A handy new set of features in Mac OS 10.5 that hasn't gotten much attention arrived in Preview.app, that trusty utility that opens images and PDF files.

In Tiger, Preview was mostly a file viewer, but in Leopard, you can edit images, rearrange and merge PDF files, as well as perform batch actions on a set of files.

Read on for more.

How to Turn a Text File Into an AudioBook

James — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:09:42 -0700

The Macintosh Operating System has almost always had a built-in Text to Speech converter. One use of the Text to Speech feature is as a screen reader for those whose vision is impaired, but the speech program can also create audiobooks from any text file.

Killer Leopard Trick - Finder Screen Sharing

Dan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:10:38 -0700

Talking about Screen Sharing, the reflection of iChat shouldn't be far away from your mind. Actually, the Screen Sharing itself is provided in your Finder. This article will show you where the Screen Sharing app is located, and how to get more out of it.

NetNewsWire: Just What You Wanted

James — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:46:25 -0700

NetNewsWire is arguably the most popular desktop feed reader on the planet. Shawn Blanc has a thorough look at the RSS Reader, including a look at the new version nearing the end of beta testing.

ThriftMac

James — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:15:21 -0700

Constantly updated list of freeware applications for the Mac OS.