Archive for the ‘Dashboard’ Category

Taking screen shots in Mac OS X

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Some switchers might miss the key on their keyboard to take a screenshot. Certainly the functionality is not missing. The opposite is true, as we will see.

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Quick Tip: Locking the screen

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

You walk out of the room and don’t want to leave your Mac accessible to anyone? The content on your hard drive are only meant for you to be seen?

Lock your screen - fast and easy with a widget. The widget is called Locker and only takes up a tiny bit of space on your Dashboard. You can download it here.

After the download is done, open the widget (in case it doesn’t open automatically) and place it somewhere convenient on your Dashboard.

Locker widget icon

Double click the widget to lock the screen of your Mac.

If you are not yet familiar with the dashboard, please read this post for more information.

Dashboard - a bunch of helpers

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Previously we looked at Exposé and how it helps to quickly find running applications. Today, we will look at another great tool of Mac OS X .

The Dashboard is a space for a collection of mini applications serving one specific purpose, like showing you the time, weather forecasts, translate text, and so on. You will see, that there is something for everyone. Engage!

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