Alright, so you watch a video in QuickTime Player and need to find something on a webpage.
With today’s quick tip there is no need to pause the video or miss a single second of it, just because you activate a different application and thus obscuring the video.
So, you have a document already open and you’d like to use the same file in another program. For example, you have an image open in Preview and would like to insert into a email message as attachment.
The usual way would be, to locate it in Finder and drag it onto the composing window or use the Attach button in Mail (even slower).
Away with that - proxy icons come to rescue you.
Every time when you open or save a file, you have to navigate the directories to get to the place where it belongs to. It can take some time until you reach the folder in question or pick an item from a long list of files.
Well, not on a Mac… (more…)
We already looked at Butler as an application and bookmark launcher. We also used it to create a multi item clipboard.
Today the exploration of Butler goes on. We will learn how to use its Hot Corner feature to remote control iTunes with the mouse.
Previously, we had a first look at the great program Butler. Today we will highlight one feature that is extremely useful - a multi item clipboard.Normally, if you copy something (e.g. text) to the clipboard, its previous content is overwritten.
In case you need it again, you have to go back and copy it again from the original source again, in order to be able to access it. This can be quite a pain in the neck.
No longer with Butler. (more…)
A lot of actions are targeted at a set of document, pictures, music tracks, files, etc. So it’s important to know, how you can quickly select stuff.
The methods described in the following work in almost every program. No matter, if you are selecting files in Finder, picking photos in iPhoto or highlighting words and paragraphs in a word processor.
Obviously, this is not the most interesting and stunning post, but once you know these simple methods, you won’t have to think about them anymore. It’s like riding a bike.
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Today we will look at the features of your trackpad has to offer. So far you probably used the trackpad only to move the mouse cursor around.
But there is much more. Come inside and see for yourself.