Jul 08

How To Uninstalling Xcode in Snow Leopard

By macnesia1 Application, System, Tips & Tricks No Comments »

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To uninstall developer tools/Xcode type in the following command in the terminal

sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools –mode=all

The system will ask you root password and process will take about 5 mins.

But beware, this completely removes Xcode and once it is gone, it’s gone. Of-course you can always reinstall it.

So be sure of what you are doing.

My experience was 8GB Buy zocor from macbook pro.

Note: You can find Terminal in you Mac by going to Applications >> Utilities. (no need to uninstall XCode for that!)

 

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Jul 07

Quickly show and hide hidden files

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In Mac OS X, files with names that start with a dot (.) are hidden. You may have noticed some of these before, for example when copying files from your Mac to a PC where they aren’t hidden. The most common one you might bump into is the .DS_Store file that Mac OS X puts in every folder (to save various view settings), but there generic zithromax are all sorts of other hidden files used by all sorts of applications.

These files are hidden by default for buy zocor viagra alternative | how to buy cialis online | cheap levitra online vardenafil good reason — the average user almost never needs to change them, so keeping them visible would just cause useless clutter. But every now and again you may find that you need to view the hidden files, for example to browse the UNIX filesystem, to work with .htaccess files 424 buy viagra or to find a file that you accidentally (or purposefully) hid by naming it with a dot.

Using the Terminal

The easiest way to show hidden files is using the Terminal. Just open up Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities), paste in the following line and press Return. 

defaults write com.apple.finder buy cialis domain  AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES

The Finder needs to be relaunched before the changes take effect, so type killall Finder and press Return. To hide the files again, use the following line instead.

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool NO

While this method is fine if you only want to change the visibility of hidden files occasionally, it is a bit cumbersome if you find yourself having to do it regularly. Read on for some quicker ways to access hidden files.

In open and s

ave dialogs

In open and save dialog boxes, there is a handy keyboard shortcut to toggle the visibility of hidden files. While the dialog is open, just press Command-Shift-. (dot). Just press it again to hide the files again.

For some keyboard layouts, normally in ones where a comma is used as a decimal point, you may find that this shortcut is Command-Shift-, (comma) instead.

Setting up a keyboard shortcut

While Apple helpfully provided a keyboard shortcut for use in open and save dialogs, they didn’t do the same for normal Finder windows. Luckily, it’s not too tricky to set up a keyboard shortcut yourself.

To start, open up Automator (in the Applications folder) and choose a Service template. From the library choose “Run Shell Script” and drag it across to the workflow area. In the text box paste the following command:

STATUS=`defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles`
if [ $STATUS == YES ];
then
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
else
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
fi
killall Finder

Finally, change the “text” drop-down menu to “no input” and then save you workflow as “Toggle Hidden Files”.

Now if you go to the Finder menu and look under Services, low price levitra you should find a “Toggle Hidden Files” option. To add the keyboard shortcut, go to the Keyboard section of System Preferences and click the Keyboard shortcuts tab. Select Services from the list on the left, then scroll down to the bottom of the list on the right to find “Toggle Hidden Files”. Double-click on the area to the right of it, then press the keyboard shortcut you want.

I used Command-Shift-. (dot).

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Setting up a context menu item

To use a context menu instead of a keyboard shortcut you just need to follow the same instructions as above, but make some slight changes in Automator. Instead, change the “text’ drop-down menu to “Files and Folders” and the “any application” drop-down menu to “Finder”. Now when you right-click on a file or folder in the Finder, a new “Toggle Hidden Files” option should appear.

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Jul 06

Apple levels up

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Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch — they’re converging and blending. Add a dash of the new iCloud and we h ave

the beginning of a new era in how Apple helps us work, play and communicate.

After much thought I’ve decided this week not to write a usual MacTip but instead to tell you about some recent developments that will affect us all as users of Apple products.

My comments arise from watching the 2 hour streaming video from the WWDC 2011 keynote in June 2011 and from other non-specific information I’ve been reading.

If you have a couple of hours to spare and sufficient bandwidth, I recommend watching the Keynote.

It’s not pulse-raising stuff, but it’s quietly very significant. And you’ll get to see demos of a couple of dozen great new features headed our way.

  1. Not just Mac any more
  2. New Operating Systems: Lion and iOS 5
  3. iOS 5 means standalone devices
  4. iCloud keeps everything in sync, automatically
  5. Macs demoted; iOS devices promoted
  6. OS X

    Lion adds iOS features

  7. The systems are merging
  8. More than just a new OS
  9. MacTips keeps up
  10. I welcome contributions

Not just Mac any more

In casting around today to write a Tip cheap levitra online specifically for Mac users I found I kept coming back all the time to iPhone and iPad. For example, showing a new feature in the latest version of iTunes which keeps apps on iPhone and iPad in sync.

I haven’t checked any statistics, but it seems lately as though the balance of these MacTips has tipped towards iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In other words devices that run the iOS.

A while ago I changed the subtitle of this site to: MacTips — the practical, useful website for people who love or just use Apple products.

The most popular post by far is Arrange Application icons on the iPhone or iPod touch.

I first set up MacTips in September 1999. At that time buy cialis prescription Apple computer only produced the Macintosh and software to run on it. That led to my choice of name.

Now Apple produce a variety of devices. The computing world has changed enormously and will doubtless continue to evolve at high speed into the future.

New Operating Systems: Lion and iOS 5

In June 2011 at online cialis Apple’s worldwide developer conference Apple told us about the highlights of the new operating systems for Macs and the iOS devices and also about some conceptual changes in how they work together. Each OS brings hundreds of new features.

I’m no industry analyst, but here are just a couple of things that stood out for me.

iOS 5 means standalone devices

iOS 5.  

iOS 5.

The new operating system for iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch is iOS 5. It will be available within the next few months.

One hugely important feature is that those devices will now be able to stand alone — you will no longer be forced to plug them in to a computer to activate them or to synchronise files such as music and photos.

This means that in future people will be able to buy an iPad, for example, as their only computing device. I am sure a lot of people will do this.

iCloud keeps everything in sync, automatically

Using a new Apple service called iCloud, iOS devices and computers will be kept synchronised without the user actually having to do anything. For example, if I take a photo on my iPhone that photo will automatically show up on

my iPad and on my Mac as soon as I turn on those devices.

Your data will be held in the cloud and automatically shared buy generic viagra viagra out to all your devices.

This will be a huge change from having to plug each device in Buy diuretics drugs turn into a computer to pull across photos and so on.

Clearly it also has implications for data use. Those of us on slow connections, or with low data caps may have to choose carefully how we work with buy cialis pill this feature. But it underlines the importance of good access to high-speed broadband and high capacity connections.

Macs demoted; iOS devices promoted

These two changes also mean a difference in the perception of the Mac or PC.

The Mac used to be the main device that holds all your photos, movies, music and other files while an iPhone or iPad was dependent and held a subset of those files. In future the Mac simply becomes another device on the same level as the iPhone or iPad.

OS X Lion adds iOS features

OS X Lion.  

OS X Lion.

Meanwhile in a couple of weeks the new Macintosh operating system will be available to us to install. It’s called OS X Lion.

As usual, it brings all kinds of new whizz bang features. There are a couple of particularly significant things though.

It wasn’t part of the official announcement, but for the past 10 years Apple have always referred to their operating system as Mac OS X. The new version though, 10.7, seems only to be called OS X. They seem to have dropped the Mac at the beginning.

Mac OS X has lost its Mac in Lion.  

Mac OS X has lost its Mac in Lion.

What’s more Lion is adopting many features introduced in iOS.

For example, Launchpad gives you quick access to all your apps from a screen resembling that on the iPhone. Other interface tweaks will make the Mac seem more like an iPad too, with changes to scrollbars, full-screen windows and so on.

If your Mac has a trackpad you will be able to use many of the same gestures that you currently use on your iPad.

The systems are merging

In short, Apple appear to be beginning a process of merging the two operating systems. They’re bringing features from each across to the other.

More than just a new OS

By the end of 2011 the Apple world will have moved on to a different footing. iOS devices and Macs will be equal members of the family, while iCloud will keep our data available universally to all.

It’s a subtle but significant change.

MacTips keeps up

My MacTips will reflect that evolution and continue with Tips about the new software and current and new devices.

I’m sure some of my readers own only one device, while others own several. I currently own 4 Apple devices and several peripherals, but that’s not surprising as I love technology.

My partner though, who doesn’t specially care about technology, owns 3. Even my hairdresser, who has no particular interest in technology at all, uses a PC sometimes, and loves both her iPhone and iPad. She buy cheap levitra mainly uses them for playing games and keeping in touch with family.

I have no intention of changing the name of this site: I expected it to continue order online levitra to be called MacTips. But the definition of “Mac” here has widened to mean “all things Apple”.

I welcome contributions

By the end of 2011 the Apple world will have moved on to a different footing. iOS devices and Macs will be on an equal footing, while iCloud will keep our data available equally to all.

These Tips will to the best of my ability explain how to use Apple products. I have neither access to nor expertise in all Apple hardware, software and services, but you’ll have noticed I’ve been bringing in guest writers to help extend my coverage. And I welcome more contributions.

Once Lion’s released my MacTips will lean towards the new features it offers. Then when iOS and iCloud are available in a few months I’ll be explaining them too.

Meanwhile, I’m open to suggestions for topics.

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Jul 05

Make over your Mac – 10 transformative settings

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The overall look and feel of a computer that you’re working on is actually very important. The effects may be subtle but they actually have quite a significant impact on how you work.

Use the settings in the Appearance pane to customise your Mac. Work and play more effectively and with more enjoyment. Here’s the lowdown.

Appearance is one of the System Preferences

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The Appearance pane in System Preferences.

To open the Appearance pane go to System Preferences buy cialis tadalafil at horizon drugs under Buy glucophage the Apple menu and click on the first item in the top row: Appearance.

The Appearance pane has 4 sections:

  1. Appearance and Highlight Colors
  2. Scrolling options
  3. Recent Items
  4. Font Smoothing

Your choices in each section make a subtle, or more obvious, difference to how your Mac looks and behaves. There are no right or wrong choices: it’s all up to you and how you like buy generic viagra viagra | buy cialis domain | buy generic levitra online things to look and work.

Appearance and Highlight Colours

My selected Appearance color is Graphite so the selected menu item is grey.  

My selected Appearance color is Graphite so the selected menu item is grey.

Appearance

The Appearance selector affects buttons, menus and windows. It only gives you a choice of Blue or Graphite.

The appearance colour choice is fairly subtle.

To see the effect select something from the Menubar. As you move down over the various listed items the highlight colour will be Blue or Graphite, depending which you selected in the Appearance pane.

Also look at the screenshot and notice how the Search field in System Preferences is outlined in Blue.

If you select Graphite from the dropdown menu that outline is grey.

You may also see the difference if you go to login to a website.

Put your cursor in the Name field or the Password field, and you’ll see that field is outlined in either Blue or Graphite, depending on your choice.

Highlight color
Selected text highlighted in yellow.  

Selected text highlighted in yellow. (Actually, I prefer Blue.)

The highlight colour affects how text looks when you select it.

Choose any colour you like for the highlights. Try changing it to something like red or yellow and then select some text in your web browser, your word processor, your email, or anywhere you like.

You will clearly see the difference.

Scrolling options

Place the scrollbar arrows

Do you click on the arrows in the scrollbar to move up or down a page? You might find it convenient to have both arrows close together r ather than one

at each end of the scrollbar.

Place the arrows Together, or At top and bottom.

I like them together as I don’t have to move so far to reach the ‘other’ one.

Click in the scrollbar to scroll

Another way to scroll is to click in the scrollbar, to one side or other of the ‘thumb’.

Choose whether to Jump to the next page or to Jump to the spot that's clicked.

The first option’s handy for paging through a document — one page at a time.

The second option’s great if you’re good at guessing where you’ll end up in the document.

Use smooth scrolling

To be utterly honest, no matter what I do I can’t see any difference in anything whether I check or uncheck this option. I wondered if it was perhaps more useful on slower machines.

One friend, Bruce Hoult, a long-time Mac user, said this:

Try the pageUp/pageDn keys on a long document. It’s the difference between jumping all at once or scrolling.

It’s an obvious difference for me on both the original MBA @1.6 GHz and my home made quad Core i7 @3.6 GHz both on 10.6.7.

I’m interested to hear from you in the comments what difference smooth scrolling makes for you.

Double click minimise

Long, long ago we used to double-click a window’s title bar to get the window out of the way. These days we have the orange Minimise button.

Still, if you’d like to be able to double click on the title bar to minimise a window select that checkbox in the Appearance pane.

Recent Items

Look under the Apple menu and you’ll see a Recent Items submenu, divided into Applications, Documents, and Servers.

In the Appearance pane you can specify how many of each kind of thing you want to have showing up. Choose any number (in tens) between none and 50.

I love having quick access to recent documents, but quite honestly, most software I use has its own ‘recent’ menu for documents.

Font Smoothing

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Font buy diet pill online smoothing experiments.

The final section of the Appearance pane allows you to customise how fonts appear on your screen. This will be different for everyone as it depends on things such as the type and resolution of your monitor.

The best thing to do is to try setting Turn off font smoothing for font sizes to 4. Check a few documents, and then set it to 12 and look at the same documents again.

For example, I noticed on one of my banking webpages that the text looked fine with font smoothing set on 4 but absolutely awful and unreadable with it set on 12.

The screenshot shows that at 4 the font is normal and readable, but at 12 it’s spidery and awkward to read.

Font smoothing changes didn’t affect all my webpages though, as there are a lot of factors involved in how fonts look on your screen.

Experiment with different sizes and see what works best for you. I ended up with mine set on 4.

Harmonise your working space

None of these settings is going to make an earth-shattering difference to how you work and play on your Mac.

where can buy viagra You may save a few seconds here and there with better-placed purchase viagra online scrollbar arrows, or with how clicks in the scrollbar work.

But just as turning your favourite armchair slightly, or driving to work a slightly different way can affect your mood, so these small tweaks are worth looking at.

In particular, choose carefully the Highlight and Appearance colors as they can make a real difference to how you feel about things.

Credit where it’s due

This Tip was written by Miraz Jordan, http://mactips.info, and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. If you’re reading this on a site that isn’t MacTips.info please check if the site adhered to the simple terms of the licence — credit MacTips, not for commercial use.

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Jul 04

Restrict computer use with Parental Controls

By jackson Application, System, Tips & Tricks No Comments »

 

Many parents like to control how their children use the computer. The Parental Controls option in the Accounts System Preference pane gives you a great deal of control over what they can do and even when they can do it. You can also track what they’ve been cheap clomid up to! Here’s how Parental Controls work.

Set up a family computer

A friend recently bought a Mac for her family: two adults and two children aged around 10 and 8. I suggested setting up 4 User Accounts — one for each person.

That way each person can have their own ‘stuff’ without anyone else interfering. It also means the parents can take charge over each child’s computer use.

Any kids worth their salt will try to break in to the parent’s accounts on the computer. Choose a difficult password for your account that a child (or anyone else for that matter) wouldn’t be able to guess. So: not your middle name, or the dog’s name, your date of birth…

Add a new Account.  

Add a new Account in the Accounts System Preference.

Add a new Account in the Accounts System Preference pane by clicking the + button below the words Login Options. Give the Account a name — probably a long or short version of the child’s name, and follow through any other on-screen instructions.

For this Tip I’ll use the Guest account to show off the Parental Controls.

Enable levitra buy Parental Controls

Go to System Preferences under the Apple menu and click on the first item in the System row: Accounts. The Accounts pane shows a list of all accounts on the machine.

To make changes you may have to click the lock icon and how to buy cialis online enter the name and password for someone who has authority to administer the machine — probably you.

Anyone who knows or can guess the password for an Admin account can make changes on the Mac, including changing the settings for Parental Controls.

Set Parental Controls on an Account

Select one account from the list of Accounts and click the Open Parental Controls… button. The Parental Controls pane opens.

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Copy and paste Parental Controls settings.

If you have more than one child, select one name in the list in the Parental Controls pane and set the controls. Then click the gear icon below the list of names. Choose to Copy Settings for that account. Then select another name and paste the settings. Then you 424 buy viagra | where to buy cialis without prescription | order online levitra can customise each as appropriate for the child.

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Parental Controls has numerous options.

Under the Apps tab choose settings for which apps your child may or may not use in the Limit Applications section. Only checked apps are available for the selected account.

Check the Logs

Parental Controls log of activity.  

Parental Controls log of activity.

Notice the Logs… button available buy cialis shop tadalafil under the Apps tab. Once your child has used their account, click the Logs… button to see what they’ ve been up to.

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My screenshot shows that the Guest account visited a couple of websites, along with the time and date of those visits. Other logs show attempts to visit blocked sites, what applications have been used, or the buy generic acomplia use of iChat.

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Website Restrictions

Under the Web tab you can block or allow websites according to several criteria. The Mac will try to restrict access to ‘adult’ websites if you check that box, or manually add website addresses by clicking the Customize… button and adding an address to block or allow.

Or check the radio button beside Allow access to only these websites and manually add addresses for sites you wish to allow.

Allow Mail and Chat with specific people

Under the People tab choose email addresses that your child is allowed to correspond with.

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There’s also an option to email a particular address if your child attempts to correspond with an email address not on the approved list.

Parental Controls - Time Limits.  

Parental Controls – Time Limits.

Set Time Limits

The Time Limits tab allows you to Buy lotrel online set various restrictions on how long the Account holder may use the computer on any one day, and between which hours.

Set limits for weekdays and weekends separately.

Set Other restrictions

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Parental Controls offer fine-grained settings

It seems to me that the Parental Controls provide a lot of very fine order viagra | buy cialis prescription | order levitra online control over what an account holder may and may not do. Any parent will want to review these controls regularly as their child grows up, and in light of any rewards system they may use.

To be honest, I’m the only user of my Mac and have no need of any of these controls in real life. I’d love to hear about the experiences of any parents who have used them.

Credit where it’s due

This Tip was written by Miraz Jordan, http://mactips.info, and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Jul 03

How to see your purchase history in iTunes

By jackson iTunes, Tips & Tricks No Comments »

When did you hire that movie or buy that app? iTunes knows, because it keeps track of everything you ‘buy’ — even the free stuff.

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Here’s how to find the details, and find the place to report a p

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roblem.

iTunes records every ‘ purchase’

Every time you get something from iTunes — movies, music, apps for your iPad or iPhone — the ‘purchase’ is recorded in your account.

In Apple’s eyes even free stuff is referred to as a ‘purchase’.

Log how to buy viagra without prescription | buy cialis line | generic levitra online in to your iTunes account

Open iTunes and select iTunes Store in the left-hand column.

Look in the dark grey bar below the Toolbar for the Sign In button. Or click on the Account buy cialis overseas link in the Quick Links section on the right-hand side of the window.

Enter your Apple ID and password, then click the Account Info button. After a few moments, and provided you’re connected to the Internet, you’re logged in.

The ‘LCD’ display at the top of the screen shows what’s happening as you log in, with messages like Accessing iTunes Store.

Account Information

The Account Information shows your credit card and address details, how many computers are ‘authorised’ on your account and other information.

iTunes Purchase History.  

iTunes Purchase History.

Look at the Purchase History

Half way down the page is a Purchase History button. Click the button and wait a few moments until the Purchase History page appears.

The top part of the page shows your Latest zithromax online Purchases — in my case it was a handful of free iPad app updates.

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At the bottom of the page is a date picker and around a dozen of your most recent purchases, sorted by date with the newest at the top.

Use the date picker or the Previous button to access Previous Purchases.

Details of one purchase.  

Details of one purchase.

See sildenafil penicillin ampicillin citrate details of a purchase

At the left end of each line is a small arrow. Click the arrow to see details of that purchase.

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The details page shows everything that was included in that particular purchase, with information about how you paid, for example by credit card or from a balance buy buy viagra online discount cialis online in usa in the store credit.

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Report a Problem

If you have a problem with a purchase, as for example an app that didn’t work correctly, then click the Report Buy mobic a Problem button below a particular purchase in its Details page.

It’s also easy sometimes to purchase an app by mistake — if your finger brushes the wrong part of the iPhone screen at the wrong time. If that happens, use the Report a Problem button to get a refund.

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Credit where it’s due

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Jan 14

Disable Your Mac’s Apple Remote

By admin Tips & Tricks 2 Comments »

If you have an Apple cheap levitra buy buy viagra online viagra in san diego | buy cialis tadalafil at horizon drugs | cheap levitra online cialis soft tabs review Remote and you want to disable its usage on your Mac, for example in a School environment or you j cialis 10 mg daily ust don’t want where to buy cialis the receiver switched on its very simple to do. This post cheap cialis pills will show you how to disable your remote control infrared receiver so it can’ t be used any more.

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To start open up System Preferences in Applications.

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Press the Security option in the Personal section of the preferences. Press the lock at the bottom of the screen to allow you to change the general settings. You will notice at the bot tom of the screen an option

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Its a simple

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Jan 13

Ten Must Have Mac Books To Read

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I like readi

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ng books, especially relating to topics I love. Thankfully the Macintosh community have some of the best library of books to read. This post is going to summarise some of my favourite and well received books relating to the Mac community.

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This is by no means a complete list and I encourage you to post your favourite Mac books using the comment section below. If we are ready lets begin.

1) Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual

The first book on the list is Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual. The missing manual series is one of my favourite. They are comprehensive and usually well written. I’m going to start the list with a “Switching to” book as I think they are one of the best books to use when you first have a Mac. I bought one a long time ago and it helped me immensely when I first started out. If you are new to the Mac platform, or you know someone who has just got there first Mac, I wholehearted recommend Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual.

2) Mac buy viagra order viagra OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual

The next book is another missing manual, Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual to be specific, the first being the switching to. This book, I think, is a more general book. Unlike the switching to series this book does away with

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the comparisons to Windows and focuses on how to get the most out of your Mac. It is a great general introduction to the Mac platform and introduces new and existing users on how to use there Mac.

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If you want a general reference guide this is the way to go.

buy viagra alternative alt=”" width=”100″ height=”150″ />3) Mac OS X Unix Toolbox

Moving on from the basic guides we get to something more technical. The Mac buy buy cheap cheap levitra levitra OS X Unix Toolbox. It is a well written book introducing and showing you how to use Terminal and it commands. If you have looked through MacTricksAndTips for a couple of minutes you will notice the tricks and tip relating to Terminal. This book takes a view on introducing you to Terminal and some of the more general commands and gets you up to speed on how to use Terminal and the Unix background effectively. If you want to go further with your Mac, this is the book for it.

4) Automator for Mac OS X

Continuing on the technical route, the next book you should read is Automator for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide. Automator is one of the best tools included with your Mac and it is worth learning how to use it. Every week I end up building an Automator routine to run and learning some tricks of the trade (so to speak) is well worth the time and effort. Even a basic knowledge of how Automator works is a great way to speed up your day.

5) AppleScript: The Definitive Guide

Automator and Applescript go hand in hand.

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Applescript is the more technical and code orientated version of Automator. Therefore if you want to take your Automator once daily cialis routines to the next level and do some really cool stuff Applescript is the ay to go. AppleScript: The Definitive Guide shows you the definitive (clues in the title) way to learn and use AppleScript. In the end you should be able to to do some really cool stuff to impress your friends.

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6) Beginning Xcode (Programmer to Programmer)

As we continue on our route on learning more about our Mac I feel it is time to introduce Beginning Xcode (Programmer to Programmer). Its a beginners guide on how to use XCode to build your own applicati

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ons. Although the book isn’t for everyone, inderal-la if you want to make your own pharmacies online apps this guide is the perfect place to start. It is a bit technical however you will learn a lot and its just a stepping stone for you in making the next big Mac app. I have, in the past, reviewed Learn Mac Programming with Cocoa which is similar to Beginning Xcode.

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On a similar vein to number six, iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners buy levitra drugs is dedicated to showing your the basics on how to write your own apps for the iPhone of iPad. Although everyone may not read this book, if you want to mess around with writing your own app, this book is the perfect place to start.

8) Mac OS X Snow Leopard Bible

Everyone needs a reference book of some sort to refer to when they are stuck. Instead of searching Google for hours, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Bible is a far better alternative. It goes from the basics all the way up to complicated topics such as OpenGL and Grand Dispatch.

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9) Portable over the counter cialis Genius Series

Number nine is not a specific book per se, but a series of books. The Portable Genius Series is a great selection of small books to refer to when you get stuck or need a little helping hand. Previously I have reviewed Switching To A Mac and I found it really useful and well written. There is plenty of books in the series at good prices so find the topic you are interested in and check it out.

10) Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual

The last book takes the basic introductions of the “Switching to” and Missing Manual series and goes that little extra step. The Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual book is more technical a bit more advance and goes into topics a little bit more.

Honourable Mention: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

This last book, cialis cheap to complete the list, is The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs. Its not really a Mac book at all. However, I came across it while compiling this post and it is really good and useful. Most of us will do presentations at some point and a good presentation is always fun to listen to. I have plenty of presentations to do at University and a fantastic presentation is always well received. So if you do want to give a presentation that edge check out this book.

Conclusion

Hopefully you enjoyed this list and I have brought to your attention a couple of interesting and new books for you to read. You don’t have to read them all however I would certainly recommend you try out at least one to broaden your knowledge of your Mac.

Source: http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2011/01/ten-must-have-apple-macintosh-books-to-read.html

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Jan 12

Find Files In Use Using Activity Monitor

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If you ever get those random errors saying a file is in use by an application it can be quite difficult to figure out what is happening, and why the application wont close. Alternatively you may want to know what files an application is us ing to run, this can be useful

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I select iTunes from the list and click the inspect option from the toolbar at the top of the app window.

This will open a window which can contain quite a bit of information. Select the tab that says “Open Files and Ports”. As the name suggests it is a list of all the open files that the app is using.

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Jan 11

Getting started with the Mac App Store

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Yesterday the Mac App Store went live with more than 1000 apps already available. Here are a few tips to get you started.

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Mac App Store Icon

Download the App Store

The Mac App store is available through Software Update, which you can access through the Apple menu. It actually shows up in the list of available downloads as Mac OS X Update Version 10.6.6. You’ll need to restart after installing it, and then the App Store will show up as a new icon in your Dock.

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Different ways to access the App Store

If you would prefer not to have an extra icon in your Dock, it’s fine

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to just drag it out to remove it like you would for any other application. Then if you still want to access the store, there are a number of alternative ways.

A new item “App Store…” is added to the Apple menu, which gives you quick access no matter what application you are in.

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This also means you can also set a universal keyboard shortcut for it. Just go to System Preferences, go to the Keyboard section, then click on the “Keyboard Shortcuts” tab. Click the plus (+) button cheap levitra online vardenafil to add a new shortcut, and in the dialog that appears, leave the dropdown menu as “All Applications,” Type “App Store…” as the menu title, and then choose a shortcut.

Mac App Store Shortcut

Alternatively, you can access the App Store just like you would any other application. You can just find it in the Applications folder and double-click it, or use Spotlight (Command-Space is a handy shortcut) or any other application launcher like Alfred.

Fixing Error 100

For many people, everything seems to be working fine until they go to download an app, and then they receive a dreaded error message:

We could not complete your App Store request. An unknown error occurred (100).

Luckily it’s easily fixed. It turns out this is because there is a new set of iTunes

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Terms and Conditions that you have to “read” and agree to, but the App Store doesn’t give you the opportunity to do this. The best solution I found is the following:

  1. Quit both the Mac App Store and iTunes.
  2. Open iTunes, go to the iOS App Store and download a random free iPhone app.
  3. You should be prompted to agree to the new terms and conditions.

  4. Delete the iPhone app you just downloaded.
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What about applications you already own?

When you download an app through the Mac App Store, the little button cialis nz next to it changes to “Installed” and the app appears in your purchases section. But what about apps that you already own from before the App Store was around?

It turns out that in general, buy real viagra without prescription the App Store recognises that you already have the application, and marks it as “Installed.” However, with some applications (like Pixelmator and Rapidweaver) this doesn’t happen due to the version numbers not matching, and for some this can be fixed by updating the application to the latest version.

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Unfortunately, this turns out to be pretty useless. These applications won’t show up in your purchases list, and you won’t be able to re-download or update them through the App Store at all. Unless you want to pay a second time, this means you will have to continue to update these applications in the same way as before – by checking the developer’s website or by using the application’s “Check for Updates” feature.

Of course for free applications, it’s not too much trouble to just download them again through the App Store. If you want to do this with an application that is listed as “Installed,” you will have to drag it from the Applications folder to the Trash and then restart the Mac App Store before you can download it again.

It’s still only iWork ’09

Don’t be fooled by seeing Pages, Keynote and Numbers being sold as separate applications. So far iWork ’11 still doesn’t exist, and these are just the same 2009 versions of the iWork applications. While this is disappointing, it turns out that iWork is the exception to the rule when it comes to updating previously bought applications through the App Store. If you already own iWork ’09, Pages, Keynote and Numbers should sown up in your purchases section and you should be able to update them through the App Store in future.

Finder now searches the store for unknown file types

It’s always been the case that if you try to open an unrecognised file type, a dialog will appear asking you to choose which application to open it with. A new button has now been added that allows you to search the App Store for the application that opens files with that extension. All it does is open up the App Store and perform a search using “extension:” as a filter. For example, if you were trying to open a Pixelmator file, it would search “extension:pxm” bringing up Pixelmator as the only result.

Mac App Store Search Extension

Get some good deals!

You may have noticed that many applications are much cheaper on the App Store than elsewhere.

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For example, Apple applications like the iWork and iLife suites and Aperture and much cheaper than the boxed versions. Many third-party applications like generic cialis soft tabs Pixelmator and Rapidweaver are also much cheaper. It’s hard to say if these prices are only temporary or are here to stay, so it might be worth taking advantage if this while you have the chance.

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The downside to lower prices is that free upgrades are Buy Kamagra online Without Prescription likely to become less common in future, meaning you will probably have to spend a lower amount on each version, rather than a big one-off payment at the start.

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