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Beginning Mac: Mail

Written on February 24, 2009 by Jon Buys and 38 people have commented

Apple prides itself on creating products that are simple and easy to use. A prime example of this philosophy can be seen in Mail, the default email application included with Mac OS X. Mail is not an all-encompassing “collaboration” tool, and it is not “groupware;” it does email (and a little bit of note-taking and [...]

Beginning Mac: iCal

Written on February 05, 2009 by David Appleyard and 13 people have commented

Calendars have come a long way from the days of a pocket diary, with software able to manage your schedule and information much more reliable and accessible. iCal for OS X is the bundled calendar application, and works surprisingly well. It appears simple on the surface, but packs a wide range of different features and [...]

Screencast: Quicksilver for Beginners

Written on June 29, 2007 by Nick Santilli and 32 people have commented

If you’ve heard about Quicksilver but have been too timid to familiarize yourself with it, or to peek under the hood a bit, this screencast is for you!
Perhaps too often, we (as in the collective web) focus our attention on the cutting edge features of Quicksilver. Unfortunately that can make for a steep barrier [...]