The GigaOM Network: Cleantech | Tech Insider | Gadget Gurus | Online Video | Open Source | Web Life | Research | Live Events | About | Contact

Mac 101: Sharing Files Between Two Macs

Written on September 26, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 9 people have commented

One of the reasons I like Mac’s so much more than Window’s boxes is their outstanding networking capabilities. No matter if I need to add a network printer or share files with someone on my network, it can be done in a matter of minutes.
Setting up two Macs to network and share files can be [...]

Mac 101: Activate the Onscreen Keyboard in OS X

Written on September 24, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 38 people have commented

An onscreen keyboard can be a powerful tool for screencasters. This tutorial will show you how to turn on the onscreen keyboard that OS X has built in.
To turn on the onscreen keyboard:

Go to the System Preferences panel
Select the “International” icon

Go to the “Input Menu” tab
Select the “Keyboard Viewer”

You now should have an American flag [...]

Mac 101: Create Zip Files

Written on September 17, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 13 people have commented

Before converting to Mac I ran Windows, which to my knowledge, has no built-in capability to create zip files forcing users to download and install a third party application. After converting to Mac it took me several years to realize that OS X had the built-in functionality to create zip files, which delighted me!
To [...]

Mac 101: Open Mutiple Files in Preview Simultaneously

Written on September 10, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 8 people have commented

When I have a large photo set I would like to look at in OS X the quickest and easiest way is to open them with Preview. Unfortunately, when you click on one picture that is in the same folder as the rest of the pictures, Preview doesn’t automatically recognize the photo is a part [...]

Mac 101: Enable Right Click on Macs

Written on August 21, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 12 people have commented

To right click on any Mac without changing any configuration:

Click “crtl+Mouse button”
A right click menu should pop up

To enable right click on an Apple desktop with an Apple mouse connected:

Go to “System Preferences”
Click “Keyboard & Mouse”

Click the “Mouse” tab
A picture of the mouse will show up. Click the drop down menu on the right [...]