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The “Other” System Preferences

Written on August 14, 2009 by Bryan Schuetz and 32 people have commented

I was changing something in System Preferences on a friend’s Mac a while back and stopped for a second to consider the “Other” section and the lonely little Logitech Controller that was in there all by itself. Not many applications install to the “Other” section of System Preferences and this got me wondering about what [...]

Dock Gone: Say Goodbye to Your Dock

Written on July 07, 2009 by James Dempsey and 21 people have commented

When Apple introduced the Dock with OS X, people immediately either love it or hated it. Over time, we all got used to it. Among some of the usability complaints about the Dock is the fact that without hacking, you can’t simply get rid of it. Hiding the Dock will only get you so far – it still pops-up at inopportune times. If you’re frustrated by the inability to completely hide the Dock, there is a simple solution.

Become a Mac Power User: System Preferences

Written on March 12, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 1 person has commented

The great thing about using Apple computers (loaded with OS X of course), is that some of the tasks that can be frustrating and difficult on another operating system are simple and possibly even fun. So assuming you’ve got a handle on using that Mac of yours, it’s probably time to step it up, and [...]

Kid Proofing a Mac With Parental Controls

Written on January 13, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 23 people have commented

If you’ve got young children, chances are they’re already quite adept at using the computer. This is a new generation of wired little ones, and we’ve got our work cut out for us as we attempt to stay ahead of them.
I’ll wager that you’re more concerned with protecting your children from the sketchy dangers of [...]

OS X : Unplugged(.prefpane)

Written on June 27, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 12 people have commented

I came across a comment about a small but useful utility I had not heard of before called Unplugged. This utility (in the form of a System Preferences panel) from Briksoftware watches for events related to your power cord being plugged or unplugged and notifies you via Growl (if Growl is not installed, the application [...]

Quick Tip: Enabling full keyboard access

Written on September 25, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 10 people have commented

By default, OS X has full keyboard access disabled allowing you to only tab through a limited number of items in various dialog boxes.
In this Quick Tip I cover how to enable full keyboard access to help save you a few mouse clicks throughout your day.
Enabling full keyboard access (.mov – 2.6mb)
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