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Activating the Developer Tools in Safari 4 Beta
This is one of those blog posts where 99% of you will say "Huh, he's actually blogging about this?" It's true this might be one of the easiest things in the world to figure out but for those who've...
View ArticleEvernote Web Clipper Overview
Given how often I use Evernote for work and personal activities I'm quite surprised I've never blogged about it. I want to put an end to that right now and talk about one of Evernote's useful...
View ArticleiTunes Finally Adds Album Preview - I Did It Five Years Ago
This sounds totally crazy, but nearly five years ago I wrote a little AppleScript that allowed me preview an entire album on iTunes. I don't know the Apple Store didn't have this functionality from...
View ArticleThe Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
I found this slide deck on the presentation secrets of Steve Jobs interesting. While I was reading I found myself thinking: "I know most of this." But, the hard part is actually doing the things Steve...
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How To Show All File Extensions on Mac
I was on my new MacBook Pro the other day, working on some database stuff when I accidentally hit ⌘+comma in a Finder window. This keyboard sequence brings up the software preferences for whatever...
View ArticleHow to Display the Apple/Command Key Symbol in Text
I write many blog posts that instruct readers to press command+this and command+that and for the longest time that's exactly how I wrote them. But isn't it much better to say press ⌘+i or press ⌘+m?...
View ArticleYou Were Unimpressed With the iPad? So Was Hitler
It didn't take long for the release of the iPad to spurn negative reactions from Apple fans and geeks everywhere. In fact, I heard 80% of the buying public was unimpressed with the iPad. Hitler wasn't...
View ArticleTurning Off the Volume Up/Down Sound Effect on Snow Leopard
I don't know about you but I can't stand the sound effect that plays when I use my MacBook Pro keyboard (or external Apple keyboard) to turn my volume up or down. It can be ear-piercing if you have a...
View ArticleImport MacHeist Licenses Into 1Password
MacHeist is known for providing low cost software bundles that let users save ridiculous amounts of money on up and coming titles. Over the last few years I've bought bundles from MacHeist that got me...
View ArticleConfiguring Chrome with Flash Player Debugger
A few weeks ago I started using Chrome on Mac OS X as my main Web browser. I had grown tired of Safari 4 chewing up nearly a gig of RAM after leaving it open for a week or more. Don't get me wrong,...
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Tab Key Trick in OS X and Linux
I recently stumbled upon a little tab key trick in Mac OS X. I already knew you could press the tab key to autocomplete directory names, but I didn't know you could press the tab key additional times...
View ArticleHow To Fix Missing Plug-in Issue in Chrome
Back in April I blogged about an issue I found with the Chrome browser where the Flash Player debugger wasn't working properly. That post has received a number of views and has helped a few folks get...
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A bit.ly Shortener That Works Everywhere
During session breaks at BFlex yesterday I put together an OS X Automator workflow that works with the bit.ly URL shortener. I use bit.ly all the time and I wanted an easier way to create bit.ly...
View ArticleAaron Answers: Time Machine Backups Taking Forever
I received an e-mail this morning from Seth, who was having difficulty getting his initial Time Machine backup completed. Seth graciously agreed to having his question posted here in another edition...
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Home Page Tributes to Steve Jobs
I thought it was pretty cool big sites (and in some cases competitors) like Google.com and Amazon.com posted tributes to Steve Jobs on their home page. I looked around to see which other sites were...
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