Mac OS X Hints posted the following new tips and tricks:
- 10.6: Flip around (invert) the Magic Trackpad
- Copy results from the Spotlight Calculator
- Make files appear as Audiobooks in iTunes 10
- Moving Outlook info to Address Book and iCal
- Resolve a Java dependency error in Fink
- Automate sending reminders in Entourage
- 10.6: Unlock screens using any admin password
- Use an AppleScript to manage Spotlight indexing
- 10.6: Quartz Debug 4.0 Secrets
- 10.6: Run old screen savers on Snow Leopard
10.6: Flip around (invert) the Magic Trackpad
Copy results from the Spotlight Calculator
Make files appear as Audiobooks in iTunes 10
Moving Outlook info to Address Book and iCal
Resolve a Java dependency error in Fink
Automate sending reminders in Entourage
10.6: Unlock screens using any admin password
Use an AppleScript to manage Spotlight indexing
10.6: Quartz Debug 4.0 Secrets
10.6: Run old screen savers on Snow Leopard
- 10.6: Flip around (invert) the Magic Trackpad
- Copy results from the Spotlight Calculator
- Make files appear as Audiobooks in iTunes 10
- Moving Outlook info to Address Book and iCal
- Resolve a Java dependency error in Fink
- Automate sending reminders in Entourage
- 10.6: Unlock screens using any admin password
- Use an AppleScript to manage Spotlight indexing
- 10.6: Quartz Debug 4.0 Secrets
- 10.6: Run old screen savers on Snow Leopard
10.6: Flip around (invert) the Magic Trackpad
The Magic Trackpad normally slants up to match the keyboard angle. Some may prefer to use it slanted down in their lap, on the couch, or on low desks with a gel palm rest. With this hidden pref, the trackpad auto-detects hand orientation from 5 resting fingers and rotates the coordinate system to match.Read more
Copy results from the Spotlight Calculator
As many know, Spotlight in the menu bar provides calculator functions. If, for example, you enterRead more
Make files appear as Audiobooks in iTunes 10
Here's an easy way to make Audiobooks in iTunes 10.Read more
Moving Outlook info to Address Book and iCal
I searched for too long to figure out how to best move Microsoft Outlook data (Contacts and Calendars) to a Mac (Address Book and iCal).Read more
Resolve a Java dependency error in Fink
You may receive a build error when compiling some packages in Fink of the formRead more
Automate sending reminders in Entourage
I wanted to create an automated email to send hourly reminders to a co-worker who was forgetful about many things. So I used Automator and (because of corporate Exchange email) Entourage 2008.Read more
10.6: Unlock screens using any admin password
Mac OS X 10.6 tightened security and now one administrator user cannot unlock the screensaver of another admin user. However, many IT professionals need to be able to grant their users admin access to their Macs while still being able to effectively administer the machine in their absence.Read more
Use an AppleScript to manage Spotlight indexing
I wrote an AppleScript droplet to manage the settings of Spotlight indexing for a volume. It's called Refocus, and may be downloaded from here.Read more
10.6: Quartz Debug 4.0 Secrets
Quartz Debug is a part of the Apple Developer Tools and may be found in /Developer/Applications/Performance Tools. It's used to test and optimize graphics performance when writing a new Cocoa program. One thing bugging me with Quartz Debug version 4.0 in Snow Leopard is that the window list which listed all the open windows on the system along with their id, size, and memory consumption statistics is apparently gone. This was quite handy when debugging an application that uses multiple windows.Read more
10.6: Run old screen savers on Snow Leopard
With Snow Leopard the ScreenSaverEngine application is a 32/64-bit binary, and if your system supports it will run in 64-bit mode. This means that any screen savers without 64-bit code will not run, and this is primarily old unsupported screen savers.Read more
