Unix (which is what Mac OSX is) was designed for colleges and businesses. There are, in those institutions, dozens of different computers, and thousands of different users. So the first thing to get straight is that users (human beings) are separate and distinct from computers (boxes of electronics.) All the users want access to all […]

Here’s an email I just received. I particularly like the last line. ————– You were made the beneficiary of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (3.5M USD) which is to be remitted to you. I want to assure you that the transaction is absolutely legal and 100% risk free as the entire process […]

On using Disk Utility (DU) for changing the formatting type: First: the obvious – changing the formatting type will totally erase the target disk, causing you to permanently lose everything on it (unless you have a backup, of course.) Next: there are drives (the physical hard disk) upon which reside one or more volumes. When […]

Perhaps I’m the last person in the world to figure this out: you set your Flash Player preferences online, not on your computer: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html It’s worth bookmarking this, for when you start getting mystery messages about Flash canceling operations. Tracy

Just in case you want to put together a little system to go with your iPod, and perhaps impress your friends… here’s what the editors of Stereophile magazine think would do nicely: Turntable : Goldman Reference II turntable: $300,000 ToneArm: Continuum Audio Labs Cobra is $15,595 Cartridge: Clearaudio Goldfinger : $8000 Phone PreAmp: Boulder 2008: […]

Besides cell phones, many of us carry USB flash sticks on our keychains. I’d like to suggest that we put a text file on those USB sticks, with contact information, allergies, medical conditions and all other useful information for first responders. Simple idea and could save your life.

Besides cell phones, many of us carry USB flash sticks on our keychains. I’d like to suggest that we put a text file on those USB sticks, with contact information, allergies, medical conditions and all other useful information for first responders. Simple idea and could save your life.

Welcome to MacTips, by the original author of MacHotTips for MacHome Journal. (How’s that for antique?) I’ve just set this up on June 18, so there’s lots to come. Bear with me.

Got a zillion itty-bitty icons in your dock? Try grouping them. Here’s what I do. In my user folder, I have created a folder called “dock items” (the name is not important; whatever works for you is fine.) Then, in there, I have folders named for my categories of items, such as “browsers” and “hardware” […]