This is my Macintosh Web Page. It is an attempt to group "tips and tricks" I pick up in my mixed environment of Macs and PCs.
Mac Blogs
Tips
- Apple Support - The "Official" Apple Support Web Site
- Cult of Mac
- Alltop- contains some Apple stuff. Started by former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki
Mac Help
Mac Knowledge Base - Help and support for Mac users. Discussion of a wide range of Mac hardware, software and usage issues.
Mac Hardware
- TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog Great place for new Apple information
- Tech Crunch - Authoritative - Michael Arrington
Mac Software
- iPhoto Library Manager $20 and free version with some functions disabled
- FTP - Filezilla (Free) THE FTP client. A great program.
- Cinch - Mini-Windows Manager $7 (free version has a nag screen). Drag window to left or right to have 1/2 screen; Drag window to top to have full screen.
- Onyx = Tweak system Settings Free (Download from MacUpdate). Uses I've made of it are:
- Display invisible files (Click on Finder, Click on box adjacent to "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
- Change your login background image (Click on Login, and select path to login background image)
- Delete .DS_Store files (Click on Maint, Rebuild, Display of folders Content, etc.)
- Disable .DS_Store creation on network volumes (Click on General, then put check mark in box that says, "On network volumes, disable the DS_Stores files creation")
- Change setting, "Display invisible files" (Click on Parameters,
- Delete Trash, all accounts (Click on Utilities, Trash, etc.)
- TinkerTool - Similar program to Onyx. Onyx appears to have more functions
- PhotoInfo - Mass changes to File names and Dates. 2006 version is 2.0.1 is available free at Macupdate and Cnet (PC has a MS PC Tools version too)
- PC Batch file to clean up hidden OSX Batch files. Explanation of the cause of these files, The Resource Fork