If you are a user who is trying to use the keyboard as much as you can and keep my hands off the mouse then you may want to learn the keyboard short cut to send a Maill.app message. After yo have typed you message and it is rea to go simply press the Command+shift+D keys and off the message will go.

If you have any other Mail.app short cuts that may help new users please share them in the comments …

Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com click on the links below to get your copy with free shipping.

Here are a few of the features of OS X 10.6

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability as well as industry-leading support for Internet standards
Improvements include a more responsive Finder, new look and features for Exposé and Stacks, quicker Time Machine backup, faster common …

For longer than I care to admit I have been using my mouse, or track pad, to Quicklook Mail.app attachments. Well that stops today. If you have an e-mail with an attachment and want to Quicklook the item don’t reach for the mouse, instead type the Command + Y key. This will Quicklook the attachment just like hitting the space bar does in finder. I hope apple looks at this and changes the Mail.app Quicklook  in Snow leopard but for now this will help keep my …

From MacOSXHints…

This is a pretty simple hint, but if you’re like me, and have a number of templates that you’ve created in Pages, you probably wish they were organized in the Template Chooser, rather than being all displayed together in the My Templates section.

You can create your own sub-grouping under My Templates by navigating to your user’s Library » Application Support » iWork » Pages » Templates folder. Here you will see one folder (My Templates) which contains any templates …

This Tuesday night at 8pm EDT, MacHeist will be revealing the applications for MacHeist 3. Veronica Belmont, Lisa Bettany, and Chris Pirillo will host live coverage of the reveal. If you have been doing the missions you would have already received over 300.00 in applications. To view the live show head over to MacHeist.com on Tuesday March 24th at 8:00 EDT.

Maintain has announced the release of Cocktail 4.3.2 (Leopard Edition). This version adds clearing of the Inqtana.B worm, fixes an issue with secure deletion of files installed by trojans and worms, addresses an issue in which Adobe Illustrator font caches were not deleted from users home directory, fixes compatibility issues with Safari 4 Public Beta and adds compatibility with the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.7.

Elixir is happy to announce Espresso theme for RapidWeaver. Espresso is a really flexible theme with a stylish appearance that allows you to showcase your content. Espresso allows you to modify a lot of different areas of your site design through the Page Inspector. Espresso also makes heavy use of the RapidWeaver color picker. With it you can change the colors for all of the following areas of your site design.

Texas-based Mobile market leader, WebIS Inc. today announced its incredibly popular PIM, Pocket Informant, for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for purchase for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Pocket Informant is the #6 best selling overall application for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. Version 1.0 offers Agenda, Week, Month, and Day views for the calendar, a Today view, a Tasks view with full GTD capability, Context, Projects, Next Action, Inbox, Search, and more.

The Dream Apps has announced Involer 1.2 an update to their simple invoicing application for Mac OS X. Involer allows users to create, print, export and track the status of their invoices within a single, easy to use interface. With Involer, you can be up and running with your company in just a few seconds, and sending invoices in minutes. Version 1.2 includes many bug fixes and new features and is a recommended free update for all users.

Managing Editor Inc. today announced the release of Page Director Ad Layout System 5.4. Used at more publications worldwide than any other automated page-planning solution, ALS has been optimized for compatibility with Adobe Creative Suite 4. QuarkXPress 8.0 compatibility will be available in the coming weeks. ALS 5.4 includes a convenient new print designer, which allows users to design and print custom ad dummies, resulting in printouts that conform to each publication’s specific requirements.