Today’s post over a TUAW pointed me toward a web site that has created a 6 page .pdf document that tells almost every keyboard short cut known to the OS X operating system. the TUAW post is quoted after the jump and the .pdf file is available for download from Magical Macintosh Key Sequences.
AppleJack
In My previous post about repairing permissions I explained how to do this from inside the Os using Disk Utility. There is a command line user interface for Mac OS X that provides a simplified interface for single user mode system repairs. It is called AppleJack. YOU MUST RUN IT IN SINGLE USER MODE. To Get to Single User Mode you have to restart the computer and Hit the Command and “S” key at the …
OS X provided Mac users with a new modern operating system with the old foundation of UNIX. One of the benefits of UNIX is it’s multi-user capablity. To manage the users of the system, UNIX uses file ownership and permissions. Ownership and permissions is a large subject unto itself, so we will not address the details here. Look for a tutorial in the future or go to osxfaq.com for additional reading.
Occasionally in OS X some key …
Having switched a little less than a year ago, I learned most of these things on my own. This list would have probably saved me a lot of time and hassle.
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Adobe’s powerhouse Creative Suite 3 isn’t for everyone, not least because of the cost. This guide shows how you can put together your own creative package with open-source or free software.
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Over at the Macworld Mobile Mac they have writen a very good artical for some uses of the small remote that Apple has given us with the purchas of a new intel Mac. Below is an excerpt from the artical. For the full artical Head over to the Macworld Mobile Mac blog.
Mozy has introduced their 2 gig online backup solution to the Mac. This service gives you 2 gigs of online storage for free. they do have a fee-based service. There are many different fee-based options ranging in price from 4.95 to just under 50.00 a month. Over the next week we will be useing this software and putting it through the paces.
Mozy Mac Back up
Apple has place a really nice web site up for switchers. Follow the link, Switchers, to the site entire site. For a comparison of “What I Did on My Windows Machine” to “What I Do on My Mac” see the chart from apple below.
Per TUAW
There are many ways to rename files in OS X but most people use one of two approaches: either click-pause-click or click-return. And if you’re used to using one style, the other style can prove a welcome surprise for your Mac-fu arsenal. In click-pause-click, you move your cursor to a file or folder, select it, wait a second and then click again. A text edit field appears over the name and you can rename the file as desired. This …
Sorry I have not posted in a few days. My wife had our second daughter, Madison Elizabeth. You may say how is this Mac Related? Well because I used iweb, iweb enhancer and a theme from 11mystics.com to make a web site that has all the pictures and videos on it. The web site is Chandlersc.com . I will be posting tutorials on how i made the pages at a later time. Stay subscribed to thee feed to be informed …
