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This case is one of the best I have seen for the iPhone. My biggest complaint with almost all of the cases that are out there for the iPhone are to bulky and they don’t protect the most important thing the face. Well Case Mate has come to the rescue with this kick @$$ case. The case is totally clear and surounds the entire iPhone in plastic. The plastic piece that covers the screen allows your touch to go right through. The video below describes how it works real well. I have ordered mine and the company says it will take a bit to get me the case because they are overwhelmed with orders.

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I found this information over at Mac OSX hints. I started un=sing it over the week end and am loving it. There are some concerns on how it will impact Gmail’s Archiving but since I don’t use that feature it really does not impact me. Let me know if you use this and like it.

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If you get e-mails that has several links embeded in them you can open the links in the background of the default web browser (Firefox for me). The process is the same as opening a new tab in Safari. Just command + click on the link and it will open a new tab in the web browser and not bring the web browser to the front. Give this a shot next time you are trying to get through your e-mails and don’t want to be distracted by the you tube video your sister sent you a link to.

Lifehacker goes through the MacHeist bundle and comes up with some frugal alternatives. This is a great way to get around the 49.00 if that is to much for you or if you only want one application like me. I really like the clipboard managers.

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I like to do my Google searches in the toolbar from either Firefox or Safari. I also like to have the searches open in a new window or tab in the browser that I am using.
To open new the new search from Safari’s toolbar search all you need to do is type in your search terms and instead of hitting enter hit command + enter.
In Firefox the process is much the same, type in your search terms in the toolbar and then hit option + return to open a new window or tab.

This may seem like a simple or even obvious post. But, I have friends who have recently switched to the Mac and they don’t always know what the icons represent in the menus for keyboard shortcuts. I did some searching and couldn’t really find anybody explaining what the icons represent. I thought that was a bit odd so I wanted to get something out there for those few Mac newbies (or maybe even the veterans that still don’t know).

The icons I’m talking about look like this: Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcut Icons

Now, I’ll explain each quickly:

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From MacOSXhints.com

The new keyboard found on MacBooks and MacBook Pros now contain Dashboard, Exposé, and media controls on the function keys, but removed the toggle between mirror mode and extended desktop mode. On the prior keyboards, the toggle display mode function was located on the F7 key.

On the new keyboards, you toggle display modes by pressing Command-F1. This only seems to work from the built-in laptop keyboard.

Are you tired of telling finder it is okay to empty the trash just after you asked it to?

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If you have ever had an Application lock up on you in OS X and had to force quit it you know that normally you would go to the apple in the upper right and select the force quit menu. Here is away to speed up the process. If you hold down the shift key after you hit the apple the option to force quit the active Application will appear and you can force quit from there. You can also right (secondary) click on the Application on the doc and then hold down the alt/option key and this will allow you to quit the application you right clicked on.

Contrary to popular belief, in the finder hitting the Enter does not open the file. The Enter key will allow you to change the name of the file though. To open the file or folder hit the Command and down arrow at the same time.