OS X

If you’re graphic designer, chances are you use EPS files quite a bit. The only problem with EPS files is that most of your clients probably don’t know what they are, or have the necessary applications to open them. So, you probably do a lot of converting to PDF or JPEG or whatever other format…

usr/bin/geek claims to have information confirmed by several “others close to key Apple employees” that Apple will be unveiling a Top Secret Leopard feature at NAB – Multi-touch displays. From the article: As part of this monumental change we can expect to see up to 30″ Multi-Touch LCD Displays, 20″, 24″ and 30″ Multi-Touch iMacs,…

LoopRumors has a look at some new cosmetic changes to Leopard that were revealed in the latest build that has been seeded to developers. There is a new separator in the Dock that I like… And the System Preferences Icon has been updated to match the iPhone Settings icon… For more, take a look at…

Sometimes I just prefer a web-styled interface when I’m looking for files or organizing my content.  When I work on a Windows machine I do this using IE or Firefox….however, I couldn’t find an easy way to do this on the Mac with Safari. There is, however, a very, very easy way to do this…

Accessing Special Characters on OS X (©, â„¢, £, ¢, ‰, Æ’, and so forth) can be done in a variety of ways, but if you use these special characters on a regular basis, you may want quick access to them through your menu bar. Here’s how you do it. Go to System Preferences>International then…

When the Mac App Store launched today, users scoured the store for any trace of iWork ’11. The only version available is the 2009 edition with no news on an updated release. However, iWork ’11 could be coming sooner than expected or not. Apple took the liberty of dividing the iWork suite in to its…

Apple has always had an odd relationship with video card manufacturers such as ATi (now AMD) and Nvidia. Drivers for OS X were limited to certain video cards and Apple was never keen on cramming expensive parts for the sake of bragging rights. That may change as Apple is looking to expand the amount of…

Arstechnica did an interesting little survey this weekend. In searching the web for Windows Vista reviews, they found that 6 out of 8 (that’s 75% folks) of the reviews mentioned Mac OS X. Of course, I suppose it is worth noting that only 5 of those 6 reviews actually compared the two operating systems in…

If you’re interested in learning about the Terminal, but don’t know where to start, this article from MacApper is a great place to get your feet wet. If you’re anything like me you switched to the Mac so you’d never have to jack with a terminal or prompt ever again – but you should check…

New Videos have surfaced online from sevenmac.de that appear to be shots of Snow Leopard in action. Like Apple has said, not much seems to have changed visually, but it looks like the update won’t be as “featureless” as Apple originally claimed. If these videos are truly shots of Snow Leopard then you can see…

 Need an even quicker way to open up Spotlight? Just hit the keyboard shortcut: +Space Bar and you can start typing away to find whatever it is you’re looking for. Do you have a Quicktip for OS X that you’d like to share? Click Here to send it in! Be sure and include the URL…