Archive for January, 2009

Use Hotspot Shield to Stream Hulu, etc. Outside of the US

I live in Korea and ever since first hearing about Hulu and other online streaming services available only in the US, I’ve been jealous. Today that feeling of jealousy was replaced by a stronger sense of foolishness as I Googled for a solution.

Terminal Commands to Kill Trojan in Pirate iWork Copies

Mac Rumors: If you’re into the iWork ‘09 for free thing, be careful.

Terminal Command: Show More Recent Places in Save Dialogs

OS X Hints: A terminal command to show more places in save dialogs. There’s some speculation in the post that the trick can work on a per application basis, but I haven’t tried.

Use GeekTool to Display TaskPaper Lists on Your Desktop

For all my good intentions, I need my todo list staring me in the face or I won’t get a thing done. After a recent update to 2.0, I’ve gone back to TaskPaper for my simple list management. Here’s how I use GeekTool with TaskPaper to keep my todos where I need them most.

Get Well Steve!

A Letter From Steve Jobs. Get well soon, Steve.

No Removable Battery in 17 Inch MacBook Pro

9 to 5 Mac with a startling rumor: 17 inch MacBook Pros, which are expected to debut at Macworld Expo in 2 days, will have a non-removable battery.

Two Free iPhone Apps for Guitar Players

If you’re cool enough to be both a guitar player and an iPhone owner, these two free iPhone apps are worth checking out.

20 Essential Tricks for Web Browsing in Safari

Right now I’m stranded in Firefox land and, although Firefox has a lot to offer, it’s made me conscious of all the little things I take for granted when browsing in Safari. These are a few of those ‘little things.’

Instantly Create a Sticky Note from a Text Selection

Mac OS X Tips: to quickly make a new Sticky note, select some text and hit Command-Shift-Y. A new note will open up with your selection. Brilliant. The article has 10 tips for using Stickies, the little note application that I’ve completely neglected since I’ve used a Mac. Another interesting tip: stickies are not limited [...]

Ejecting Disk Images – Four Easy Techniques

Installing applications on the Mac is so easy that it’s almost deceptive for new users. Although some apps do have a free standing installation dialog, the majority are housed simply on disk images and need only be dragged into your applications folder. The final part of installation, however, is apparently where new users get confused: you need to eject the disk image once your app is installed. Here are a few ways you can do it.