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It might sound strange, but I thoroughly enjoy reinstalling OS X. The process may be time consuming, but my fetish for status bars, the awesome first launch movie and most importantly the prospect of a fresh Mac running to Apple’s specs makes it a pleasurable process. As far as system defaults are concerned, I’m happy with 99 percent of Apple’s choices. Here’s my checklist for dealing with that other 1 percent.

A great feature of iTunes is the ability to set extensive metadata for every track in your library. There are two ways to set how much of that metadata shows up within your library.

Want MarsEdit to make a Mail.app like sound when it sends your blog post up to the web? No problem. Just use Growl.

Make your desktop mirror the elegant simplicity of your Mac.

Consider your daily routine: for how many tasks are you required to be punctual to the minute? Surely, many people do operate under such restrictions, but if your lucky enough to the among those not tied to a byzantine schedule, you probably don’t need to know that it is exactly 4:27:49 in the afternoon – half-past four will do.

Macs are easy to use, but they also allow for significant customization. Here are 10 tips to help you become a Mac power user.

I could write a hundred of these posts – and I might try! Here are 10 excellent but lesser known freeware apps and utilities for your Mac.

The AppleScripts included with OS X are an excellent source of code to raid when writing your own automations. But I don’t run them ‘as is’ very often and therefore wanted to minimize their presence in FastScripts menu. Here’s how I did it.

Online video sites can provide a quick fix if you’ve a few minutes to spare and don’t want to crack open that Dostoevsky novel. Here is a script to help you watch online movies in style.

Billed as a maid for your Macintosh and complete with a feather duster icon, Hazel by Noodlesoft automates entirely the business of keeping your Mac pristinely organized. Here’s how I’ve set it up.