Posts catagorized 'Online'

Use Google to Master a New Language - Some Tools and Techniques

Learning a new language is no easy task. Here are some tools and techniques to help you make the most of Google’s powerful language translation features and become a master at a foreign tongue.

Monitor a Currency’s Performance From Dashboard

The easiest way to monitor a currency, I think, is with Google. Just type in your currency and your target currency and Google will give you an up to date exchange rate. Here’s how to monitor a currency’s exchange rate using Google and Dashboard.

10 Unbeatable Shareware Apps for your Mac

Everyone loves freeware! But developers work hard on their creations, and giving everything away for free doesn’t pay the bills. Here are ten of my favorite shareware applications that I was more than happy to shell out a bit of cash for.

Quickly Download Videos From YouTube and Convert Them for iPod for Free

Here is an easy way to download and convert YouTube videos for your iPod so that you can view them even if you aren’t connected to the internet.

It’s a Drag: The Power of Drag and Drop in Safari

Some tips for manipulating tabs, links, text and images in Safari via Drag and Drop.

Delish - View High Res Thumbnails of your Del.icio.us Bookmarks

Delish is a Del.icio.us client that downloads high-res webpage snapshots of your entire Del.icio.us library displays them in a dedicated window. It’s really beautiful.

Open All Linked Safari Movies in QuickTime with AppleScript

What if you could automatically search out movie links in a webpage and open each one in its own QuickTime Player window?

An AppleScript to Duplicate the Current Tab in Safari

Here is an AppleScript that will duplicate the current tab in Safari.

Open Safari and Cocoalicious Together with AppleScript

The ability to store your bookmarks online is one of the greatest advancements of internet culture to date. Here is a simple AppleScript to keep the Del.icio.us client Cocoalicious running and ready to post whenever you need it.

Tips, Tricks and Add-ons to Maximize Safari’s Potential

Safari is easily my favorite browser for OS X. It’s clean interface, advanced rendering capabilities and quick load times make it almost painful for me to use anything else. Here are a few tricks and tips to supercharge Safari and get the most out of your browsing experience.

Search Popular Torrent Sites with AppleScript

Here is a simple AppleScript that will allow you to search 5 popular torrent engines by keyword and open your search results in tabs.

SafariScript - Extend Safari’s Power

Choosing Safari as your primary browser does come with some sacrifices, and the most prominent among which is Safari’s relative non-extensibility. Learn how to extend Safari’s power by installing SafariScript and linking AppleScripts to hotkeys.

10 Outstanding Freeware Apps for Your Mac (Part 2)

Excellent apps to add to your collection, each one is among the best freeware applications available.

Convert Your Mac Into a Blogger’s Dream Machine

My blogging career started almost simultaneously with the purchase of my first Mac a year and a half ago and it’s been a great experience so far. Below are the applications that I use daily to administer my personal blogging empire.

MarsEdit - Premier Desktop Blogging Client for the Mac

For me, MarsEdit is far and away the best blogging client for the Mac. From its easy setup to its Flickr integration, its worthy html handling to its post preview window, MarsEdit has become the premier tool in my blogging armory.

8 Ways an RSS Reader will Improve Your Online Experience

Subscribing to RSS feeds in a dedicated RSS aggregator gives you a powerful and convenient way to stay updated on all your favorite content from around the web in one centralized place. Here are a few ways that subscribing to RSS feeds and using a dedicated RSS reader will enhance your online experience.

10 Freeware Applications to Immediately Install on a Fresh Mac

OS X comes with a host of really excellent applications, but one of the best things about being a Mac user is the breadth and quality of third-party applications that you can install to enhance your computing experience. Here is a list of applications to immediately install on a new machine.

6 Reasons to Switch to a Desktop Blogging Client

A desktop blogging client allows you to write and publish blog posts without accessing your blog’s browser-based post editor. The benefits of using such an application, however, may not be immediately apparent to a lot of bloggers. WordPress’s posting window offers convenient tools to add links, apply formatting to text, upload and align [...]

Inquisitor - Enhance Safari’s Search

Inquisitor 3 is a powerful plugin for Safari that enhances your search experience when using Safari’s built in search field. The plugin auto-completes your partially typed words and phrases, returns relevant search suggestions, offers you the three top Google results for one click access, and even saves your search history so that, with time, [...]