Posts catagorized 'Productivity'

Easily Navigate Podcasts Using Chapters

An easy way to navigate podcasts plus a few of my favorite Mac podcast pics.

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.

Know Your Mac – Top Ten Secrets of a Power User

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

Lesser Known Mac Freeware – 10 Apps and Utilities

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.

A Quicker Way to Extract Application Icons Using AppleScript

An AppleScript to make opening an application’s icon in Preview a one click affair.

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.

Two Applications That I am Awaiting Updates For

It always inspires confidence when a developer continues to release maintenance builds between major updates. Here are two apps that haven’t had any love for a long, long time.

Use AppleScript to Turn Your Fonts Folder into a Mini Application

The font selection panel in OS X is somewhat uninspiring. Here is an AppleScript to turn your font folder into a mini application.

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.

Create An AppleScript From the Frontmost Application – Using AppleScript

When the inspiration for a new AppleScript strikes, I’m often working in the application that I want to automate. Nevertheless, if the target task is minor, those few moments that it takes to open Script Editor and enter in the skeleton of tell blocks occasionally dissuades me from creating the script at all. Thankfully, the solution is simple – create an AppleScript to automate the task of creating AppleScripts!