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Macworld with some great advice to free up some disk space: empty iPhoto’s trash. When you delete a photo from iPhoto, it isn’t completely deleted. Rather, much like the Finder, the photo is moved to the Trash section in the side bar. Right click on the Trash section and select Empty Trash from the contextual menu (it’s the only option). I always knew about this but it’s a good reminder. I just cleared out my trash and gained an extra GB of disk space back. Thanks!
BabyGotMac, which apparently lists Mac software that has been discounted, updated or released (I haven’t spent much time on the site), has this excellent logo which made me laugh out loud:
Really, that’s brilliant, although I can’t see any logical connection with the content on the sight, and moreover it looks to be something that might scare a few potential readers off. But I wanted to share anyhow.
Macworld’s 2008 list of Editor’s Choice (or Eddy) software and hardware for your Mac. Some of my favorites include Airfoil, CSSEdit and Flock.
A new section of itunes lists the Top Apps of 2008 for every category (iTunes link). I’ve already seen a few I didn’t know about.
AppleScript allows you to automate repetitive tasks on your Mac. Check out our growing collection of scripts!
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.
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!
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.
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.
I’ve never been entirely convinced by the little green button on OS X windows. It can be difficult to predict exactly how pressing it will resize some windows, and occasionally, full-screen, regardless of what is being displayed, is exactly what I am after. Here is the fine-grained and keyboard friendly solution that I’ve hit upon.
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