Zooom gives you better window control

For years, one of my favorite Gems has been MondoMouse, a utility that lets you move, resize, or identify windows without having to first switch to them, and without having to position your cursor over a thin title bar or a tiny resize corner. more
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0100

Promising prospect: SecondBar

Many Mac users take advantage of multiple displays--I personally use two, and Rob Griffiths uses even more. more
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:11:00 +0100

Fix the Windows Clock So It Syncs Properly

Windows 7 may be the best Windows yet, but it suffers from the same annoying problem that plagued Vista and even XP: more
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:02:00 +0100

Apple's Mac Mini server 'ideal' for the small office

Apple's $999 Mac Mini server combines the best of the Mac Mini -- low price and small size -- with the feature-rich Mac OS X Server software, making it a great solution for small operations.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:01:00 +0100

Espionage keeps data safe from spying eyes

Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security. more
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0100

Update: iPad to spur tablet sales to 10.5M in 2010

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:56:00 +0100

iPad to spur tablet sales to 10.5M in 2010

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100

Windows turns table on Mac OS X, gains share

Microsoft Windows climbed out of its rut last month to gain market share, Web measurement company NetApplications.com said today.
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0100

Rocketbox enhances Mail's searching

Mail's Spotlight-based search feature stands up reasonably well to heavy use, but as your e-mail archives begin to swell, Mac OS X's indexing can't quite keep up--the bigger your Mail archives, the slower Spotlight searches in Mail become.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0100

Managing software legal compliance

In the age of open source and large-scale outsourcing, ascertaining the legal compliance of software is just as important as assuring the quality before pressing it into production. more
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0100

Enable Bluetooth sending in Snow Leopard

Reader Nick Bradsworth misses an option he once found in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. more
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:11:00 +0100

Use a built-in shortcut to ease Screen Sharing in 10.6

If you use Screen Sharing a lot in OS X 10.6, there are a couple ways to make it easier to connect to your Macs. more
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:10:00 +0100

ShrinkIt shrinks your PDFs

There are a number of Mac utilities that will compress PDF files for easier e-mail sending, or, for developers, to reduce the size of an application bundle that includes lots of PDFs; more
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:53:00 +0100

Office Tips: Work More Efficiently in Word

It's Word-tip week here at Hassle-Free PC. I'll tell you how to print multiple copies of specific pages, strip out hyperlinks, add filler text, and use keyboard shortcuts to change the font size for selected type. more
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +0100

Opera 10.5 grabs browser speed crown

Opera Software's beta of Opera 10.5 leapfrogged every rival to become the world's fastest browser, benchmark tests show.
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Microsoft Word Tip: Strip Hyperlinks From Pasted Text

I don't know about you, but I'm constantly copying text from e-mails, Web pages, and other online sources into Word documents, and always with the same result: more
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:52:00 +0100

Enable some missing Snow Leopard Services

When Snow Leopard first came out, I wrote about the new-and-improved Services feature, including what seemed to be a bug regarding which Services do and do not show up in the contextual menu. more
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:26:00 +0100

Get quick access to recently used items

Your Mac is full of files, folders, and applications, and it's always an annoyance to spend time looking for the items you need. more
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:28:00 +0100

Mozilla ends Firefox support for Mac OS Tiger

Baring any last-minute change of mind, Mozilla will permanently drop support for Mac OS X 10.4 from future editions of Firefox.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:24:00 +0100

Rotate user images in many OS X apps

There are a few spots in OS X applications where you have the ability to choose a photo to use as a representation of you--Address Book and iChat are two that come to mind. more
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0100

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