Take an instant snapshot in Photo Booth ( Without the countdown ) . Simply hold down option while pressing the capture button. Alternatively, press Command-Option-T simultaneously.
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Showing posts with label Macbook Air. Show all posts
Take an Instant Snapshot in Photo Booth
Take an instant snapshot in Photo Booth ( Without the countdown ) . Simply hold down option while pressing the capture button. Alternatively, press Command-Option-T simultaneously.
Format an External Hard Drive for Mac and Windows
The question most Mac Users always have on their mind is "How can I format my External Hard Drive for Windows?". There could be any number of reasons for wanting to format an external Hard drive -
- Too much junk
- Need space
- Not working
- Not compatible with both windows and mac
Or perhaps simply because you're reorganizing the file system on your Mac. In any case, there's a correct method to do it such that it gives you the best amount of space possible and is compatible with windows as well as mac.
If you have important data on your hard drive make sure you back it up before formatting your hard drive.
So to start, open up Disk Utility which is located in Applications --> Utilities. Or Launchpad --> Utilities
Now, that you have Disk Utility opened up, from the left hand side column select your external hard drive. It will be orange colored. Make sure you select the main Hard drive and not a partition. For example, in the screenshot below, you would select "500.08GB WD My Passport" and not "SHIV WD" Now, click on the partition tab ( as shown selected below )
MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT SELECT YOUR COMPUTER'S HARD DRIVE. ( IN GREY )
Change the partition layout to as many partitions you want in your formatted Hard drive. If you're not sure, select 1 partition.
Change the Name as per your liking.
Change format to Mac OS Extended ( Journaled ).
Leave the size as it is.
And finally, click apply. Your Hard drive should now be formatted for both Windows and Mac.
Color Up Your Mac
Label your Files and Folders
There are some of us, who like to keep our files and folders organized by labeling and color coding the, be it the virtual ones ( on computers ) or even the physical one. Mac provides such an option to color code them which they call "labelling". So to do so, simply select an file or folder, right click on it and choose the color you want in the 'label' section. And thats it. Done.
New Macbook Air - Review
It's no big secret that I've never been a big fan of the Macbook Air. I mean it's small and light but so is an iPad. Then there's the fact that it doesn't have a CD Drive and isn't very powerful... Or atleast, it wasn't. However, after some reading up and research on it, I've reconsidered. I won't go so far as to say it's my favorite Mac or anything but the fact of the matter is that I might have been a little too... disparaging.
So, I thought to myself, perhaps it's not very powerful but not everyone needs it to be so. And let's face it, it still runs on the world's best operating system. And who else has managed to create a fully functioning notebook computer merely 3mm thick. And believe me, many have tried. Anyway, I think providing you with a summarized version including Pros and Cons might function as a refreshing change.
Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion
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| Launchpad on Mac |
Launchpad is another one of Apple's favorite new features in Lion, It's basically a new quick way to launch applications conveniently straight from your Desktop.To view launchpad, Simply click on the Launchpad icon in the dock (the same as the one to the left) It may take upto a minute or so the first time you launch it. However the next time, It'll launch with amazing speed.
Those of you who've used an iOS Device previously, will immediately recognize the similarity between this and the gridded applications launching system ( Springboard ) on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.
Click and hold on an application to move it around and click the cross on it to uninstall ( delete ) it. Drop it into another app to create a folder.
Apple. Coincidentally, I had designed an application with the same name and purpose too. Strange.
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Related - Similarities between iOS and Lion )
Mac OS X Lion is Out
Apple just released their newest, much awaited operating system - Mac OS X Lion along with a New Macbook Air and a New Mac Mini. What's more Lion, with over 250 new features in a single update is available for a mere $29.99 for all your Macs as opposed to previous operating system updates which were priced at $129.99 for a single Mac.
Stacks on Mac
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| Fan in the form of a stack |
What are stacks on Mac ?
Stacks on Mac provide an easy way to access folders right from your Dock. These folders are positioned to the right of your Dock seperator. You can add stacks to the Dock by simply dragging a folder here. You can view these stacks in the form of a fan, grid, list or let Mac decide.
Drag Dock's to Right or Left in a Click
Position the Dock to the right or left hand side of your screen in one fluid drag - Click and drag the Dock's Seperator to wherever you want it while Holding down alt / option and shift. ( Click on image to see enlarged view )
Update your Mac and it's Applications
Did you know that your Mac can be updated frequently to a newer bugless version in minutes ? Your apps require updates too to fix bugs. To update, just click on the Apple icon in the top right corner of your screen and click on software update. Select your updates and click Install.
Know Each Detail of Your Mac
Curious about your mac ? Want to see each and every detail about it with a couple of simple clicks ? Click on the Apple button ( top left of your screen ), hold down the alt/option button on your keyboard and "About this Mac" will change to System Profiler. Click on System Profiler.
The Mac Tip Series 9 - System Preferences
System preferences on Mac OS X is an application with all your general settings. In other words, it's like "Control panel" on Windows. To go to System Preferences you can -1. Search for it in spotlight search ( top right corner of screen )
2. Click on the Apple button in the menubar ( top left corner of screen )
3. Click on it in the dock.
The Mac Tip Series 8 - See All Multitouch Gestures for your Mouse / Trackpad
Don't know about all the multitouch gestures for your Mouse / Trackpad ? Go to System preferences --> Mouse / Trackpad and see the demonstrations.
See Bluetooth Mouse, Trackpad and Keyboard Battery percentage
See your Bluetooth keyboard or mouse's battery percentage on Mac. Open System Preferences --> Keyboard or System Preferences --> Mouse or System Preferences --> Trackpad to see the battery percentage which will be located at the bottom left corner of the window.
CYM Did You Know - Twitter Menubar
The Mac Tip Series 7 - Get Information about a File / Folder
In Mac, you can get information such as File size, File Type, File Name, Folder Contents, Location on Mac, Date Created, Date Modified, Entension about any file / folder as well as other functions like locking the File / Folder, Making it Read only, etc.
So what's the long drawn complicated procedure for all this ?
Well, first you select the file and then press Command-I. Complicated, huh ? ( For the sarcasm impaired, you want to skip over that last part )
Mac OS X Lion - Air Drop
In all previous version of Mac, transfering files from one Mac to another was a more complicated process which involved setting up file sharing, connecting to the same network, finding the other Mac, authenticating the transfer and other tedious steps. In Mac OS X Lion, All you have to do is drag and drop it to a "drop spot" and Lion will automatically find all available computers in the network and you simply have to choose one. See the Lion release date.
Apple Mac OS X Lion Release Date ( Expected, Rumor )
No one knows the Mac OS X Lion release date for sure. However, based on Apple's Software Release history, we can be fairly certain that they will release it alongside their newest hardware ( probably on a friday ), which is likely to be some stunning new laptops, possibly Macbook Air. So we can be fairly certain that Apple Mac OS X Lion will be released on 22nd of July
Reload / Refresh a Dashboard Widget
Dashboard Widget stuck ? Simply select it ( by clicking on it ) and press Command-R to reload / refresh the dashboard widget. It'll twirl and done. Its reloaded. Enjoy !
Mac's Inbuilt Dictionary
Did you know that Mac OS X has an inbuilt Dictionary into it. And no, I'm not talking about the app... or the widget. Stunned ? Try typing a word into Spotlight. Click on the definition and it'll link you to the word in the dictionary app. Nifty, huh ?
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