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Mastering the Trackpad

August 5, 2020 By Scott Blitstein

One of my biggest concerns when I switched to Mac was adjusting to a touchpad interface. I had used IBM ThinkPads for years and have grown accustomed to the TrackPoint. The Trackpad on the MacBook is a highly lauded feature though. My friend Christelle even went so far as to call it “life-changing.” With praise like that, my expectations were high. How well does it stack up? … [Read more...] about Mastering the Trackpad

Demystifying Automator – Applications

June 5, 2017 By Scott Blitstein

In this next guide in our series on Automator, we're going to discuss the Application Document Type. We hope that this example, while fairly simple, will inspire you to create your own Automator Applications. … [Read more...] about Demystifying Automator – Applications

How To Use Automator To Save Time and Work More Efficiently

June 3, 2017 By Scott Blitstein Leave a Comment

In this multi-part guide we'll be talking about using Automator to help you learn to let your Mac do your work for you. We'll start with an overview and then a series of simple examples to help you get comfortable and give you some ideas on how you can put Automator to work for you. … [Read more...] about How To Use Automator To Save Time and Work More Efficiently

How To Change a File’s Default Application

July 3, 2013 By Scott Blitstein Leave a Comment

Why Would I Want To Do This? When you open or access a file on your Mac, it tries to be smart and helpful and choose what it thinks is the most appropriate program to use with that file type. In most cases the default should be okay and acceptable but sometimes you may want to associate a particular file type with a different program. One example that I ran in to was with … [Read more...] about How To Change a File’s Default Application

How To Hide Your Dashboard From Mission Control

July 1, 2013 By Scott Blitstein Leave a Comment

Why Would I Want To Do This? One of my favorite features of the Mac OS X is the way it handles multiple desktops and manages the apps you have made full screen by placing them in their own desktop. Much like you can cycle through your running applications, it's also very easy to manage and move between those desktops using Mission Control. By default though your Mac will … [Read more...] about How To Hide Your Dashboard From Mission Control

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