September 28, 2008
Have you ever been embarrassed by your Mac’s chime after switching it on, especially if you’re in a quiet environment like your school or university library? Most elements on Macs are pretty poised and sophisticated. The chime is an exception. It isn’t exactly irritating but it isn’t elegant, either. To avoid these embarrassing moments, I [...]
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September 24, 2008
xMod is a Mac application that uncovers the hidden features of Mac Leopard and provides an easy way for you to tweak the hidden settings. You can modify the hidden settings via the simple interface, thus avoiding the command lines. Things that you can tweak range from Finder, Safari, Dock to iTunes, and it also [...]
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September 24, 2008
Switching over from Windows to Mac is relatively painless because Mac has support for a lot of commonly used files like Microsoft Word documents, Powerpoint slideshows and Adobe PDF files. So, compatibility is hardly an issue. One thing which you do have to take note of however while switching over to Mac is your iTunes [...]
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September 22, 2008
If you’ve been sick, gone, or needed to access any of your computers from another computer, you know how infuriating it can be. It can make you want to throw your mouse across the room, or worse. But before you turn to throwing mice, try some of these easier solutions to access and control your [...]
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September 21, 2008
The average normal human attention span is 10-12 minutes. That’s basically how long a person can stay really focused to the task at hand. Surely, this figure varies from person to person but it is the general opinion that a person’s productivity will decrease after this time frame. Have you ever taken a minute to [...]
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September 20, 2008
xVideoServiceThief is an open source online video downloader designed specifically for just downloading videos from Youtube and alike video sharing websites. I know there are dozens if not more Youtube downloaders out there but this one is really different. Let’s quickly go over some of its features. 1. Cross Platform The program is available for [...]
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September 17, 2008
We all love free apps. MakeUseOf is all about free apps! Why pay for certain applications when you can get another which works almost (or just) as well for free? While there are a few applications which have no free counterparts, you can most definitely find a majority of others which carry one or several [...]
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September 16, 2008
No, don’t get excited, Google hasn’t released the Mac and Linux versions of its new browser just yet, but here’s the next best thing. The good folks over at Code Weavers have come out with a way to run the Windows version of Google’s Chrome on non-Windows computers. They’ve used Wine to make it run [...]
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September 15, 2008
Do you need to get away from it all? Well if you’re taking a fabulous vacation or just tooling around town, here’s a few Apps you should definitely have on your iPhone! First, you’re going to need some gas (even if you’ve got one of those classy hybrids). Well say no more: Gas Bag (iTunes [...]
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September 14, 2008
I’d be willing to bet that Dock is one of the many (and probably the first) thing a non-Mac user would find most fascinating on OS X. When I first got my Mac, I was obsessed with it. At that time, I was running Tiger and I found myself constantly resizing the Dock, setting the [...]
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September 10, 2008
Whenever an application stops responding, there are usually three options to get things back on track again. But first, how would you know if an application has hung? The three cardinal symptoms are the spinning beach ball, increased CPU usage and systemic unresponsiveness. If you’re experiencing any one of these, especially the infamous spinning beach [...]
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September 6, 2008
Ever wanted to take those cool screenshots of windows and cursors and annotate them but didn’t want to shell out money to buy screenshot utilities like SnagIt? Well then you should try the following: On Windows – Bug Shooting The name might sound weird but it was developed as a utility for software testers to [...]
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September 4, 2008
The Mac is said to be the machine of creative people; starting from graphic designers to musicians and sound engineers. There are lots of heavy applications available to cater for their needs. But what about writers? What options do they have? Mac’s word processors are always identical to the low profile TextEdit or the heavy [...]
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September 3, 2008
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Make Use Of is well known for publishing articles mainly about useful stuff. Well, it’s time to turn the tables around, pull off my tie, untuck my shirt and have some fun. I have just found some applications that are so mind-numbingly useless but after playing with them for a while, I’m starting to enjoy [...]
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September 1, 2008
Managing and protecting your personal data on your computer is an uphill task in the modern era. There is no dearth of hackers and spammers who work day and night to intrude into your computer and gain access to all your sensitive data and information. LockCrypt is a freeware application which aims to avoid such [...]
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