April 11, 2008
If you are a user of Mac OS X you’ll probably know that the MSN application that Microsoft has developed for OS X isn’t really that amazing. For starters you can’t have a video chat with a friend or talk via a microphone using MSN on OS X. Also the interface for the application doesn’t [...]
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April 10, 2008
So you’re an aspiring graphic designer but you don’t have the resources, or willingness, to spend hundreds of dollars on your needed software. Well, below is a list of five great alternatives to commercial software for graphic design. (1) Image Manipulation GIMP ““ Alternative for Adobe Photoshop and Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP, short for [...]
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April 9, 2008
I got my first (and only) Mac about a year ago and discovered I hated one of the major features that makes OS X different from Windows. I resented having to move my mouse so high, just to get at the file or edit menu way up there in the menu bar. I’ve since come [...]
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April 7, 2008
Pencil is a free drawing and animation application that supports Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. Pencil is still only in beta but it’s worth installing and playing around with if you want to get into animation but you can’t afford applications such as Flash or ToonBoom. Pencil Features 1. Tools The tools that Pencil [...]
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April 5, 2008
For those who use Apple Mail on Leopard, you will know that it’s a pretty basic e-mail application. It fetches your mail, archives it on your Mac and you might think that it ends there. With a couple of plug-ins however, you could extend the functionality of Apple Mail by miles. There are a lot [...]
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March 30, 2008
Do you want to take your favorite programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more wherever you go and use them on pretty much any computer ? If so here are four free tools that can help you with that. These are portable software packs that can be installed on any USB [...]
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March 25, 2008
In the first part of my article, I wrote about mapping Exposé onto your mouse buttons, blocking out distractions while working, using keyboard shortcuts, Sidenote and Spotlight. Now, in the spirit of productivity, let’s just get on with part two! 1. Organize your Mac Having a cluttered workspace takes up precious time when you’re trying [...]
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March 21, 2008
I frequently find desktop applications a lot more convenient than their web-based alternatives. Even when web alternative offers superior feature set there is still something about desktop version that makes it more attractive. So what is the solution ? A web-based application that looks and feels any other desktop program. Below you’ll find four different [...]
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March 21, 2008
In this high-pressure, results-oriented world, everyone is expected to perform quickly and efficiently. What with all the Getting-Things-Done (GTD) applications for Windows, Mac and even mobile devices, there are hardly any excuses for not completing the task in hand. However, it’s not always about working harder but working smarter. It’s rewarding to learn to use [...]
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March 20, 2008
For those in the US who are fans of college basketball, March Madness has arrived! Just in time, a how-to guide on allowing you to view those games (or anything else) remotely on your cell phone, at work, or anywhere else where you have an internet connection, a web browser and a media player. Total [...]
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March 18, 2008
Sharing your music through the local network has always been relatively painless with iTunes. Essentially, it is only a 3-step process. Streaming your music through the Internet is slightly more complicated since you’ll have to find the right programs or web service which suit your needs. Some of the programs which I’ve come across are [...]
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March 14, 2008
With all the hype about Adobe AIR and Prism by Mozilla Labs, I thought that I would write something about Fluid. Squeezed between the middle of the two, Fluid offers Site-Specific Browsing for Mac OS X Leopard. Fluid lets you turn any Web service to a desktop application, with its own Dock icon and menu [...]
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March 11, 2008
Hot on the heels of Joost is Livestation, another desktop application attempting to bring television to the PC. Not many television stations have signed up so far to the project but nevertheless it’s looking rather good at the moment. In actual fact, the only stations you can get right now on Livestation are news channels [...]
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March 11, 2008
Usually, if I need to send a large file to a friend, what I normally do is upload it to DivShare, wait for it to finish uploading, find the link, compose a new email and send the link. But if I’m disconnected from the internet while uploading the file, that’s it, I have to start [...]
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March 10, 2008
These days, though internet connection speeds have advanced, there are people out there who are using limited connection that come with a monthly bandwidth cap. In such cases when the user goes over the limit for that time period, he is usually surprised with a hefty bill at the end of the month. If your [...]
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