November 16, 2011
Do you like Ubuntu, but wish it behaved differently? Don’t worry, there are a variety of ways to tweak Ubuntu to your liking. It’s been a key criticism since the launch of Unity, that Ubuntu is now impossible to configure. Ubuntu 11.10, the latest version of Ubuntu, is a mixed bag on this front. Some things, like automated backup, are easier to configure than ever before.
September 2, 2011
While Apple provides numerous ways for Mac users to customize and change hundreds of features and preferences, some third-party developers have provided even more ways to personalize, enable, and disable hidden functions. Titanium’s Deeper personalization utility for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion is one the best programs I know of to make tweaks to your Mac.
August 3, 2011
If you’re the type of Mac user who likes to customize every feature or program on your computer, you might want to check out the system preferences application, KeyRemap4MacBook. It essentially enables you to re-map any key on your keyboard for different types of purposes.
June 16, 2011
Does Apple’s System Preferences generally just annoy you? Well, there’s a way out. The coders at iThink Software also got annoyed with Apple Preferences and decided to write MenuPrefs in order to make it more manageable. Now, instead of click after click, you can now access all of your favourite Apple Preference Panes via the Menu Bar. It’s all just there.
May 12, 2011
Ubuntu’s latest release, version 11.04, brings with it a completely new desktop interface called Unity. Its release has received mixed reviews, though honestly it comes down to taste. There is never a piece of software that literally everyone likes, and Unity is a good example of that. But if you do like it, congratulations! Aside from a functional desktop, you’ll have a number of configuration tools at your fingertips.
October 12, 2010
Ease of use is an obvious reason why many people buy Apple computers. Macs have clearer, more intuitive options menus and even make the installation of programs simpler. However, options available for any given function on a Mac are often slimmer than the options available on a Windows machine. Windows, after all, has no qualms [...]
August 13, 2010
In part 1 of this article, I covered some basic items in Apple’s Snow Leopard System Preferences. In this second part, we’ll cover a few more basic items””and for some Mac users, perhaps a couple of hidden items which are not regularly used. I’m skipping over the Internet & Wireless items in System Preferences””namely because [...]
August 11, 2010
System Preferences is a hubbub of settings and controls on your Mac computer. Yet, it’s quite possible that if you are a fairly new Mac user you probably have made changes to only a few of the many items found in the Mac System Preferences. You might have added another user account or set up [...]
April 23, 2010
This is part two of a guide to the general preference settings that you should consider making if you want to know how to set up an apple iPad. For those experienced with the iPhone and iPod touch, this guide might not be of much use to you. See part 1, Set Up Your iPad: [...]
April 14, 2010
After a little prompting, any 5 year-old can navigate Apple’s newest piece of hardware, the iPad. The touch screen technology literally makes it easy to tap on an application and start viewing media, typing text, or navigating the web. There are settings under the hood of iPad which may not be so obvious to new [...]
