Browse tag: Snow Leopard

Browse tag: Snow Leopard

Enable missing Snow Leopard Services
Re-enable a few missing entries from the Services section of the contextual menu in Snow Leopard.
Dealing with incompatible extensions
The words "System Extension Cannot Be Used" at start up hints that you need to update some of your software.
Rotate user images in many OS X apps
Learn how to rotate the "avatar" images used to represent a user in programs such as iChat and Address Book.
Browse command history in Terminal
Learn how to improve the way you navigate through the history of commands that Terminal creates as you use it.
Unsanity plans to bring Haxies, APE to Snow Leopard
Months after the release of Snow Leopard, Unsanity has finally stated their plans to port Application Enhancer and several haxies to Snow Leopard, with no plans for backward compatibility.
Clear just one Recent Items category
Learn a simple way to clear out one category (Applications, Documents, Servers) in the Apple Menu's Recent Items section without clearing the other categories.
Apple releases Security Update 2010-001 for Leopard, Snow Leopard
Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-001 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Leopard.
Sesamouse adds more multitouch gestures to Magic Mouse
Calf Trail Software has released Sesamouse, a utility that offers more multitouch gestures for Apple's Magic Mouse, such as pinch magnification, rotation, and up and down swiping.
New ways to navigate column view Finder windows in 10.6
Learn how to use new keys to move up and down a folder hierarchy in Snow Leopard without losing your currently-selected file.
Watch smaller-resolution movies at their native size in Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard's QuickTime Player won't display smaller movies at their native resolution. Learn a few different ways of working around this limitation.
Set digital camera auto-import options in Snow Leopard
Learn how to control what happens if you use Snow Leopard's new auto importer feature to automatically import photos from your digital cameras.
Set background color for selected text in TextEdit
Learn how to set the background color for selected text (instead of the entire document) in TextEdit
Use mouseover highlights in Snow Leopard's Stacks
Learn two ways to see mouseover highlights when using grid and fan view Stacks in Snow Leopard.
LaunchCodes brings back 10.5-style document opening
LaunchCodes forces Snow Leopard to respect creator codes on documents you create so they open in the application that created them.
Manage OS X's downloaded file warning system
The first time you launch a downloaded application in OS X, the system will warn you that the file was downloaded, and ask if you're sure you want to open it. This hint explains how to remove that warning from files you've already downloaded, and optionally, from all future downloads.
Opinion: Will 2010 be the year of the Mac?
Apple was a bright spot in 2009 in terms of PC sales, but Infoworld's Galen Gruman says the signals are mixed as to whether the Mac can grow beyond its niche.
The most popular (and least popular) stories of 2009
Macworld readers let us know which articles they loved and which ones they loathed in 2009.
2009 in review: The year in Apple
After a few years of being overshadowed by the iPhone and iPod, the Mac took center stage in 2009. Join us for a look back at the most significant Mac stories of the past year, and what they might mean for 2010.
Disable spell checking in Stickies in 10.6
Learn how to permanently disable spell check in Stickies in Snow Leopard
Psystar halts sales of Mac cloning tool, will peddle Linux PCs
Mac clone maker Psystar has indefinitely suspended sales of Rebel EFI, a $50 utility that lets customers install Apple's Snow Leopard operating system on generic Intel-based PCs.
See path to messages in Snow Leopard's Mail
A quick hint about a new feature in Snow Leopard's Mail that lets you easily see the path to any message you have opened in a separate window.
Four essential PDF tips for Snow Leopard
OS Make working with PDF files easier by learning these fundamental tricks for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Bugs & Fixes: Apple updates disk repair advice
Apple has released a trio of articles that offer new or updated information regarding disk repairs. Ted Landau looks at all three.
Enable better font smoothing on some LCD displays in Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard removed some options for font smoothing, and some third-party monitors may suffer degraded font rendering as a result. This hint explains how to possibly restore the font smoothing on those monitors via a Terminal command
Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7
Apple's latest Camera Raw update adds support for six additional cameras, three from Canon and three from Nikon.
Apple offers Snow Leopard printer drivers for Epson, Lexmark
Version 2.2 of the OS X 10.6-compatible printer drivers for both Lexmark and Epson printers can be downloaded at Apple's Website.
Another way to securely delete the trash in Snow Leopard
You can set up the Finder to securely empty your Mac's trash by default. But here's another, very simple way to securely empty the trash in Snow Leopard.
Opinion: Mac mini will serve you well
The version of the Mac mini that Apple has configured to be a server won't find its way into the enterprise any time soon. But IT maven John C. Welch says Apple's desktop can be surprisingly useful to business users who set their expectations realistically.
Access old-style Dock contextual menus in Snow Leopard
Learn two ways -- one temporary, one permanent -- to use the 10.5-style contextual Dock menus in Snow Leopard.
Bugs & Fixes: Safe Boot fixes iWork and iWeb crashes
If any of the iWork components or iWeb '09 crash when you run Mac OS X 10.6.2, Safe Boot can help fix the problem.

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