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Archive for the ‘Tiger’ Category

November 18th, 2007

Should Apple Sell Mac OS X To Other PC Vendors

It’s no secret that some people have already made OS X run on hardware other than Macs. This was possible with Tiger but the question begs to be asked again with the release of Leopard. Arguably the Mac OS X is the best operating system available for your regular Joe. It’s simple to use, stable […]

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October 30th, 2007

Leopard Weekend Sales Hit 2 Million

AppleInsider reports that weekend sales of Leopard has hit the 2 million mark. This includes the bundled licenses included in new Macs, sales for retail stores and online retailers. Tiger sold 2 million copies in 6 weeks. Leopard is out pacing Tiger by far.
Unlike Vista which a lot of Windows XP users are still hesitant […]

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April 15th, 2007

OS X Shortcuts

Creativebits.org has compiled together most, if not all the OS X shortcuts available. If you’re like me and you want other people to think you’re a Mac power user, this list is helpful for you. Nothing says you’re a Mac guru, than rapidly typing short commands to accomplish tasks that would normally take a few […]

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February 25th, 2007

Batch Rename With Automator

A friend of mine asked me the other day if there was a way to rename a bunch of files into a sequential filenames with Finder. Sadly there was no way to do it with Finder alone. Happily there is a way to do it with automator.
This is one of the things I wished […]

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February 19th, 2007

Mac Tip: Create PDFs In OS X

Most people email documents out to other people, whether it be Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, or stuff created with other apps. Now the problem with this is that your recepient might not have the right program to view it. Enter PDFs. It’s a file format that’s a lot more common plus OS X comes with […]

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January 20th, 2007

It’s Complicated

See this is the reason why I like Apple so much. They make life simple for us consumers. Considering I’m already a “techy” I still find Microsoft’s products confusing, even before I open and install them. Case in point, Vista.
According to a CNN article and I’m this has been posted elsewhere, Vista will be offered […]

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