ecto PodOmatic | Podcast - Marc Mac podcast Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new mac users. It includes closing an application window, thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly, can't eject disk image), Windows .EXE files littered around the desktop after they've tried to download software and install it. The comments attached to the article are entertaining, and pick up many other common mistakes. The thing that strikes me is that most of these problems could be resolved by Apple. For example, when a user downloads an EXE file, Safari could easily give the user a quick warning that it's a Windows program and won't install on Mac. Here's a precis list of things that TUAW and its users said in comments, and a few of my own: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. from your own site.
UsingMac.com - Mac Tricks and Tips, Wallpapers and Applications for Mac Users HowTo: Quitar del escritorio el molesto "Untitled" de Algo que tarde o temprano hacen los que se compran un Mac Intel es probar Bootcamp e instalar Windows, seguramente por un amplio abanico de motivos, incluso sabiendo que en algunos casos no se va a arrancar casi nunca desde esa partición. Ocurre con frecuencia que una vez instalado el sistema operativo de forma exitosa se muestra la partición NTFS en el escritorio como un volumen llamado “Untitled”. Hay varias formas de conseguir renombrar la partición, pero si probáis la más obvia (como se renombra cualquier archivo o volumen en el Finder, es decir pulsando Enter) no os funcionará. En adelante os planteo tres formas de solucionar este embrollo, primero una fácil y otras con un poco más de complicación. La vía fácil Se ve que si entras en Windows, renombras la unidad y vuelves a Mac OS X, todo parece que vuelva a la normalidad y habrás conseguido que al menos no se muestre ese molesto “Untitled”. The hard way o modo “Nightmare” La vía trilera o “God Mode”
Mac Roundtable Podcast How to switch to a Mac …and enjoy doing it. Update: revisions for 2012 and Mountain Lion. You may also want to visit my Switch page, which tries to list suitable Mac OS X replacements for common Windows applications. Introduction Welcome! The motives for anyone switching will not be discussed here – discussing relative merits of computer platforms is very much like discussing cars, and therefore largely unimportant if you are getting what you want. My main point to begin with is that quasi-religious beliefs that any platform is better than another are not just irrelevant, but plain childish and stupid. So if you know you want a Mac, you’ve come to the right place for a few basic hints that might just save you a lot of time. The major “under-the-hood” issue for non-Mac users is the underlying UNIX foundation of Mac OS X – it not being Windows makes some people nervous, but, in the end, what matters is the user interface and the way it makes most simple tasks a lot easier to accomplish. Buying Unpacking & Testing
Siri: Top Productivity Uses Siri has gotten a lot of attention since the launch of the iPhone 4S. The media has had a field day posting about all the silly things you can make Siri say. But, what about using Siri to actually get things done? After all, having a personal digital assistant is all about saving time. Today, I want to show you some of the top productivity uses for Siri. Siri is Seriously Amazing Siri is quite amazing. Even though it is being called a Beta, which is rare for Apple, it is a truly impressive technology. The genius is that you just speak to Siri. I am not sure that Siri will be used for dictation, although you can use it in many applications right from the keyboard. Instead, Siri excels at understanding spoken commands and interpreting their meaning. For example, you don’t have to ask, “What is the weather today?” You can say, “It is going to be hot today?” Let’s look at some of the best simple tasks that Siri can do for you. Siri Gets It Done Siri is really a new way to interact with your phone.