50 Things Every Mac Geek Should Know
March 4, 2009
From the editors at Mac|Life magazine (formerly the zanier MacADDICT). We can’t heartily endorse the entire 50. In fact, we honestly believe you can be a very respectable Mac geek and not know how to play Tetris in the Terminal.
Checking and repairing permissions (#7), yeah, that’s one for sure. But Dock tweaks (#20, #38) Firefox over Safari (#21) Walking Over Driving Directions (#34, beta) and Smart Playlists in iTunes (#39)? Maybe there just aren’t 50 world-altering Mac tips.
But there sure as hell are at least 17 Worst Mac Disasters along with coping advice from the same. Although disaster #7 Mac Scratch Fever, getting a scratch on your Titanium PowerBook? Perhaps we need to remind ourselves of a real disaster with consequences.
50+ Very Useful OS X Tips
February 19, 2009
TechRadar.com offers a nice collection of OS X tips under 3 categories:
- Timesavers for everyday Mac use
- Save time working with photos, music and movies
- Save time doing common tasks on your mac