Did you know there is a hidden “Develop” menu in the Safari Web browser? You might not if you’ve never done any Web development work. Don’t let the name put you off; you don’t have to be a developer to find many of the Develop menu options useful. Here’s how to enable the Develop menu [...]
See those little icons located at the upper right of your screen on your main menu? Apple calls these Menu Extras but Mac users generally refer to them as Menulets. Mac OS X loads a few menulets by default, such as Clock, Volume, TimeMachine, Bluetooth and AirPort. But did you know you could add, remove [...]
Apple included a neat Help menu feature in Mac OS X Leopard that works in any application. The next time you forget a command or how to use a feature or function in the program you’re using, Mac OS X can point you toward available menu commands and help topics. Here’s how.
Here’s a helpful tip when you need to lay your hands on your serial number. Go to Apple Menu → About This Mac to open the About dialog. Under the words Mac OS X you’ll see the Version number. Click the version number once to reveal the Build number – then click it again to [...]
If you’ve ever yawned while scrolling your mouse down a lengthy menu, then here’s a tip that should wake you up. You can press the first letter of any menu item to instantly highlight that selection.