I am a big fan of the web site MacWorlds Mac OS X Hints and check it daily for helpful new tips. Today I found an excellent tip that allows you to preview the 10 most recent documents opened from within the Preview.app. Read More...

Tags: Hints, Preview.app, Lion

Even though I rarely use FaceTime, I found this to be an interesting and quick way to connect with a friend that you may FaceTime with frequently. Safari has several shortcuts for accessing different protocols in the address bar of Safari. For example you can substitute http with ftp in the address bar along with a legitimate IP address to have Safari open up an FTP connection. Safari also allows you to substitute the http with the word facetime and the address, phone number or MobileMe/iCloud name of a friend to launch FaceTime and start a FaceTime call.
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Tags: Lion, FaceTime, Safari, Apple

You would think by now I would know where all the System Preferences are in the System Preference window but I don’t. Apple does provide an easy way to find any System Preference by typing in the Find System Preference Field. I personally rarely use the find option and just try to find the System Preference with my own eyes. Today I accidentally hit the ‘Show All’ Button in the top left of the System Preference window and found a drop down menu with all the System Preferences located in alphabetical order. A very quick way to open a System Preference.
I also found the at the bottom of the “Show All” button there is a Customize… menu item that allows you to hide any System Preference from the System Preference Window. Read More...

Tags: PreferencePane, Lion, Apple, System Preference

One of Lion’s cool new features is Resume and a number of Apple’s applications support this feature. Many other developers are hard at work adding the Resume feature to their applications. Resume automatically reopens every window you had open when you last quit the application. For many applications like Safari this is a tremendous time saver and for those applications that you rarely need to reopen the same documents, it maybe be a nuisance. Read More...

Tags: Lion, Tip, Terminal

If you are find The Mac App Store slow then try this: Speeding Up the MAS: http://goo.gl/29fWt
I found a considerable difference in speed.
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Tags: Snow Leopard, Lion, OS X Hint, Tip

Mac OS X Lion was released on July 20th, 2011 via the Mac App Store. Lion is not available for sale anywhere other than on the Mac App Store (MAS). You cannot drop into your local Apple Store and purchase the $29.00 upgrade, you need to download the whooping 3.8 GB file from MAS. If you are impatient like most of us as soon as the download is finished you will immediately start the Lion upgrade. However, I recommend one quick step that may save you hours someday in the future. That is make a copy of the Lion installer,, named ”Install Mac OS X Lion.app”. It will be located in your Applications folder and it will be automatically deleted when the installation is complete. So, if you would like to save yourself the trouble of having to download the installer again at some later date, then I recommend making a copy of the installer immediately upon completion of the download, before performing the upgrade. Read More...

Tags: Lion, Upgrade, Bootable, Disk, Tip

I am always concerned with the security of the data on my computer and my clients computer and how could I improve upon that security. My major security concern is some hacker breaking into my computer and gaining access to my important data such as my passwords, social security number, credit card account numbers and my bank account numbers. Any computer with a broadband connection to the Internet is susceptible to this type of an attack. Preventing unauthorized access to the important data on your computer is your sole responsibility and shouldn't be taken lightly. Data security involves recognizing and responding to any potential security threats in advance. Read More...

Tags: Security, FileVault, Lion

There is no doubt in my mind that Mac OS X Lion roars and I didn’t think twice before upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion. However, for others there are numerous changes in Lion that need careful consideration before you perform the upgrade. For instance because Apple has dropped Rosetta from the Lion Operating System any software that runs PowerPC code via Rosetta will no longer run under Lion. So, if you still are using Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007, then you will have to consider an alternative financial application that will run under Lion. There are some problems with Adobe products and Lion that Adobe has listed on it’s web site.
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Tags: Upgrade, Lion, Apple, Mac OS X