For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – .DOCX Files on the Mac, Part I

Quick Tip #107

Looking for a way to convert .DOCX files on your Mac? This week’s tip gives you two easy ways to do it on your Leopard or Snow Leopard running Mac.

To convert using TextUtil from Terminal:

textutil -convert doc {file to convert}

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Running Time: 2:51

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Scan iTunes With a Swipe or Roll

Quick Tip #106

This week’s tip offers a way to quickly, and easily, scrub through content in iTunes using your Apple pointing device.

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Running Time: 1:55

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Changing Print Queues

Quick Tip #105

If you’ve ever had a print job stuck waiting to be sent to a printer – or maybe sent the job to the wrong printer in the first place – this week’s tip can help get you printing again.

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Running Time: 1:41

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Add an Eject Button to the Menu Bar

Quick Tip #104

Do you have a keyboard lacking an Eject key? Use this week’s tip to add an Eject button to your Mac’s Menu Bar.

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Running Time: 2:08

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Finding Exact Duplicates in iTunes

Quick Tip #103

Trying to find duplicates in your iTunes library, but Display Duplicates is not cutting it for you? Try finding Exact duplicates instead. This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:43

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – X-Ray Folders in Quick Look

Quick Tip #102

Add a little extra eye candy to OS X’s Quick Look feature by enabling Apple’s X-Ray Folders view from the Terminal.

To Enable X-Ray Folders open Terminal and enter:

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1

To Disable X-Ray Folders use:

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders 0

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Running Time: 2:45

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Open Multiple Files at Once

Quick Tip #101

Did you know you can open more than one file at a time from the Open/Save dialog box? This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:37

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Selectively Open iPhoto

Quick Tip #100

Want to stop iPhoto from opening automatically when you connect your iPad to your Mac – but still open when you connect your camera? This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 2:29

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Prevent Automatic Syncing in iTunes

Quick Tip #099

Want to prevent your iPhone or iPad from syncing automatically when connected to iTunes? This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:35

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Selecting Apps in iTunes

Quick Tip #098

Don’t want to slog through your list of apps in iTunes unselecting them all? This week’s tip gives you a way to do it with just one click.

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Running Time: 1:35