Quick Tip #114

Learn how to send documents, emails, or web pages from any application directly to your Books library within iTunes so you can sync them to your iBooks app later.

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Running Time: 3:05

Quick Tip #113

Do you use sparse bundle disk images on your Mac and wish there was a way to reclaim unused space when files are removed from the image? This week’s tip from FMEO listener Raymond tells you how.

From the Terminal:

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Running Time: 2:25

With no regular episode of For Mac Eyes Only this week, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at my Top 10 Favorite Episodes of For Mac Eyes Only’s Quick Tip Weekly

1. Lock the screen when away (#3, 03/21/08)

2. Quick Look multiple files at once (#8, 03/25/08)

3. Birthdays in iCal (#14, 06/06/08)

4. Put Applications on the Dock (#21, 08/01/08)

5. Spotlight as App Launcher (#22, 08/08/08)

6. Command-Tab tricks (#30, 10/17/08)

7. Eject Stuck optical discs (#46, 02/27/09)

8. Open files from Quick Look (#57, 06/05/09)

9. Using Hot Corners (#70, 09/11/09)

10. Super Tip! Keyboard Sleep, Restart, and Shutdown (#82, 12/04/09) & Mac Startup Keys (#83, 12/11/09):

Sleep – ⌥⌘⏏

Restart – ⌃⌘⏏

Shut Down – ⌃⌥⌘⏏

Display Shut Down Dialog – ⌃⏏

From the Finder

Log Out – ⇧⌘Q

Log Out Immediately – ⌥⇧⌘Q

Startup keys to know while booting your Mac

Hold these keys down during startup:

Option (⌥) – Starts the Startup Manager

C – Boot from a CD or DVD

D – Starts the Apple Hardware Test from Install DVD 1 (Intel Only)

⏏, F12 or Mouse Button – Ejects the optical disc

T – Starts your Mac in FireWire Target Disk mode.

Option, Command, P, R (⌥⌘PR) – Resets NVRAM or PRAM

Shift (⇧) – Starts in Safe Boot mode

⌘V – Starts in Verbose mode

⌘S – Starts in Single-User mode

N or ⌥N – Start from a NetBoot Server

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Running Time: 30:52

Quick Tip #112

Not sure you care for the new button placement at the top of the iTunes 10 window? No problem! This week’s Quick Tip tells you how to help Apple stick to OS X’s interface guidelines.

To Move Buttons Back to the Title Bar:

To Move Buttons to the “New” Position:

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Running Time: 1:54

Quick Tip #111

Prefer to find synonyms for words rather than definitions? The Dictionary app can be configured to present alternatives first and this week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 2:21

Quick Tip #110

Frustrated that OS X won’t let you use Quick Look on Zip files and other archives on your Mac and wonder if there’s a way to do it? This week’s tip tells you how.

> The BetterZip Quick Look Generator

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Running Time: 2:01

Quick Tip #109

Want to get more information from your menu bar icons than what a simple click provides? This week’s tip from FMEO listener Raymond tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:37

Quick Tip #108

This week’s tip offers a one-step method to convert DOCX files on your Snow Leopard running Mac by creating a simple Automator Service.

The Run Shell Script in Automator’s workflow:

What your final Automator Service should look like:

The final Automator Service

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Running Time: 3:20

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:

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Running Time: 2:51