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Automator and Folder Actions Tutorial If you’ve got Mac OS X 10.4 you can do something about it with a combination of Apple’s Folder Actions and Automator. If you don’t have OS X 10.4, you can achieve these results, but you’ll have to use AppleScript.
Calibrate MacBook or MacBook Pro Battery Does your Mac portable shut down with 10% battery remaining? Are your time remaining estimates always off? If so, you should calibrate your Mac’s battery. I followed the instructions below and found that my predictive readings were once again accurate.
Mail.app “…could not be moved” Error Fix If you’re getting The message … could not be moved to the mailbox … in Leopard’s Mail.app 3.0 or 3.1, you might want to uncheck “Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox” in Preferences >Accounts > (account) > Mailbox Behaviors.
Carbon Copy Cloner Machine-to-Machine Cloning I used Carbon Copy Cloner to back up my MacBook’s drive before installing OS X 10.5 “Leopard”. Instead of storing the data on my ocassionally flaky “Coolmax” 3.5″ enclosure (with non-flaky 500GB Maxtor drive), I chose to put the drive in my PowerMac G5 and clone in a machine-to-machine fashion using Firewire.
My MacBook Power Adaptor Gets Hot Borderline “you can’t touch this” hot.
iTunes
How to move iTunes library to a new Mac and keep playlists and ratings intact
How to move iTunes music folder and keep playlists and ratings intact
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
Burn DVDs
How to burn a DVD disc
Creative/Photoshop
Quick Skin Tone Retouching in Photoshop.
Build Animated GIFs in Photoshop.
Create Letterhead Templates in MS Word.
Remove unwanted people from public photos.
Transparent Gradients in Illustrator CS/CS2.
Photoshop CS3’s Automatic People Remover.
Free! Icons for your Website, Blog, Etc.
How to smooth skin in Photoshop.
Mac Forum
Here is the Mac Forum featuring discussion and help on Macs, Mac switching, Mac software, iPods/accessories, and iPhones.
Mac Icons
Keef’s excellent Mac Icons have returned. They’re free, they’re fun, and they’re 100% STD-free.
