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Easily Copy Selected Text to a Text File using a Custom Automator Service on the Mac

October 30, 2011

My primary method of collecting research information while browsing the Internet on my Mac is to clip them as rich text or save links and URLs to Evernote. There are times however, when I just want a quick way to copy and paste whatever information I select as pure text into a simple text file. [...]

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Safari 5.1 – Find or Search a Partial Word or Text Substring

October 30, 2011

The new, default Safari 5.1 behavior for finding text on a webpage (keyboard shortcut command+f) is “Starts With”, and not “Contains” like it was in older versions. This means that if you’re looking for the word “Expression”, you’d have to begin by typing “Exp”. Entering a portion of the word by starting somewhere in the [...]

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Show the sidebar in Preview

October 30, 2011

In Mac OS X Lion, when you open a single PDF document in Preview, you won’t see the sidebar. This is the default behavior in Lion, unlike in older versions of Mac OS X where the sidebar is visible, showing the table of contents or thumbnail images representing the individual pages of the document. To [...]

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The apps featured in the iPad ad, “Learn”

October 30, 2011

Have you watched the new iPad advertisement, “Learn”? There are a couple of interesting apps that appear in that promo video. Here’s the complete list, with direct links to the US iTunes App Store where you can view ratings and read the user reviews: TED Chinagram iBooks Skeleton System Pro II (NOVA Series) Solar Walk [...]

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Keyboard Shortcuts to Move Files in Finder

August 18, 2011

Since switching from Windows to the Mac in late 2007, I’d always wanted a way to cut and paste files from one folder (or directory, in Windows parlance) using keyboard shortcuts. In Windows: You first select one or more files. Press Ctrl+X to “cut” those files. Navigate to the destination directory. Press Ctrl+V to “paste” [...]

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Bootcamp 4 Supports Windows 7 Only

August 17, 2011

Gregg Keizer, for Infoworld.com: All new installations of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion are equipped with Boot Camp 4, which runs only Windows 7. The older Vista and even-creakier Windows XP do not work in Boot Camp 4. According to Apple, Boot Camp 4 requires “an authentic, single, full-installation, 32-bit or 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 [...]

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Safari Web Content Process (Safari 5.1, Mac OS X Lion)

July 23, 2011

Launch Activity Monitor, show All Processes, filter on “saf”, and you’ll notice that Safari 5.1 now has a new running process named Safari Web Content. [Click for a larger image] The reason for this is described well in this article titled “Major overhaul makes OS X Lion king of security“: With virtually all browser exploits [...]

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Apple Doesn’t Pay Dividends? Here’s a Better Idea to Earn an Income Stream off AAPL.

April 20, 2011

Since AAPL doesn’t pay dividends, here’s a better idea for generating an additional stream of income off the Apple stocks you already own – Covered Calls. This idea came to me from a comment by “Peter” to the article “Why Apple shares are dirt cheap“. Peter writes: Seriously? The dividend argument? This is 2011, not [...]

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Apple vs Other Large-Cap Tech Stocks

April 20, 2011

By Andy M. Zaky writes a fantastic analysis of the growth potential of Apple (AAPL) stock price at Fortune Tech CNN: The fundamental difference between other large cap tech stocks and Apple is Apple’s unique cash generating abilities, its cash position, and its extraordinary 70% growth. Apple trades at a lower cash multiple than any [...]

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The Apple TV2 is Great for Streaming Photos and Ambient Music

April 20, 2011

christopher126 wrote the following about the Apple TV2: Guys…if you have a Mac, a large flat screen HDTV and a lot of photos…believe me the streaming/slide show with some internet jazz playing in the background is worth the price of admission. I don’t even edit photos anymore…I just delete the bad ones and put all [...]

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