April 2008
18 posts
WatchSweet Mac Tips #4 - Spring-loaded Folders on Vimeo (via Vimeo) It’s best to watch it full screen in HD here.
Adding iTunes Album Art
If you’re like me, iTunes is nearly always open when using my Mac. I can’t go through the day with silence. I also like looking at the big beautiful artwork available from the iTunes Music Store (iTMS). But, did you know that the album artwork isn’t embedded into your audio file? Me, I’d like a “complete picture” of my music. iTunes will actually fetch...
Google Labs →
Google Labs is a great place to see what Google’s working on. Quite a few things that Google’s worked on “in the lab” has become a final product that millions now use every day. Get ahead, find something cool!
More Flickr tools →
A few posts back I let you know about some cool Flickr tools - here are some more.
Flickr does indeed love you →
Because of Flickr’s open API, loads of people have created loads of add-on services for Flickr, many of them free. Check out this page for some very creative (and interesting) things to do with your photos.
WatchSweet Mac Tips #3 - International and Special Characters. It’s best if you watch it in HD and full screen. You’ll need to go here to do it.
Suggestions and Feedback
I’d love to hear some suggestions or feedback. This site’s only been up for a few days and it’s approaching 60 followers… not bad I think :) Something driving you nuts? Are there suggestions you think I should cover but you just don’t know how to do? Curious about something? Drop me an email: smt [at] fronkis [dot] com
WatchSweet Mac Tips #2 - Add some personality with custom icons. It’s best if you watch it in HD and full screen. You’ll need to go here to do it.
Keystrokes are way faster
In general, knowing those keyboard shortcuts are much faster than hunting and pecking with your mouse. A perfect example is Spotlight. Instead of going up to the top right corner to click on the spotlight icon, press command and space. Or rather, hold command, then press space. It’ll bring up the Spotlight search box and away you go. One shortcut that’s useful on Leopard is the...
Web color picking made easy: Adobe Kuler →
Very cool. Make sure you have the latest version of flash, available here. If you’ve got Adobe CS products you can download swatches and import them into your software.
