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2006-02-25

WebWatch
Mac 911: Bending iWeb to your will
Use iWeb as a NetNewsWire Weblog Editor
Easiest Way to Prepare Movies for Your iPod
Make iWeb create text instead of images
Set some hidden preferences in iPhoto 6
iPhoto postcards
Reduce iWeb and Pages disk space utilization

Convert videos for iPod directly in iTunes
How to boot an Intel Mac from an external drive

Listen to the sounds of network traffic
Upgrading RAM: FAQs
Modify graphics in iWeb templates
Create fully customized iWeb templates
Avoid a security vulnerability in Safari

Boot Intel Macs from iPods and FireWire drives
MacBook Pro Reviewer's Notebook
2005-05-20

Web smarts
By now, you may think you know pretty much everything you need to about surfing the Web. But as browsers and Web sites continue to evolve, our surfing habits don't always evolve with them. Here are seven habits that any self-respecting Safari user should have right now.

http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tipsweb/index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Housecleaning Tips for Tiger
Is your Mac ready for a smooth transition to Tiger? Maybe you're in need of a Spring housecleaning anyway. Check out these tidy tips from Derrick Story, then roll out the red carpet for Mac OS X 10.4.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/26/tiger.html

Tiger Tip #3: Using Tiger's RSS Screen Save
Got a Mac that supports Quartz Extreme? Learn how to use Tiger's new RSS screen saver.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6968

Everything You Need to Know to Install Tiger
Installing Mac OS X Tiger can be as easy as inserting the OS disc and clicking a few buttons. But if you want to customize your install and take this opportunity to tidy up your Mac in the process, this exhaustive tutorial will show you everything you need to know.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/29/tiger.html

Speed internet browsing via a local domain name server
Anyone who has 'switched' to the Mac, or has experience on a PC, knows that the PC makes the Mac look like a dog when it comes to web browsing. This is true for all browsers on the Mac.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050420025219402

Remove Classic cleanly
When I updated to 10.4, I realized I hadn't used Classic for a very long time. I wanted to remove it, and prevent the Classic System Preferences pane from appearing.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050430120117382

A script to resize windows to their vertical maximum
I don't really like the "Green Plus" for window maximization: it seems random and unpredictable, and is not available with a keyboard shortcut.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050428173653581

Change Safari's RSS update frequency
New in OS X 10.4, Safari has RSS capabilities which automatically refresh feeds every 30 minutes. In my opinion, this is not often enough.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050429092245984

Show MacOSXHints on RSS screen saver

Or, for that matter, news from any RSS feed. This seems to work on any newsfeed, but here's an example of how to show MacOSXHints on your screensaver: Change your screen saver to RSS Visualizer...

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050503144058333

Convert any web page to audio via Automator

This hint uses Automator to get a URL and convert the text to an audio file, which you can then play on your iPod. This example uses macosxhints.com, but the concept will work for any site.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050503162056347

0 Cool Tiger Features You Might Not Have Heard About

Even though Tiger has been out for a while now, many of its major features have nuances that haven't received much press--and there a zillion minor tweaks to discuss. Scott Knaster takes you on a tour of clever, and sometimes even obscure, Tiger goodies.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html

Store a user's Home folder on a USB drive
This hint is for you if you want to put your home folder on a USB flash drive to take between Macs, or maybe you are just interested in the novelty of being able to carry all of your 'stuff' around.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050423203849332

See the RSS Visualizer screensaver in black
I love the way the RSS Visualizer screen saver looks, especially on my TV. The only thing I don't like about it is the blue background.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050425173919124

Save iTMS Music videos in iTunes 4.7.1
I have found the key to save the music videos from iTunes Music Store, now that the old method of grabbing the QTPluginxxxxx file in the tmp/ 501/ folder doesn't work any more.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050425164738812

Fun with Audio Units
You can do some mighty cool stuff with the new audio system in Tiger. Want to apply realtime AudioUnit effects such as reverb or pitch to your main sound out?

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=200504261547021
Enhancing Security and Privacy in Mac OS X Tiger
Some simple steps to enhance your security and privacy in Mac OS X Tiger.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7007

The cat's mustaches -- Of men and widgets
Widgets are lickable pieces of software... Once you've licked to your heart's content, though, how do you add them or remove them from your collection?

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6996

The smartness of Smart Folders
Woo hoo! Smart folders do make sense!

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7005

Build a Dashboard Widget
A little HTML, a dash of JavaScript, and a sprinkle of CSS and you can create your own Dashboard widget. Andrew Anderson shows you how.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/06/dashboard.html

Auto-opening multiple bookmarks

If you visit the same websites each morning, this Safari tip will make doing so a whole lot easier.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/05/multibookmarks/index.php? lsrc=mac911blog

Use Boolean (NOT, OR) searches in Spotlight

There's limited (and undocumented) support for boolean queries in Spotlight. After experimenting a little, I found the syntax for OR and NOT.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050503165951266