by on November 25, 2009 1 Comment

Free Password Manager for iPhone

You might read this and think that this site has become a marketing arm for 1Password. No, it’s not but yes, I love this application that much. It integrates so well with OS X and I use it every day to keep track of all of my passwords, frequent flyer clubs, etc.

I was browsing through the iTunes store last night when I discovered that the 1Password folks are giving away the Pro version of 1Password for the iPhone (iTunes Link). This is a temporary offer good only until December first so, if you have an iPhone and want to keep your passwords sync’d between devices download this application today.

by on November 22, 2009 Leave a Comment

Opening and Closing Finder Windows

The Finder is the main application that you will interact with under OS X. This series of articles explores the very basics of the Finder. In this video we will show you how to manipulate the Finder window itself.

Open a New Window

You can open a new Finder window a number of ways, right click the Finder icon and select New Window, select New Finder Window under the Finder File menu, or pressing Command-N to open a new Window.

Minimize, Zoom, Close

Each Finder Window has three icons a + – and x. These control zooming, minimizing and closing.

by on November 21, 2009 1 Comment

1Password 3 Released

1Password IconI’ve talked about how much I like 1Password, the password manager and automated form filler, before. Now, version 3 is out and it looks to be a great improvement over it’s earlier versions.

The new version of 1Password boasts over 50 new features, some of the highlights include:

  • Password Anywhere which lets you securely use a web version of 1Password, storing your keys on an encrypted flash drive.
  • A Software license organizer, so you can keep all of those pesky software licenses out of your email and in something secure
  • The ability to edit your password items right from your browser
  • Tagging to help you keep your passwords organized

All in all, a great looking release with some really cool new features. Do yourself a favor, pickup this software. It will keep your passwords safe and keep you from having to remember them all.

by on November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

Using Automator for Education

automator-iconIf you’ve used Mac OS X for a while now, you may of discovered Automator, the drag and drop scripting system that allows you to automate tedious tasks very easily. I’ve used it to create an “Send to Email” script which allows me to select an attachment in the Finder and send it via email.

Totally Apps has posted a guide written by Apple’s Production Manager for Apple Automator Sal Soghoian. He is one of the names behind Apple’s Automator Workflow application he shared the stage with Steve Jobs while introducing this whole new way to work.

by on November 11, 2009 Leave a Comment

Boost Productivity with Terminal Know-How

Terminalicon2.pngThe Terminal is both powerful and daunting. For Mac users that cut their teeth on OS9, staring at a blank blinking cursor might cause you to break into a sweat. For Windows users, who cut their teeth on DOS, it’s a little less overwhelming.

Learning to use the Terminal will boost your productivity, you can perform some actions only with the Terminal. In this post from Tech Radar, author Craig Grannell shows you how to get more out of OSX by learning a bit of Terminal-fu.

My favorite tips include:

  • Using the killall command to kill a process.
  • Using the defaults command to declutter my Open With menu

Do you have any favorite Terminal commands, share them in the comments.

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