Mac Tales

Network security software in the Windows world is a really big deal. OS X is often touted as virus free, but does this mean you don’t need anti-spyware, anti-virus and firewall software?
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Soon after switching to mac, I was on the hunt for a new ftp/sftp client. As a Windows / Linux guy I’d stuck with Filezilla for many years, free from nagware, stable, reliable and powerful enough for my simple needs.
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iPhoto is possibly one of the coolest and easiest photo management applications available!

Today we’ve compiled a list of 13 iPhoto plugins designed to share your photos with others. Enjoy!
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Here are 11 crucial shortcuts that experienced OS X-ers take for granted, that are not entirely obvious to the new convert from Windows.

It’s easy to get complacent with your shortcuts as a power user, and one of the very first questions the new users ask when starting to work with OS X is, where are the keyboard shortcuts?
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I just came across this great little list dedicated to OS X software for switchers: Check it out over at: OS X Software for Switchers.

Ever wanted to use your laptop on a long-haul flight? Some airlines are steadily fitting their fleet with the em power adapter connectors for notebooks.

Having just traveled for 64 hours inairline economy class seating, I figured the investment in a magsafe empower adapter for my macbook would be a smart idea.

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This just occurred to me today; since the recent release of Parallels 3 and Vmware Fusion Beta 1.3, each of these virtualisation products now support boot camp partitions.
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Designer notebook bag review! The Toffee leather laptop sleeve perfectly fits my criteria for a lightweight, stylish and practical travel accessory for the macbook.

Toffee are an Australian company who make sumptuous leather laptop sleeves specifically to fit popular notebooks, including the 13” macbook and 15”/17” macbook pro; available in seven colours, they ship worldwide.
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Today I will show you a fantastic OS X alternative to MS Office. Before switching to mac I was a little concerned about how I would edit word processor documents and excel spreadsheets.
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Firefox for OS X does not ship with an f11 full screen mode, like Windows or Linux. Here I’ll show you how you can easily add the fullscreen plugin for firefox OS X. Read the rest of this entry »