11 OS X keyboard shortcuts for windows CTRL key junkies

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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A Guide to OS X Software for Switchers

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.

empower magsafe adapter review | Apples magsafe airline adapter - how good is it?

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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OS X now truly owns Windows! comment

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 sleeve review | Leather sleeve for macbook, by Toffee

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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Free Office alternative for OS X Mac

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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How to fullscreen Firefox on OS X Mac using Fullscreener plugin

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 »

OS X Software… 2 Apps I can’t live without!

With the shiny new macbook out of the box and booted up, my first experience with OS X was the configuration - what a breeze! Connecting to my wireless LAN was practically effortless. Read the rest of this entry »

Why buy a mac?

Why buy a mac? This year I made the decision to buy a 13″ black Macbook; being a longtime Windows user this was a big decision.

Initially I had a few reservations… Read the rest of this entry »