Mac OS X ezine - Disk Burning & More

Volume 1, Issue 6

November 2006
Copyright 2006 Claire J Rottenberg

(Revised May 2008)

Welcome to the November issue of our monthly ezine for Mac OS X users.

Table of Contents

  1. Article: Why Update Now: Extras in Mac OS X 10.4.11
  2. Quick Start Lesson: Disk Burning in Mac OS X: Painless & Free
  3. Featured Free Software: QuickSilver
  4. Tip of the Month: Try the Software Before You Buy the Hardware
  5. Website of the Month: MacBreak Podcasts

1.  Article: Why Update Now: Extras in Mac OS X 10.4.11


2.  Quick Start Lesson: Disk Burning in Mac OS X: Painless & Free


3.  Featured Free Software: QuickSilver

Author/Company: Blacktree
www.blacktree.com/

QuickSilver is a quick, keyboard-controlled program launcher and much more. At its simplest level, it's an intelligent program launcher that remembers your program choices. You activate QuickSilver with a keyboard combination of your choice, type the first letter or two of the name of the program you want to launch and click the Return key when you find the program in the QuickSilver list. Nothing special in that but the next time you want to launch that particular program, it will appear higher in QuickSilver's list and after one or two more launches, at most, that program will appear at the top of QuickSilver's list. In addition to launching programs, QuickSilver has actions connected to programs and you can launch the action with the program.

4.  Tip of the Month: Try the Software Before You Buy the Hardware



5.  Website of the Month: MacBreak Podcasts

www.twit.tv/MB

I first learned about QuickSilver from one of MacBreak's video podcasts. These are interesting, well-made video podcasts that are sometimes mini tutorials of quality software. They also have audio podcasts. You can download the podcasts or subscribe to MacBreak podcasts from iTunes.

We hope you enjoyed this issue of Tips and More for Mac OS X. See you next month.


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