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Leopard: Force Ejection of a DVD or CD

Contributed by shamanstears on September 15, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

If you have the misfortune of having a DVD or CD stuck in your drive, here’s a tip that will work in most cases.

Leopard: How to Relaunch Finder

Contributed by shamanstears on September 12, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

If Finder is misbehaving you probably think you need to restart your computer. Usually you can fix the problem by relaunching Finder itself. This saves a lot of time since the relaunch only takes seconds to do.

Mail.app: Have Your Email Read to You

Contributed by shamanstears on under Mac OS X Leopard

At times, it would be nice to have your email read to you while you do other things. Leopard’s Mail.app will read aloud any email(s) you select from your Inbox.

Mail.app: How to Bounce a Message to the Sender

Contributed by shamanstears on September 1, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

If you receive an email from someone that you really wish didn’t have your email address, you can make them think that they don’t. By using the Bounce functionality that is included in the OS X mail client to fool the pest into thinking that their email did not reach the intended goal. The sender will receive a notification that the email was not delivered because the addresses had permanent fatal errors and the user is unknown.

Leopard: Get More Out of the Trackpad

Contributed by shamanstears on under Mac OS X Leopard

If you rely on the Trackpad instead of a mouse, you should explore the options that are available to increase its functionality and increase your productivity.

Mail.app: Forward Important Emails to Different Email Address

Contributed by davak on July 24, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

Frequently I need to forward important emails from work to my home address as well. Here is how to set this up with the OS X mail application.

Leopard: Hide Your Hard Disk from the Desktop

Contributed by shamanstears on July 20, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

If you want to hide the Hard Disk icon from your desktop so that you can maintain a clean look, follow this Tech-Recipe.

Mail.app: Set Interval for Automatic Removal of Deleted Items

Contributed by shamanstears on July 17, 2008 under Mac OS X Leopard

Without proper management, your Trash folder can get out of control and take up unnecessary space on your drive. You can either manually manage the items in your Trash folder, or you can set the interval that you want Mail.app to automatically remove these items.

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