Growl notifications are a clever, highly customizable, and fun way to receive messages from various Mac applications. Sorry Windows users, Growl is Mac-only. These notification messages persist for a few seconds by default, long enough to read their content but not so long that they are in your way. When you are away from your computer, these messages disappear without being seen. With a quick and easy configuration change, these messages can be kept while your computer is idle until you return.
In an earlier Tech-Recipe I described how to configure Growl to keep notifications on your screen when you are away from your computer. If you are an internet socialite, follow a number of chatty Twitter-ers, or somehow manage to get a slew of notifications, closing them one at a time may make you think lowly of me for ever suggesting that you have your growls stick around as you slowly click to close them one at a time. But never fear, a simple click is all it takes to dispatch all of your notifications at once.
Some of the most important data you have are the contacts in your address book. Plus, trying to re-enter all that data if it is lost is a complete pain. Here is the easy and simple ways to backup this information and restore it if it becomes lost.
YouTube has added the ability to add annotations to videos. While this can be a great addition to some videos, it can also be overused and become very distracting. If you wish to view a video without the added annotations, follow these steps:
In order for an application to use your FriendFeed information, it has to know your remote key. If you’ve changed your mind about using an application that you entrusted with your remote key, you can reset the key so that application can no longer access the information. You must then give the new remote key to any applications that will still access your FriendFeed.
Gmail has it’s own shorthand to use when searching the built-in labels. This makes it much quicker to type in your search query.
Sometimes it is necessary to forward an entire discussion so that the recipient can follow what is being discussed. Instead of forwarding each individual email in the thread, you can forward all of it at once.
This recipe will explain how to backup your Netflix Watch Now key and in turn enable Watch Now abilities on more than the allotted 3 pcs. You won’t be able to use all three at once but any one of the three. This recipe applies to both Watch Now in Vista and XP’s Internet Explorer.
4Shared.com is a free file sharing and hosting site that gives its members 5GB each of storage space to upload whatever they want. These files include music, videos, ebooks, comics, programs, magazines, and much more. By using Google, you can check to see what others have posted for download.
If you want to jazz up your Finder, you can use a background image to give it a personal touch.
If you want to add one of the Menu Extras (Clock, CPU, Displays, Spaces, etc.) to your menu bar, or if you’ve accidentally removed one that you need, here’s how to easily place them on the menu bar.
Do you always want chat or mail to start when you boot up or log on? Here is how you can make apps automatically start when you login.
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