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The newly configured MacBooks are subtle updates but add some additional power to our favorite small notebook computer. Additions include a whopping 0.16Mhz speed increase (we’re not impressed), 1Gb of RAM is now standard (we are impressed) and 20Gb bump in hard drive space (moderately impressed). Despite the changes, the prices remain the same (very [...]

We’ve begun using Safari again lately and one of the tools that brought us back was the wonderful Inquisitor 3. Inquisitor 3 claims to be “Spotlight for the web” and we tend to agree. Simply download the installation file, restart Safari and begin searching using the Safari search box. Inquisitor 3 will auto-complete your search [...]

Here’s the first in our new GUOM Quick Tip series that we hope to post from time to time in the midst of all of our other content. Today we take a quick look at simple video editing with Quicktime Pro. You’ve probably heard this before if you use Quicktime, but Quicktime Pro is the [...]

Today we continue to enhance our Mac productivity skills using the free application, Quicksilver. We won’t go into a detailed description of Quicksilver here (after all, we only ask for a minute or so of your time). If you want more info on the app, check out the What is Quicksilver page.
We feel every [...]

Ever wish you could spin webs like Spiderman or become invisible like Susan Storm (Fantastic Four’s Invisible Girl)? Well not to suggest that you are going to gain these powers anytime soon, the Sci Fi channel blog presents an interesting article entitled 10 Techs That Give You Superpowers. The article describes some interesting present day [...]

We continue our series on becoming more productive using our Macs by sharing yet another use for keystroke combinations – placing special symbols within your documents. Each of these symbols begins with a simple press and hold of the Option key.
Below are a few of the commons symbols we use on a regular basis. While [...]

Previously in our series we presented some basic keyboard combinations to move around within our documents. Today we demonstrate how not to touch your mouse to control your applications? That’s right, with simple keystroke combinations we can open applications, switch between them and close them.
Opening Applications:
We imagine that most new Mac folks open applications using [...]

Daniele Benedettelli has decided that the best way to bring Johnny Five back to life is through the use of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robotics System. We say if Johnny Five was ever to make a comeback, this is the ONLY way it should happen. The image we are presenting here only touches the [...]

The last article in our Mac Productivity series presented numerous keystroke combinations to automate repetitive operating system tasks and to apply basic formatting. Today we take a look at how to use our keyboard to move around within our documents in most text editors and word-processing applications that conform to Apple user interface standards. These [...]

The foundation for being productive on any computer is knowing how to use the hardware. Apple (or for that matter, any computer manufacturer) provides a keyboard with every computer (and we don’t count the Apple TV as a computer during today’s discussion). They also provide a mouse. Did you know that? Of course you did. [...]