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 | Did you know that when the Mac was first revealed in 1984, it introduced itself by saying, "Hello, I'm Macintosh. It sure is great to get out of that bag." What's remarkable is that the voice used to say hello is still installed in every Mac. Actually, the Mac has quite a few voices available for speech. If you would like to recreate the original Mac introduction, take a look at the Talking Terminal tip and use the Fred voice. This week, Apple released its official guide to upgrading from MobileMe to iCloud. I've also included an article about using Disk Utility to resize and add volumes without losing data, something that may come in handy as you get ready for OS X Lion. | |
Talking Terminal: Your Mac Says Hello
We have quite a few Terminal tricks we like to share with Mac users. Most provide clearly functional improvements to using the Mac, but some are just plain fun. With that in mind, let's get your Mac talking We're going to use the 'say' command in the Terminal application. Why Terminal? Because it's quick and very easy to use; best of all, it's a good introduction to using Terminal if you've never used it before... Read more and hear your Mac speak, even sing
| Create a Menu Item to Hide and Show Hidden Files in OS X
Here's another Terminal tip. You can use Automator as a GUI wrapper around a Terminal command or script. This makes the Terminal command easy to use. It can become an application on its own, or, as in the example we will show you here, it can become a menu item that will appear when you right-click a file or folder. By combining Terminal and Automator, you can create a menu item to show or hide hidden files and folders on your Mac... Read more
| Do You Need to Defragment a Mac's Hard Drive?
Windows users who make the move to the Mac usually have a few questions about why there is no Mac counterpart to a utility or maintenance practice they're used to performing on their PC. "Why isn't there a way to defragment a hard drive built into a Mac?" they say. The answer is, defragmenting is so last year... Read more
| Add, Delete, and Resize Existing Volumes With Disk Utility
One of Disk Utility's neat little tricks is that you can use it to add, delete, or resize existing volumes on a hard drive, all without having to erase or lose any data. With OS X Lion about to make its appearance, the ability to change partition sizes or create new ones without deleting data could prove to be very handy. But remember this time-honored rule: Even though Disk Utility says you won't lose data by resizing or adding new volumes, BACK UP FIRST... Read more
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