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 | Have you ever wondered what software other Mac owners use? You can search the web and come up with dozens of lists that purport to be the top 10 Mac applications in use. But most of these lists are compiled from sales figures, or are the result of massive marketing campaigns to ensure Product X gets the lion's share of votes in a poll. Instead of creating a list of top Mac software based on typical criteria or methods, I used the Tom Method: I asked my colleagues what they use. You can look through their lists; it's kind of fun to see what others use to get their work done, or to amuse themselves in their spare time. We've shown you ours; what's on your Mac? This week, we also take a quick look at three more Lion features, and some troubleshooting tips. | |
About Guides List Their Must-Have Mac Applications for 2011
It's that time of year, when I ask my fellow guides at About what their favorite Mac applications are. This always produces a great list of apps that could easily find their way onto any Mac user's system. This year is no exception, with recommendations ranging from Xcode, Apple's development environment, to Seesmic, which keeps tabs on social media needs. You'll find apps you're familiar with, and at least one or two you've probably never heard of, so take a look... Read more
| Resume, Auto Save, and Versions Come to OS X Lion
OS X Lion has three new features designed primarily to simplify workflow, and make it easier to work with documents and applications. The features range from the simple, making us wonder why it didn't exist in previous generations of OS X; to the very difficult, at least in terms of the underlying code, although it appears as a simple user interface element to the end user... Read more
| Create a Spare User Account to Assist in Troubleshooting
One of my standard practices when setting up a new Mac or installing a new version of OS X is to create a spare user account. A spare user account is just an administrator account that you set up but never use except when you need to troubleshoot problems with the Mac OS or applications. The idea is to have a pristine user account with a set of untouched preference files. With such an account available, you can more easily diagnose problems with applications or OS X... Read more
| How to Use Your Mac's Safe Boot Option
Apple has offered a Safe Boot option ever since Jaguar (OS X 10.2.x). Safe Boot allows your Mac to start up with the minimal number of system extensions, preferences, and fonts it needs to run. Safe Boot can get your Mac running again when you're having problems caused by corrupt applications or data, software installation issues, or damaged fonts or preference files. In all cases, the problem you may experience is either a Mac that fails to completely boot and freezes at some point on the way to the desktop, or a Mac that boots successfully, but then freezes or crashes when you undertake specific tasks or use specific applications... Read more
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