From time to time we have shared hidden settings in applications which can be used to "tweak" an app's behavior, such as forcing Snow Leopard's dictionary to reuse the same window or make the print ...

Just the other day, I had a revelation as I was preparing lecture notes for a class I’m teaching on OS X Lion this coming semester (right as Mountain Lion is coming out. Go figure!). I realized that ...

Hidden under a menu named “preferences” or “Tools/Options,” you will find a funny little control panel that contains a piece of software’s heart and soul. A common justification for preference panels ...

This is another entry in our continuing Mac 101 series, aimed at new Mac users. These tips are old hat for veteran Mac users, but will save some people a lot of grief. I know several people who have ...

MenuStrip, the multi-purpose utility for Mac OS X from the shareware developers at MacPoweruser, has been updated to version 2.5. MenuStrip allows quick access to frequently used settings, such as the ...

Many functions in Mac OS X are only exposed to the user via System Preferences, so as you might guess, a lot of new things in Leopard show up there. Among them are a few of the "secret new features" ...

As noted in my recent iTunes First Look, iTunes 8 contains a number of new features, as well as some interface changes. Among the interface changes, the Preferences panel received a rearrangement ...