Thoughtful, detailed coverage of the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, plus the best-selling Take Control ebooks.

 

 

Pick an apple! 
 
Option-click to Hide Apps Quickly

This trick has been available in the Mac OS for years, but many people still don't know it. If you have too many windows cluttering up your screen, you can hide specific ones easily as you work. When you're in any application, hold down the Option key and click on another app's window, on the Dock, or in the Finder to switch to that other app and simultaneously hide all the windows in the previously current app.

 
 

Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/04-Feb-08

Send Article to a Friend


Migrating from Now Contact -- A reader trying to synchronize information from Now Contact to a Palm Treo runs into trouble. (2 messages)


Non-English unicode fonts in Safari -- A custom Tibetan font is required to read a Web site, but the font isn't one that ships with Mac OS X. (5 messages)


Prosoft Drive Genius vs. Alsoft DiskWarrior -- Does Drive Genius unseat long-time Mac drive campion DiskWarrior? (6 messages)


What is a "Server Grade Hard Drive"? Apple touts its new Time Capsule device as having a "server grade hard drive," but what does that mean exactly? (1 message)


External disk -- The low cost of hard drives these days makes it possible to toss an old, low-capacity drive and replace it with a new internal drive, rather than trying to boot from a small external one. (15 messages)


"Mac Users Think They're Superior" -- Yes, it's the title of an article in Advertising Age. Yes, we think we're superior compared to someone who would print a ridiculous article. (8 messages)


iWork and iWeb Updated, Apple Restricts Release Notes -- Apple's lack of release notes is increasingly infuriating, especially for the reader who lost hours reinstalling Leopard after the latest iWork update. (5 messages)


comparing older mac speeds -- A Web site lists a complete history of Apple hardware and specifications, leading one reader to note that browsing the Web on an older PowerBook is comparable to a newer MacBook Pro. (5 messages)


Screen shots disabled while DVD player is running... -- How do you get around the limitation when this message appears? A few options are available. (2 messages)

 

Das Keyboard — You and your Mac deserve a better keyboard!
Experience the awesome speed and comfort that only a high-
performance Das Keyboard can provide. Your fingers will love it!
Designed for Mac. Money-back guarantee. <http://tid.bl.it/YnnFwD>