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Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. To use a keyboard shortcut you press a modifier key with a character key. For example, pressing the Command key (it has a symbol) and then the "c" key copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. This is also known as the Command-C keyboard shortcut. A modifier key is a part of many keyboard shortcuts.

A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X. Here are the modifier key symbols you may see in OS X menus: Startup shortcuts Press the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears (for example, hold Option during startup until Startup Manager appears). Sleep and shut down shortcuts Finder keyboard shortcuts Application and other OS X shortcuts Note: Some applications may not support all of the following application key combinations. *Note: If no text is selected, the extension begins at the insertion point. Universal Access - VoiceOver keyboard commands Full keyboard access. Customizing Your Mac: Wallpaper Fun — Apple News, Tips and Reviews.

Apple Leopard Mac OSX 10.5.5 MBP MB DVD9 Torrent Downloads. A List of Great Mac Freeware Applications. One of the great things about having a Mac is being able to utilize the amazing amount of good freeware available. Here are some free applications for you to try. I’ve listed my ten favorite freeware applications at the top followed by some very nice honorable mentions. Click on any of the application titles to visit the developer’s website. Be sure to check back for additions to this list and if you know of a good mac freeware application that I have overlooked leave me a comment or delicious me the link via for:franklindavis . The Ten Best Evernote: I’ve come to rely on Evernote more and more recently. Firefox: While Apple continues to improve its built in web browser Safari, Firefox is still the clear leader in open source browsing. Adium: Adium is the ultimate instant messaging application for Mac OS X!

TextWrangler: Textwrangler is by far the leader in text editing. VLC: VLC media player is the swiss army knife of video playback. Cyberduck: Great little FTP client — and it’s free! 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence. Your Source for Everything Apple – Macbook Pros, iPads & More - MacConnection. Free Mac Downloads. Want to Speed Up Your Surfing? Check out namebench! | Monday's Mac Gadget.

Product Link : Namebench 1.3.1 (Open Source) When you try to connect to another computer on the Internet, you may take the simple act of entering a server name, such as www.macobserver.com, for granted, but there’s a lot happening behind the scenes to connect your computer to another computer. As you may know, the networking equipment that handles Internet traffic prefers to deal with numbers, not names. For example, www.macobserver.com maps actually 207.58.150.216, but of course nobody wants to remember that. Fortunately, there’s a system called Domain Name System (DNS) whose job it is to translate easy-to-remember names to the numbers that routers and other networking equipment like to use. Namebench is a utility for Mac and Windows (there’s also source available if you’d like to compile it for another platform) that will help you find the fastest DNS server in your area.

When you start namebench, the IP address of currently configured name server is filled in.