Hfs. Logan Rockmore Design. Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X and Changing the Default Filetype from PNG to Whatever - OS X Daily. Many Mac users take screenshots of their desktop for various reasons, be it showing off their setups, post to their blog or flickr, development, whatever.
Most of us just use command-shift-3 and command-shift-4, but did you know there’s more options than just those two keyboard shortcuts? I’m not talking about third party apps, but options built right into Mac OS X. From specifying windows and filetypes, to saving to the desktop or the clipboard, it’s all here. Take a look: Here are other screenshot options built right into Mac OS X, and their accompanying key commands: Full screen (Save to Desktop) – CMD+Shift+3Full screen (Save to Clipboard) – CMD+CTRL+Shift+3Select region (Save to Desktop) – CMD+Shift+4Select region (Save to Clipboard) – CMD+CTRL+Shift+4Select item (Save to Desktop) – CMD+Shift+4 then SpacebarSelect item (Save to Clipboard) – CMD+CTRL+Shift+4 then Spacebar One thing I dislike about the default settings of Mac OS X screenshots is the filetype PNG.
Screenshots ahoy! How to use Box.net just like Apple’s iDisk at theory.isthereason. The UneasySilence crew shared a pretty neat tip for Mac users looking for a cheaper (Free!)
Alternative to Apple’s iDisk. In my earlier post, I explained how Box.net makes allowed you to easily store files online just by using your web browser. You get 1gb of online storage free, but you can score more space either by getting referrals or by paying for it. Just today, Box.net upped the ante by allowing Mac users to access Box.net within Mac OS X, requiring no additional software or special configurations!
It works just like Apple’s iDisk by mounting a network drive on your Mac desktop. Here’s how you do it: 1. Now you have a network drive to easily store files online! BTW: Sign up here if you haven’t! A second look at the Mac OS X Leopard firewall - heise Security UK. LeopardAssist - Install Leopard on Sub-867mhz Macs. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review: Page 1. At the end of my Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger review, I wrote this.
Overall, Tiger is impressive. If this is what Apple can do with 18 months of development time instead of 12, I tremble to think what they could do with a full two years. That was exactly two and a half years ago, to the day. It seems that I've gotten my wish and then some. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has gestated longer than any release of Mac OS X (other than 10.0, that is). Maybe the average Mac user just expects another incrementally improved version of Mac OS X. But far be it from me to use Microsoft to calibrate my expectations. These two views of Leopard, the interface and the internals, lead to two very different assessments. This review will cover all of those angles, in varying degrees of depth. Okay Leopard, let's see what you've got.