Archive for July 4th, 2008

Top 100 Essential Mac Applications

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This is a terrific list of Mac Apps.  If you don’t know them all, you should learn. These are the applications that come installed with the Mac operating system. Not all of them are free, but all are worth having for any Mac user.

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Aimee
“Aim for the Apple”

Mac Tip: Confusing Mac Symbols

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If you just got a Mac, this should be quite helpful.  The chart below shows the Apple keyboard key & corresponding symbol.

 

Modifier Keys

Character Keys

Function keys

Mac Tip: Common Keyboard Shortcuts

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cmd+A - Select All items or text in active window
cmd+C - Copy the current selection to the clipboard
cmd+O - Open a file
cmd+P - Print the active window
cmd+Q - Quit the active application
cmd+S - Save the current file or document
cmd+V - Paste clipboard contents at current cursor position
cmd+W - Close active window
cmd+X - Cut the current selection, delete it from current window and put it on the clipboard
cmd+Z - Undo the last action

 

Aimee
“Aim for the Useful”