Apple has now provided the ability to enable or disable the transparent menu in Leopard with update 10.5.2.
It’s now available as a check box option under the Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences.
How to make the Leopard Time Machine run the backup right now.
1. Run Terminal from the Utilities folder.
2. Type /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle
/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper &
The ampersand at the end runs the backup in the background.
Alternately, you can right-click/control click on the Time Machine icon in the dock and click Back Up Now.
I learned a pretty useful trick for my Mac Book Pro. I use it for presentations, and I’ve been restarting it whenever I plug it into a projector. With this tip, I don’t have to.
1. Press the Apple key > Sleep.
2. Plug in and turn on the display.
3. Press the Escape key to wake the [...]
I’m glad that Apple decided to add a feature Internet Explorer for Windows users have had for a long time to Safari 3 for Leopard. You can now right-click/control-click any image and select Use Image as Desktop Picture.
Safari stores the image in a folder at username/Library/Safari.
When my Mac asks me if I’m sure I want to delete everything, it gets annoying after a while. Here’s how to disable the annoying “Are you sure you want to do this?” message whenever you trash items.
1. Click the Apple menu and select Preferences.
2. Click on Advanced at the top.
3. Uncheck the box for [...]
Stacking is probably my favorite feature in Mac OS X Leopard. Here’s how to work with this feature to help organize your life on your Mac.
To create a stack, drag a folder of documents to the Dock.
Stacks appear as a Fan or Grid depending on how many items are in the Stack.
You can control this [...]
Leopard is out, and I must say that I am really impressed! I love the way you can create your own widgets easily in Safari, the screen sharing feature and the new translucent look. The OS is just plain”sexy”. That seems to be the strategy that works for Apple.
Apple sells sleek laptops, innovatively designed desktop [...]
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