The moment you type a Web address (i.e. www.Google.com) in your Web browser (i.e. Safari, Firefox, etc) and press your Enter or Return key…
…Domain Name Servers (DNS) play the role of translating that address into the appropriate numeric address (called an IP Address) on the Internet.
Once the translation is made, your computer connects to that computer through the Internet and it brings up the web site you’ve requested.
If you’re running into the problem with Apple Mail on Mac OS X 10.6…
…where when you ask it to copy an email address, and you go to paste it shows you this:
First & Last Name <name@domain.com>
instead of this:
name@domain.com
Here’s how you can update Apple Mail so it does the latter…
If you’re looking for a simple photo editor for your mac…
Seashore is a great, free, program!
Seashore features:
If you are looking for the manual of any of your Apple products, including:
Be sure to visit Apple’s Manuals on the web!
If you’re interested in learning more about your Apple products, be sure to read these books, they’re great!
Enjoy!
Because I’m continually working with customers on web sites, I have to check to see if domains are available quite regularly.
The easiest way to do this on your Mac is like this:
One of the best books I’ve read regarding switching to the Mac (from the world of Microsoft, and Windows) is David Pogue’s book -
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual
I really appreciated David’s direct approach to telling you the equivalent:
Special thanks to Bob Coller for this awesome tip about how the Ipod Touch makes phone calls!
Just recently, Skype released it’s App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it’s FREE!
“Ok… a month ago I was getting ready for a trip and…
If you’re more inclined to use the keyboard, than the mouse — this web page is a great resource for you:
Mac 101: 56 Useful Mac Shortcuts
Enjoy!
Are you looking for a tool to convert your Outlook Mail to your Mac computer, this is for you! (Thanks, Josh!)
Outlook 2 Mac, by Little Machines, transfers Windows Outlook Mail & Folders to Your Mac!
Outlook 2 Mac (O2M) works with Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003, and the new 2007 on the most recent versions of Windows.
It also:
Special thanks to Dan Laursen for this tip!
If you’re an Office 2004 Mac user, and you want to open the newer Office 2007 (Windows), and Office 2008 (Mac) documents — Microsoft provides this tool: