The latest version of Apple’s Safari web browser offers a new, eye-popping way to view your open browser tabs—provided you’ve updated your Mac to “Mountain Lion,” that is. Just click the new “show all tabs” button in the top-right...
Got a PDF form you need to fill out? The new “Mountain Lion” update for the Mac comes with a clever trick up its sleeves: the ability to fill in blanks and checkboxes on just about any PDF, including those that weren’t designed for easy text entry....
One of the best—and, potentially, most annoying—features in the new “Mountain Lion” update is Notification Center, which pops up banners and alerts for incoming email, to-do items, upcoming appointments, and other noteworthy events. That’s all well...
Want to know the No. 1 question I heard after last year’s “Lion” update for the Mac? Here you go: “What happened to the scroll bars, and how do I get them back?” Well, bad news first. The new Mac OS X “Mountain Lion” update...
Joel writes: Hey Ben, I just read your tips on the Mountain Lion release. Should I go ahead and update my MacBook Pro ASAP or wait a couple of weeks for the initial bugs to be fixed? Hi Joel! Yes, it’s pretty exciting when a new version of the Mac operating...
The latest version of the Mac operating system has arrived with a grab bag of enticing new features, including a “Notification Center” with alerts for incoming e-mail and calendar alerts, voice dictation, text messaging with iPhone, iPad, and other Mac...
Got a contract or some other document that you need to sign and return via email? Well, you could always print it out, sign on the dotted line, scan the newly-signed document, and then send the new version as an email attachment—an effective, if cumbersome process....
By default, the Mail application on the Mac takes e-mail messages with the same subject line—including those that were sent hours, days, or even weeks ago—and groups them into “conversations.” It’s a handy if you like viewing the back-and-forth of an...
