One of the (many!) reasons I’m a happy OS X user is that the operating system itself has a swathe of productivity enhancements built in right out of the box. Most people know about the Grab application for making screen shots, but there are some shortcut keys to make the screen shots without the need [...]

When I upgraded my macbook to Leopard last year, I was really quite surprised to discover that Time Machine and FileVault really don’t work well together. The thought of having my laptop stolen is traumatic enough, without also having to worry about someone sifting through my finances, bank statements and other personal files. Until Leopard, [...]