The Modern Shift: September 2013

Monday 30 September 2013

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CTSLR Music & Singer Series Protective Hard Case Cover for iPhone 5 - 1 Pack - One Direction - Share the Moment, Share the Life, Share with You 10

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Hard plastic case with waterproof coating
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Mac

MacBook

Apple's most affordable notebook.

MacBook has something for everyone. With a durable polycarbonate unibody enclosure that’s 1.08 inches thin and now only 4.7 pounds, it fits easily into your backpack or briefcase. The built-in battery lasts up to 7 hours on a single charge. Your photos, videos, games, and websites come alive on the new power-efficient, 13-inch LED-backlit widescreen display. And its spacious new trackpad supports two-finger scroll, right-click, and Multi-Touch gestures.

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MacBook Pro

Apple's most advanced notebooks yet.

It’s all about performance. If you want enhanced pro features, a breakthrough built-in battery, and a brilliant display, you want the all-new MacBook Pro, now available in 13-, 15-, and 17-inch models. With advanced NVIDIA graphics processors, MacBook Pro is fast enough to run the most graphics-intensive games and professional applications, but portable enough to come along for the ride.

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MacBook Air

The thinnest and lightest Mac notebook.

MacBook Air travels light. At just 3 pounds, it sets a new standard for mobile computing — without scrimping on the keyboard or display.

With a faster architecture, advanced NVIDIA integrated graphics, a 13.3-inch screen, a full-size keyboard, and breakthrough wireless innovations, MacBook Air is engineered to take on the wireless world.

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iMac

The ultimate all-in-one.

iMac puts everything you need — display, processor, graphics, hard drive, optical drive, and more — inside one simple aluminum enclosure. Big LED-backlit displays are perfect for HD video. Fast dual-core Intel processors start at 3.06GHz. Available quad-core Intel “Nehalem” processors boost performance even more. And the included wireless keyboard and Multi-Touch Magic Mouse completely declutter the desktop.

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Mac Pro

The fastest Mac ever.

The Mac Pro is a force to be reckoned with. With the Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor and powerful AMD and NVIDIA graphics, it’s nearly two times faster than the previous generation.

Designed for easier expansion, every system supports up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays, along with millions of configuration possibilities.

Mac OS X is engineered to get the most out of the advanced architecture in the new Mac Pro. Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation, Mac OS X delivers true 64-bit performance and incorporates industry-leading developer tools.

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Mac mini

The smallest, most affordable Mac.

Mac mini packs the complete Mac experience into a 6.5-inch-square computer. Just bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse. Mac mini brings the rest, including an Intel Core 2 Duo processor up to 2.66GHz, up to 4GB of memory, and high-performance NVIDIA graphics. All in an energy-efficient design that uses less than 14 watts of power when idle — something no other desktop computer can do.

Desktop

Elements of the desktop

Apple menu () - Access Software Update, System Preferences, Sleep, Shut Down, and more.
Application menu - Contains menus for the application you're currently using. The name of the application appears in bold next to the Apple menu.
Menu bar - Contains the Apple menu, active application menu, status menus, menu bar extras and the Spotlight icon.
Status menu - Shows the status of your computer or gives you quick access to certain features—for example, you can quickly turn on Wi-Fi, turn off Bluetooth, or mute your computer's volume.
Spotlight icon - Click it to bring up the Spotlight search field, where you can search for anything on your Mac.
Desktop - This is where your applications' windows will appear. You can add more desktops using Spaces, see this article.
The Dock - Quick access to your most frequently used applications, folders, and files. With a single click the application, folder, or file opens.

Organize your desktop files and folder
If you download and create files on your desktop, it may become cluttered after some time. You can organize your desktop files by grouping them into folders on your desktop. Just select the items you want to group, Control-click one of the selected items, and then choose "New Folder with Selection" from the shortcut menu. Then enter a name for the folder. All of the selected files will be grouped in the new folder.

Customize your desktop
You can change the size of icons, arrange them in a grid, and set other preferences for items on your desktop by changing the view options on your desktop. To change your desktop view options, click the desktop, and then choose View > Show View Options from menu bar. You can try the different settings to see which ones you like—you will immediately see the effects of your changes.

Change your background
You can change the picture that's displayed on your Mac's desktop. You can choose one of the desktop pictures that comes with your Mac, a solid color, or one of your own pictures.

Click the Launchpad icon (or System Preferences icon for Mac OS X v10.6) in the Dock.
Click Desktop & Screen Saver, and then click Desktop.
Select the picture you want in the box on the right.

To select the kind of desktop picture you want to use, do one of the following:

To use an image that come with your Mac, select a folder under the Apple section.
To use a solid color, select "Solid Colors" under the Apple section.
To use your own picture, select the Picture folder under "Folders," if the picture you want is stored in your Pictures folder. If your image is in another folder, click the Add button (+), then find and select the folder that your picture is in. Then click Choose.

Change what's displayed on your desktop
You use Finder preferences to choose what type of items appear on your desktop.

Finder preferences window in OS X Lion

Click the desktop.
Choose Finder > Preferences, and then click General.
In the "Show these items on the desktop" section, select the items you want to appear on your desktop, such as hard disks and external disks.

Team ProMark PC5NF06 Licensed NFL Protector Case for Apple iPhone 5 - Chicago Bears - 1 Pack - Retail Packaging - Multi

Features

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Sunday 29 September 2013

PC System Requirements for GTA IV

Windows Vista (plus Service Pack 1)
Windows XP (plus Service Pack 3, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5)

Minimum:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Memory: 1.5GB
Free Hard Drive Space: 16GB
Video Card: 256MB NVidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
DirectX 9 compatible Stereo Sound Card
Keyboard
Mouse

Recommended:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
Memory: 2GB (Windows XP) 2.5GB (Windows Vista)
Free Hard Drive Space: 18GB
Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870
DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card
Keyboard

Mouse

Other:

Initial activation requires internet connection; Online play requires log-in to Games for Windows - LIVE and Rockstar Games Social Club (13+ to register); requires disc in drive to play (unlimited installations); software installations required including Sony DADC SecuROM, Adobe Flash, DirectX, and Microsoft's .NET Framework, Games for Windows - LIVE, and Internet Explorer.

uNu Power DX External Protective Battery Case for iPhone 5 - MFI Apple Certified (Glossy White, Fits All Models iPhone 5)

Features

The successor of uNu's Amazon top selling DX iPhone 4S battery case, with an one-year worry-free warranty from award winning support team.
The 2300mAh built-in battery can provide a true 100 percent boost (equals additional 10 hours talk time). It also features 1A powerful output, integrated charging switch and battery level LED indicators.
Coupled with the included bonus screen protector, and protective lip that goes above the screen, the protection offered by the New DX case will never be compromised.
DX transforms the charging port from Apple lightning into a commonly seen Micro USB port. One can easily sync or charge the iPhone with case on through the included USB cable.
The DX has a thickness of only 15.5mm and it is designed to have cutouts for all function buttons and headphone jack. A free headphone adapter is provided for any 3rd party headphones.

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Uncompromised Protection The ergonomic yet sleek style with a minimal of 15.5mm thickness allows the DX case to comfortably protect while still emanating the iPhones original design. Coupled with the included bonus screen protector, and protective lip that goes above the screen, the protection offered by the New DX case will never be compromised. Advanced Battery Technology The new DX features a powerful 2300mAh battery core, which provides the iPhone 5 the true 100 percent battery boost (equals to an additional 10 hours talk time). Plus its charging circuit is redesigned and optimized to charge your iPhone 5 at 1A/5W speed, which doubles the speed of its predecessor. Lightning Technology to MicroUSB The new DX fully supports charging and synchronization of the iPhone 5 through the case and transform the lightning port on the iPhone 5 to a commonly deployed standard micro-USB port located on the DX case, which will effectively relieve the pain of lacking lightning charging cables and docking accessories.

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EverSave

EverSave
EverSave is a clever tool which allows you to save all of your documents – if possible – in a specific time interval or by changing the frontmost application. This means no more data loss if applications crash.

Changing the background

In Lion, the background used for the login screen is located at

/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/

The easiest way to get to this folder is to choose Go to Folder in the Go menu while in the Finder. Then just copy and paste in the above line and click Go. The image that is used for the background is NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png. You can replace this with any other image, and as long as you give it exactly the same name, it will be used for the login screen background. Before you make any changes, make sure you make a copy of the original file somewhere safe so you can go back to it if you want.

You’ll notice that the image is only a small 256x256 pixel square — this is because it is automatically tiled across the screen. If you want to use a similar type of texture, any size image is fine. However, if you would like to use a full size image without tiling, you need to make sure the image dimensions exactly match your screen and the resolution is 72 dpi. Either way, it must also be in PNG format like the original. It’s pretty simple to use Preview to adjust any image to the correct size and format.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 System Requirements

Minimum

- OS:Windows XP

- Processor:Dual core CPU 2.4 GHz

- Memory:2 GB RAM

- Graphics:GeForce 7600 GT-class equivalent

- DirectX:9.0c - Hard Drive:2 GB HD space

- Sound:Direct-X compatible

Recommended:

- OS:Windows 7

- Processor:Dual core CPU 3.0 GHz

- Memory:4 GB RAM

- Graphics:GeForce GTS 450-class

- DirectX:10 - Hard Drive:4 GB HD space

- Sound:Direct-X compatible

Saturday 28 September 2013

Travel

MacWidgets

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Blogs & Forums

Post to your blog and stay up to minute with favorite feeds and discussions.

Business

Get organized with widgets for everything from Main St. to Wall St.

Calculate & Convert
Measure twice, cut once. These widgets keep your calculations on the money.

Developer

You’re in command with widgets that speed up development tasks.

Email & Messaging

Track your email, find buddies, and send text messages to mobile networks.

Food
Discover local restaurants and mouth-watering recipes from your Dashboard.

Games
You should be working, but these widgets are sure to tear you away.

Information
Know it all with widgets for weather, tides, astronomy and more.

International
Search Australia or Austria with this worldwide collection of widgets.

Just For Fun
Fun widgets to brighten up your Dashboard.

Movies & TV

What’s on? Look up TV listings, track hot movies, and show up on time.

Music
These widgets will have you singing, dancing, and tuning your iTunes.

Networking & Security
Manage and protect your wired world from your Dashboard.

News
Track the latest feeds from news agencies near and far.

Radio & Podcasts
Listen to live audio streams while you work or play.

Reference
From the essential to the esoteric, these widgets can ask anything.

Search
Leave no stone unturned with quick and powerful search widgets.

Shopping
Find deals, track orders and shop from your Dashboard.

Sports
Follow your favorite teams with widgets for scores, stats and TV time

Status
No worries — monitor everything from disk space to battery status.

Transportation
Get out the door on time with widgets for traffic, trains and timetables.

Travel
Plan your next trip with interactive maps and panoramic photos.

Webcams
Visit the world through the eyes of these webcam widgets.

Incipio Stowaway for iPhone 5 - Retail Packaging - Cherry Blossom Pink / Charcoal Gray

Features

Innovative design, made with a high quality plextonium shell and silicone core.
Staying organized is easy with an exterior compartment that can act as your second wallet.
Ultra-rugged protection defends your device against the most severe of conditions.
Complete access to all ports and controls while maintaining full-coverage protection.
The compartment door doubles as a built-in retractable stand for hands-free viewing.

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Friday 27 September 2013

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Get all Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Support, Downloads, Updates, Tips, Tricks, Hacks, Help, Apps, Widgets...right from your Dashboard.
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Acase iPhone 5 case - Superleggera PRO Dual Layer Protection case (Red/Black)

Features

iPhone 5 Case. Compatibility: The New iPhone (iPhone 5) 2012 Model - AT&T, Sprint, Verizon
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The Acase iPhone 5 case can access to all buttons and features; silicone plugs provide coverage for ports
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Acase and its engineering team created a new mold upon receipt of an original iphone 5 to replace the original model which may be little loose fitting.

Following up on our original Superleggera PRO series, Acase has created an improved and updated product to satisfy our customers.

While the exterior PC hard shell prevents scratches and damage from accidental drops, the interior silicone coating covering all ports provides unparalleled shock resistance. With the easy snap on protective case, Acase Superleggera PRO gives your iPhone complete double layer protection.

For the newly developed Superleggera PRO case, we chose high quality PC material to also prevent damage from more serious drops and impacts. In combination with a tough silicone coating, we also use customized Japanese paint to create more vivid colors, smoother surfaces, and more durability.

In addition, we have made an already sleek case even thinner (less than 11.4mm). With our new Superleggera PRO case for the iphone 5, you can have the best of both worlds. A combination of extremely high protection and sleekness which enhances the look of the iphone 5.

The continuation of enhanced and improved product lines demonstrates Acase's goal to not just create A+ quality accessories for customers, but also to build upon the previous designs by incorporating customer feedback by listening carefully to our customers comments and suggestions for improvements. By "fine tuning" what was already one the best selling and most highly rated cases for the iphone 4, we feel the Supeleggera Pro for the iphone 5 is the best solution on the market today to protect your coveted device.

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Incipios best-selling ultra-light design weighs in at 0.5 ounces. .
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Thursday 26 September 2013

Mac Quick Tips

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Disable restored windows when re-opening specific apps

There’s a great tip over on the Macs in Chemistry blog on how to stop Lion from restoring your previous windows when re-opening specific apps. In System Preferences there’s a checkbox for turning this on and off globally, but using a handy little AppleScript you can disable it on a per-app basis.

One of the new features in Lion is the ability of applications to resume activity at the point an application was quit. This means that when you reopen an application it will open and display all the documents you were editing in the state when you quit the application. This is obviously very useful but there are times when you may not want confidential documents automatically opened and displayed when you open an application.

Here’s an example of the script for Safari:

set statePath to POSIX path of (path to home folder) & "Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState"

set quotedPath to quoted form of statePath

try

do shell script "test -w " & quotedPath

set current to "enabled"

on error

set current to "disabled"

end try

if current is "enabled" then

tell application "Finder" to delete every item of ((POSIX file statePath) as alias)

do shell script "chmod u-w " & quotedPath

display dialog "Disabled window restore for Safari" buttons "OK" default button 1

else

do shell script "chmod u+w " & quotedPath

display dialog "Enabled window restore for Safari" buttons "OK" default button 1

end if

Head over to macinchem.org for a quick explanation of how to add it to your scripts menu to give you an easy place to access it.

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Wednesday 25 September 2013

Developer

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The Apple Blog

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Terminal Snow Leopard Tips !

There are a huge amount of hidden settings for Mac OS X and its applications that aren't accessible from preferences dialog boxes or the System Preferences. Applications such as Tinkertool and Mac Pilot allow you to access some of these, but the real flexibility is from the Terminal. From here it is possible to edit any preferences file for any application on your Mac.
You'll find the Terminal in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.
To carry out any of the following commands you will need to copy/paste or type in the line of text then hit enter.

See You – Folder Previews in Quick Look
Save some precious time by seeing all the content of a folder. Hit the space bar and you can view all the files via a translucent folder icon.

You need to type the following command:

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1

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Auto Action – Autoplay Movies in QuickTime X
Apple sometimes messes up and QuickTime is a great example.

If you want to play your movies automatically and surely miss the preferences option then use this command:

defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGPlayMovieOnOpen 1

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Full Screen Action – QuickTime In Full Screen When Switching Applications
Sometimes you want a sneak peek at all the action and when you do that, QuickTime will automatically exit full screen.

To rectify this, use the following magical words:

defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGFullScreenExitOnAppSwitch 0

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Always Use Protection – Snow Leopard’s Hidden Malware Protection

Bet you didn’t know this one. Apple has quietly incorporated malware support that detects malicious software and its quite effective too. Read all the details here.

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Test Your Text – Enable Text Substitutions

If you want to globally enable text substitutions, use the three commands one after the other:

defaults write -g WebAutomaticTextReplacementEnabled -bool true

defaults write -g WebAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool true

defaults write -g WebContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled -bool true

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Shortcut To Success – Access iTunes
Access iTunes by just hitting the (F8) “Play” button which is above the 8 and 9 keys.

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Round It Of – Get Rid of Rounded Corners in QuickTime
If you don’t care for the rounded corners when playing movies in QuickTime, then don’t fret as you can get rid of them in seconds.

Just type:

defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGCinematicWindowDebugForceNoRoundedCorners 1

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Go To China Town – Draw Chinese Characters On The Trackpad
I can’t speak Mandarin but I just find this a super cool feature.
In Snow Leopard you can draw the actual characters on your trackpad!

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Just Shoot Me- Record Videos Via QuickTime X
You don’t need to invest in some fancy software to shoot yourself as now you can record from your iSight camera.

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Stick Them Up – Keyboard Shortcut For Sticky Notes
Assign a a keyboard shortcut (System Preferences > Keyboard) so that you create a sticky note automatically when you select some text.

Hope you enjoyed this article and more importantly enjoying your Mac with Snow Leopard. Do tell us if you know more tricks or tips and don’t forget to write them in the comments section.

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Display a short message

Before Lion, displaying a message on the login screen was a complicated process that involved entering commands into the Terminal. Luckily, Apple have now added an easy way to set a message using System Preferences. To do this, go to the Security & Privacy preference pane, and under the General tab, tick the checkbox Show a message when the screen is locked then add your message. Only about the first 200 characters you enter will be displayed, so make your message short and sweet.

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- DirectX:9.0c

- Hard Drive:10 GB HD space

Recommended:

- OS:Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)

- Processor:Intel Pentium 4

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- DirectX:9.0c

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Automator

With Automator you can automate much of what you do with your computer. Create and print a family directory with the contacts in your Address Book. Find and add images from your favorite websites to iPhoto. Print your documents to your iPad. Instantly rename dozens of files in the Finder. Even perform scheduled backups of important information. There’s no limit to what you can do, and Automator can do in seconds and minutes what could take you hours to do by hand.

"Instant snapshot" workflow sample
Have you ever wanted to take a quick snapshot of yourself to add to an email, message, or chat? As an example of how easily you can use Automator to create your own automation tools, here’s a sample workflow you can build and install as a system-wide service for using your portable Mac’s or iMac’s built-in camera to instantly take and add a snapshot of you into your iPhoto library. ("System-wide service" means you'll be able to access it from an application's menu, under Services, as shown at the end of these steps.)

Follow these steps on your computer to make the same service for yourself:

The Automator icon in Launchpad

Open Automator from the Launchpad by clicking the icon of “Otto” the Automator robot. A new Automator workflow window will appear.
You choose the type of Automator workflow document you want to create from the template picker sheet

In the new window’s drop-down template sheet (as shown above), select Service as the type of workflow document to create, and then click the Choose button.

Elements of the Automator workflow window
An Automator window contains:

(1) a Library column on the left, sorted by application or category, containing a list of all of the Automator actions installed on your computer
(2) an Action column in the middle displaying the available actions for the selected application or category
(3) a search field for quickly locating actions to add to the workflow
(4) an information box on the bottom-left to provide helpful information about a selected action
(5) a workflow pane on the right side of the window, where you drag actions to build your “automation recipe"
(6) The "Service receives" pop-up menu

The template sheet will recede to reveal a new workflow document, ready for editing:

An Automator workflow window, ready to be edited

Let’s continue creating the snapshot-taking workflow:
Service workflows are often designed to work with files or text, selected in other applications, such as image files selected in the Finder. In this example workflow, the service will generate a new photo for you, so there’s no need to accept any other files as input for the workflow. Set the service workflow to ignore any existing selected items by choosing no input from the Service receives pop-up menu (6) at the top of the window (see the image above).
Now that the input settings for the service workflow have been set, let’s construct the workflow by finding and adding actions from the Actions Library to the workflow area. We’ll begin by locating an Automator action for taking a camera snapshot. In the search field (1) enter the term snapshot and any Automator actions related to that search term will appear in the Actions list below the search field (see below).

Dragging an action into the workflow area

According to its description at the bottom left of the workfow window (see above), the Take Video Snapshot action, is perfect for automating the quick snapshot of a photo using the computer’s built-in camera. Drag the action title from the Actions list (2) into the workflow area (3).
Release the cursor to finish adding the action to the workflow:

Automator actions display their parameter controls in the action’s inline view

When an action is added to the workflow area (see above), it displays a rectangular view containing controls for setting the values of any parameters it uses. In the view for the Take Video Snapshot action, there is a checkbox, titled Take picture automatically, for indicating whether you want to require the user to click a button to take the photo snapshot. Select the checkbox (1) to have the workflow take the picture automatically. All you’ll need to do is smile.
Using the same search and add process you used for locating and adding the Take Video Snapshot action to the workflow, search for the term import, and locate and add the Import Files into iPhoto action to the end of the workflow:

A second action has been added to the workflow

Notice that the two actions in the workflow (see above) are linked together (1), indicating that the results of the first action, the new photo file taken by the computer’s camera, will be passed to the second action as its input. This is generally how Automator workflows function, passing information and items between each step (action) in the workflow.

Finally, as a bit of cleanup, we’ll indicate we want to delete the original image file taken by the camera, after it has been imported into iPhoto, by selecting the Delete Source Images… checkbox (2) in the action view (see above).

That’s all there is to creating a simple workflow for taking a camera snapshot and adding it to iPhoto! Now you’re ready to save and install the workflow.

To save and install the service workflow, choose Save… from the File menu. In the drop-down naming sheet, enter Instant Snapshot as the name for the service, and click the Save button. The new service workflow will automatically be installed as part of the System-wide Services architecture, and be available from any application’s Services menu. You can now close the workflow window.

Using the service

To use your new service, center yourself infront of the computer, and select Instant Snapshot from the Services menu, which is available from within any application:

Running the service

Your Mac will beep three times and then take a picture, which will be automatically added to your iPhoto library:

The new snapshot is added to iPhoto

Using Automator, you have now created a useful tool for making it easy to take and add a snapshot of yourself to your iPhoto library.

Mac essentials !

New to the Mac ?
Then start with this lesson to learn the basics.

If you're brand new to the world of computers and are just starting to get up and running, relax—using a Mac is simple. This lesson introduces you to the basic principles of interacting with your computer's interface, and teaches you how to do basic tasks on your Mac.

Pointing, clicking, and getting around
If you haven't quite got the hang of getting around the Mac desktop and Finder windows, start here; otherwise feel free to skip ahead to "Setting Up Accounts." Let's talk about the basic principles of using your computer.

When you move your mouse or finger on a trackpad, it controls a pointer (also known as a cursor) that moves across your screen. The pointer allows you to select and interact with the various items on your screen, including selecting files, clicking buttons, dragging sliders, and so on. Sometimes the pointer may look like a hand, a crosshair, an I-beam, or some other icon, depending on what you're doing and the application you're using.

For example, if you're using Safari to view this webpage and move the pointer across it, notice that it turns into an I-beam when you move it over text or a text field. When you see this, you can usually interact with the text or field below it. When you move the pointer over a button or link, the pointer turns into a hand, letting you know that you can click on the item. Sometimes when your Mac is hard at work, your pointer may temporarily turn into a colorful spinning disc, which generally indicates that a task is in progress.

Depending on what you're doing and what application you're using,
your pointer (far left) may take on a new appearance

Clicking your mouse button or trackpad button once allows you to select the item that your pointer is on. In other words, if your pointer is on a file's icon, clicking once will select it. If the pointer is on a button or link, clicking once will activate it. If your pointer is on a text field, clicking once highlights the field and allows you to start typing text in it. If you see a blue button in a dialog, such as in a Print or Save dialog, you can press the Return key to select it instead of using your mouse.

If you want to open a file, folder, or application, click your mouse button twice. This is known as double-clicking. In general, you'll need to double-click items if you want to open them from a Finder window or the desktop. The exception to this is opening stuff from the Dock—just click once on an icon in the Dock to open it.

Move your mouse to move the pointer over a file, folder, or application icon
and click once to select it, or double-click to open it.

Working with applications
You don't have to quit an application before opening a new one. In fact, you can open and use several applications at the same time, depending on how much memory you have installed in your computer. For example, when you open Mail, you can have it run in the background (meaning, it's not the current active application) to check email as you work in, say, iPhoto. And while you're editing your pictures, you might also want to open iTunes to listen to some music.

Most applications share common menu commands and keyboard shortcuts, key combinations (such as Command-C) that are pressed together to perform a certain menu command. For example, in any application's File menu, you'll find commands to Open (Command-O) and Save (Command-S) files. Likewise, you'll find Copy (Command-C), Paste (Command-V), and Undo (Command-Z) commands in the Edit menu in most applications. Whenever you use an application, be sure to scope out its preferences from the application menu, choose Preferences) to set it up to your liking.

When you open an application, closing the window doesn't necessarily quit the application, if you see a blue light below the application icon in the Dock, the application is still running. To quit an application, either choose Quit Application Name from the application menu, or press Command-Q.

About user accounts
When you get a brand new Mac, the first thing you do when you start it up for the first time is create a user account. Maybe you did this on your Mac or someone did the deed for you. Regardless, your Mac currently has a user account set up on it. If your Mac only has one user account, that account is an administrator account.

An administrator account allows you to have access to all areas of the computer, install and update software, create and maintain other user accounts, and more. If a Mac-savvy friend set up your computer, he or she may have created a non-administrative account for you. If you set up your computer, you are the administrator. If you're unsure of what type of account you have, do this:

Open Accounts preferences to determine the types of accounts for each user on your computer.

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences to open the window.
Click Accounts to display the Accounts preferences.
Your account is listed under the My Account header in the left pane.

Below your account name, if you see the word "Admin," you have an administrator account and all the privileges that go with it. If you see the word "Standard" or "Managed," someone else who either shares or set up your computer has administrative access. You will not be able to install software or create user accounts. If you want this power, you will need to convince the person who has administrator access to your computer, but before you do, you might want to read through all the Mac 101 lessons first.

If you have a "standard" account, you have limitless access to all the applications on your Mac, and can configure them for your user account. If you have a "managed" account, the person who has administrative access has put limitations on what you can and can't access. If this is the case, talk with your administrator to find out the scope of your access.

No matter how many accounts your computer has, each user's files, media libraries, preferences, and other information is kept separate from other users, so you don't have to worry about your housemates ransacking your private files—unless they figure out your password.

Changing account passwords
Speaking of passwords, make sure that you use a good one. Don't choose your name (or someone else's), your birthday, a pet's name, or any other easy-to-guess word. Choose something that uses a combination of letters, numbers, and punctuation characters for better security.

Here's how to change your user account password:

If you need help creating a good password, click the key button to open the
Password Assistant window and let your Mac generate password candidates for you.

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
Click Accounts to display its preferences.
Click the Password tab to display its pane, then click Change Password.
In the resulting dialog, type your current password in the Old Password field.
Type a new, hard-to-guess password in the New Password and Verify fields, then click Change Password.

So what happens when you forget your user account password? You can workaround this issue quite easily. Just insert the Mac OS X Software Install disc that came with your Mac, then restart the computer while holding down the C key to start up from the disc. When the Installer appears, choose Reset Password from the Installer menu, and follow the onscreen instructions to change your password.

For added security, don't have your Mac automatically log you in when you start up your computer; this function is enabled by default. To disable it, click Login Options in Accounts preferences, and deselect the "Automatically log in as..." checkbox. Please note that each time you start up your computer, you'll need to log in with your user account password.

Creating and managing user accounts
If you have administrative access, here's how to create a new user account.

In Accounts preferences, if the lock icon in the bottom-left corner is locked, click it and type your administrator password in the resulting dialog to unlock it.
Click the plus sign (+) button at the bottom to create a new account.
In the resulting dialog, type the person's name in the Name field, type a one-word name in the Short Name field this is the name that gets attached to a user's files—don't use spaces or punctuation marks, and type a password in the Password and Verify fields.
Click Create Account or press Return.
If you want this person to have administrator access (think hard about this), click the Security tab and select the "Allow user to administer this computer" checkbox.

If you don't make this user an administrator, he or she can access all applications on the computer as a Standard account. If you want to enforce stricter access control, select the user account, select the Enable Parental Controls checkbox and then click the Open Parental Controls button. You've now created a Managed account with various options, such as what applications can open, content filters, mail and chat limitations, logs of sites visited or applications opened and even time limits.

If you have administrative access, you can create user accounts to allow friends and family
to use your computer with parental control.

Many kids would sit at the computer for days if you let them. Fortunately, Leopard makes it easier to set the rules. Just enter bedtime and time limits for using the Mac, specifying different times for weekdays and weekends if you wish. Parents happy, kids happy (relatively).

Storing passwords in Keychain
Getting email, visiting certain websites, accessing servers, and opening password-protected files and applications on your Mac require passwords. But you don't have to keep track of every password you have; instead, keep your passwords in Keychain, a utility that lets you create one or more keychains to store your sensitive passwords.

Your Mac starts you out with a single keychain that gets created when you first log in to your user account. By default, it has the same password as your user account, and automatically unlocks whenever you log in to your account.

When you access a site, application, or other item that asks for your password, a dialog may open after you type it, asking if you want to add the password to your keychain. Click Add to add it. The next time you access that item, Keychain fills in the password for you.

You can also add passwords manually:

Open Keychain Access in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder.
choose New Password Item from the File menu.
enter the information and password for the item.

Keychain Access allows you to see all the password items that are currently stored on the selected keychain.

If you ever forget a password that's stored in Keychain, do this:

Open Keychain Access.
From the list, double-click the item whose password you can't remember.
In the resulting window, click the Attributes tab, then select the "Show password" checkbox.
In the resulting dialog, type your keychain password. If you're using the default keychain, the password is the same as your user account. Click Allow Once to display your password once, or click Always Allow to always display your password in Keychain.

For added protection, you may want to create another "more personal" keychain that doesn't automatically unlock each time you log in to your user account.

To create a keychain:

Open Keychain Access
From the File menu, choose New Keychain.
In the resulting dialog, type a name for your keychain in the Save As field, choose where you want to store it from the Where pop-up menu, and click Create.
In the resulting dialog, type a good password for this keychain in the Password and Verify fields, then click OK. Click the key button if you need help choosing a good password.

Tip: For more information on using Keychain, choose Mac Help from the Help menu and type "keychain" in the Search field.

Working with discs and volumes
Many Apple computers come with an optical drive that allows it to read and play CDs and DVDs. If your Mac has a combo drive, you can burn CDs too. If you have a SuperDrive, you can burn CDs and DVDs. If you have a slot-loading optical drive, just insert a CD or DVD into the slot and your Mac will suck the rest in. If you have a drive that has a door, press the Eject key on your keyboard (the triangle with the line underneath) to open the disc tray, insert your disc, and press the Eject key again to close the tray.

To eject a disc or volume, drag its icon to the Eject icon in the Dock, or click its Eject button in a Finder window.

Your disc will appear on your desktop in icon form. Depending on what type of disc it is (audio CD, picture CD, blank recordable CD, DVD-Video, etc.), your Mac may automatically open an application that can be used with the disc. When you are done with a disc, you can either drag the disc icon to the Trash to eject it or click the Eject icon next to the disc in any Finder window.

These same principles apply to volumes, including external FireWire or USB hard drives, iPods, digital cameras, USB flash drives, and servers on a network. When you connect these types of devices to your Mac or connect to a server from your Mac, an icon for the volume appears on your desktop. When you're done with it, drag the icon to the Trash or eject it in a Finder window.

Update and install software
Your Mac has a built-in feature called Software Update that allows it to automatically check for available updates from Apple daily, weekly, or monthly when your computer is connected to the Internet. It takes into account the software you have installed on your computer, and new updates released by Apple so that it only shows you the relevant updates.

You can also download software from Apple Downloads and install the software yourself. To install software, just double-click the installer file and follow the onscreen instructions. Here's how to have Software Update update software for you.

Software Update can automatically check the Apple website for updates that are relevant to your installed software.

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, then click Software Update to display its preferences.
To enable automatic checking, select the "Check for updates" checkbox, then choose Daily, Weekly, or Monthly from the pop-up menu to set the frequency.
To have Software Update automatically download important updates in the background, meaning, it does this while you work on other things on your Mac, select the "Download important updates in the background" checkbox.
Click Check Now to have Software Update check for updates. If it finds any, it'll display the available software in the Software Update window.
To install the software it finds, select only the items you want by selecting the checkboxes, then click Install Items to download and install all selected items.
Next time, Software Update will automatically launch at your set frequency to show you the latest updates.

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