mac – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Sharing an iPad or iPhone Screen when Using WebEx on the Mac

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Did not notice it before, but you can share an iPad/iPhone screen when you use WebEx on the Mac. Should be great for Usability testing.
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Recording Webbrowser Audio/Video on a Mac

2021-01-30 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short guide on how to record web-browser audio/video on the Mac.
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Looking at something different on your screen

2021-01-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

An idea for a time-out, when still sitting at the desk.
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Syspolicyd, Periodically High CPU Load, Reading Huge Amounts of Data, on Mac Big Sur (and likely Catalina as well)

2020-12-02 | Reading time: 2 minutes

After installing Big Sur, I noticed a periodically high CPU load, and later found out that huge amounts of data (2.8 TB, yep, *T*B) were read from the HDD within a short amount of time. Turns out, it's very very likely some unsigned .pkg files from gog.com were to blame.
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OmniFocus and iCal for Realistic Tasks-for-Today Planning

2020-07-03 | Reading time: 6 minutes

OmniFocus is pretty useful, but it lacks in support for a realistic planning of what you can accomplish during one day. However, iCal can help here.
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Mac: Using file icons to facilitate quick access to folders via the Dock

2018-07-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a short tip about changing the design of folders you can drag onto the Mac OS X dock.
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Mac Tip: Moving and auto-hiding the Dock if you work with different screen setups

2017-08-13 | Reading time: 2 minutes

If you work with different screen setups (e.g., only the notebook on the road and two external screens in the office) and you prefer a different dock position depending on the situation, you can quickly switch and move the dock with a small Apple Script.
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First Impression: Apple’s Control Strip for MacBook Pro (late 2016)

2016-12-17 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Yeah, it's overpriced, but the control strip over the keyboard might actually have something.
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Quickly Taking Screenshots on the Mac

2014-01-29 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Screenshots are incredibly useful. Here are some suggestions for the Mac -- three key presses at the same time and you get an image file on your desktop.
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