One Minute Tip

Just cant get enough world news? The BBC World Service Radio web page has links to many, if not all of the networks shows in podcast format. Search by station, genre or alphabetical... Not enough hours in a day.

Setting up a password for viewing MobileMe image galleries is a snap. All you need is a valid MobileMe account and iPhoto 7.1.4 or newer. Remember, Windows users can upload photos through the Web interface.

You can watch full-length documentary films for free, take them with you or put them anywhere on the web, with an embedded widget. Now you can Donate your pixels and support independent film! Check out www.snagfilms.com

Use the following tip to make an analog version of your address book. A number of formats are available. Mailing Labels, Envelopes, Lists and that all important Pocket Address Book.

In an emergency, Here is an interesting way to charge a dead or almost dead iPhone - iPod battery. Thank you big box retailer.

You can gain quick access to some items in the System Preferences Pane by checking the Show in Menu Bar check box. These Menu Bar items can also me moved around and even removed.

What a great combination. Google Earth and Disney World in 3D. Take a walk down Main Street USA or Spaceship Earth over at EPCOT. All you need is the lasted version of Google Earth.

The Activity Monitor is helpful for checking under the hood of your Macintosh. You can use it for finding memory hogs and applications that have stopped responding.

With your browser and a Paypal account, you can create a one time use credit card number or a number that can be used again and again but only for a single website.

Select a file or folder in your Finder and then the space bar. Leopard will display a visual of the item or items selected. See the Images, Hear the Audio, Play the Video.

Here is a quick way to store and retrieve frequently used data. Print your file to a PDF file and mail it to your offsite gmail account.

Drop.io - Like a Swiss army knife for file transfer.

Here is a quick and easy way to lookup a word in most OS X native applications. Command + Control + D. A small window will display. Here you can select Dictionary or Thesaurus for a quick word check.

www.jott.com will record your voice, transcribe it and send it off as an email or text message. Jott yourself, contacts, to do lists or even your google calendar and more.

Leopard (10.5) has some great new keyboard shortcuts. This tip covers the shortcut to selecting items from the menubar without using the mouse. Command +F2 will do the trick. Use the Tab and arrow keys to navigate your way around the menus. Dont forget the space bar.