Why install a program when you already have one installed that does the job. Mac OS X Hints tells you how to combine PDFs using Automator. I found this really handy this morning and just had to share. 🙂
Mac OS X
Batch editing images on Mac
When I was using ubuntu I used a handy dandy shell script that my husband wrote to resize whole folders of photos. Since I still store all my photos on that machine I’m sure I’ll use it again, but I don’t seem to have the required elements installed on my mac to use that script. […]
Skim – it’s good!
I posted about some spiffy looking programs a while ago. At the time I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to install Skim, software for reading pdfs. Today, confronted with the prospect of reading many papers I decided to give it a go. It’s great, much handier than Preview. It has all the things preview has […]
Nokia 6020
After my Motorola V3 was stolen I really missed having a mobile phone. Apart from not receiving calls and messages, I went to a meeting at a friend’s place and forgot which unit in the security block they lived in. I stood outside for 15 minutes, buzzing units and even borrowing a man’s phone to […]
Cashbox – personal finance management for Mac OS X
Due to a few recent events, including not getting paid for six weeks and having $700 worth of stuff stolen, I’ve decided to keep a closer watch on how I spend my money. I’m not promising to be totally stingy, but just being aware of things should help in some way. After much searching I […]
Handy (free) software for Mac
Cruising through i use this I came across some cute and useful looking programs. Image Well is a lightweight program for quickly editing images ready for web publishing. Sidenote is a note-taking program that stays available, but out of your way in case you need to jot something down. I decided not to install this […]
