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Much cooler than this simple description would imply. . .< 12:38:49 AM  >Tiger Tip #5: Using Tiger's Built-in, Use-it-Anywhere, Dictionary Need to look up a word? Use Tiger's built-in dictionary and thesaurus, wherever you go. [Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac] Much cooler than this simple description would imply. . .< 12:37:03 AM >Tiger Tip #3: Using Tiger's RSS Screen Saver Got a Mac that supports Quartz Extreme? Learn how to use Tiger's new RSS screen saver. [Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac] . .< 12:18:01 AM >Spotlight Query Programming Topics: Query Expression Syntax Spotlight’s query expresion syntax is a simplified form of filename globbing familiar to shell users. . .< 12:14:55 AM >Get Smart (Folders) Smart Folders are easily the hottest new item in Tiger, and they're powered by Spotlight's index which just makes them even more powerful. The two places I've found that I use them the most are in Mail and the Finder, so I'll just run over the best applications I've found. If you find another, feel free to leave a comment. [Via Mac Geekery - Get your geek on.] Good stuff here. Set up a Flagged Mail smart mailbox. Bad news: 386 flagged emails! . .< 12:12:36 AM >How to Execute Raw Spotlight Queries in the Finder Sometimes you need to do nested queries or more advanced boolean logic than "all or nothing" as the Finder gives, and the Finder gives you a way, though it's a might complicated. When you press Command-F to start making a new Spotlight query, choose Other... from the menu and scroll down to Raw Query (might want to add this to your Favorites). Now you can enter in raw Spotlight queries. How? Well ... [Via Mac Geekery - Get your geek on.] |
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