When I am buying items online, it can be frustrating when the item isn’t priced in US dollars. There is a feature inside of Calculator that converts almost anything from Currency to Temperature. To start converting:
Open Calculator in Finder > Applications.
Once you have opened Calculator, type in the price you would like to convert.
In the menubar, go to Convert > Currency…
A drop-down window will appear on the calculator.
In the From drop-down menu, select what type of currency you want to convert from.
In the To drop-down menu, select what type of currency you would like to convert it to.
Then click OK.
In Calculator, look in the calculator’s screen for the new price.
I recommend Updating Currency Exchange Rates so you can get exact numbers.
To update the rates, while you are still in Calculator, go to the menu-bar and click on Convert > Update Currency Exchange Rates.
Then it should tell you which currencies were updated.
Often times when searching online, I will find an interesting article that I would like to read. I usually don’t have enough time to read the article, so I place the link on my dock to look at later. To put website links in your dock:
Open up Safari with the website that you want to look at later.
In the address bar, you will see a favicon, or a little icon
(before the “http” part of the url begins).
Drag this icon into your dock, to the right of the divided line, where the trash-can sits. A metal spring should appear with an “@” logo on the front.
I love using iCal, not only because it is free, but because I can manage so many calendars in one screen. With iCal, many people just use the Work and Home calendar for their basic needs. There is really so much potential with iCal such as: opening applications at certain times, emailing a friend to wish them a birthday if you forget to, sharing your calendar with your family and friends, and much much more. My favorite feature is having all of my other calendars in iCal which are: US Holidays, Football schedules, Basketball schedules, and Religious dates. Instead of buying a calendar at a bookstore, you can use iCal for all of your needs, saving you time and money. You can check out more calendars for iCal on Apple’s site.
Have you ever looked at your desktop and wandered how much junk is on it? If you do see lots of items on your desktop, then continue reading this article. The desktop is just a place to put recent items you need or for a file that you didn’t have enough time to put away. Here’s how to clean up your desktop:
Let’s say you have a folder full of pictures or just pictures themselves.
Drag the folder or picture onto the iPhoto icon in your dock.
iPhoto will automatically import the photos.
Once finished importing all of your photos into iPhoto, drag the folders you used into the Trash icon on your dock.
Next, see if you have any folders with documents or just documents themselves.
Drag the folder or document into the Documents folder inside Finder.
Now, most of the folders and files on your desktop should be gone.
If you notice any more pictures or documents that are not assigned to a folder, either drag them into the iPhoto icon to import it, or if it’s a document, drag it into Finder’s Documents folder.
That should have cleaned off almost all of your desktop except for some of the default icons.
Personally, I have no need for the Hard-drive icon because Finder is already in my dock and it does the same thing.
If you prefer to remove the Hard-drive icon, go to the Finder and click on Preferences under the Finder menu.
In the window that pops-up, go to the General section and uncheck “Hard disks”.
You may also uncheck CD’s DVD’s, and iPods, and Connected servers, if you don’t want to see those when they are connected or loaded onto your Mac.
If you like having items on your desktop, just make sure you have them in a neat order.
To put desktop items in order, go to Finder and click on View Options in the View Menu.
In the View Options window that appears, check off “Keep arranged by:” and choose an option from the drop down menu below. This will place all of the items on your desktop in order.
