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MacBreak: Minimize distractions on your Mac
Merlin Mann | Dec 21 2006
MacBreak 33: The Distracted Mac (Direct MOV Download)
Although it covers a lot of the same ground as a previous MacBreak we did on the subject, I think Leo and my segment on un-distract-ifying your Mac turned out pretty good (my atrocious hairstyle at shoot time notwithstanding). Download 10:28 MOV file now... Here's the apps and tricks that we covered, with links:
Edit 2006-12-21 16:51:22: Check after the cut for reader suggestions from comments for this post... Recommended by 43f readers in comments
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 @Mark Kraemer - thanks for...Submitted by Jeff (not verified) on December 21, 2006 - 11:36am.
@Mark Kraemer - thanks for tip. I've already been using the "Hide" feature along with 'WindowShade X' to turn the minimize button into a 'hide' button instead. I love that, but sometimes it is also nice to hide a window and still be able to bring it back with cmd-tab. Looks like Merlin's response about LiteSwitch X might be what I was looking for. Generally speaking, I think Apple should do a bit more to help people switch from Windows. A few more options in System Prefs would probably do the trick. I've tried to get lots of people to switch and by far, the biggest obstacle is fear. And that comes after most of them say something, "I'd love to switch to a Mac, but...". Apple seems more intent on trying to say the Mac is better and doesn't do much to eliminate people's fear of switching. A little off topic, but... does anyone have any tips for switching from Outlook on PC to Mail.app on mac? I've been using 2 laptops for a few months (PC and MacBook) and I'm finally ready to drop the PC but I haven't been able to find anything to help with moving my thousands of email messages from Outlook into something else on the mac. My only idea is to use the Thnuderbird Outlook migration tool to move the mail from Outlook to Thunderbird on the PC and then maybe move it to the Mac. Not sure if it would work... » POSTED IN:
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