Mac Tip: sharing specific locations to Windows machines

It's easy enough to turn on Mac OS X's built-in Samba server to share your Mac with Windows-based computers (System Preferences:Sharing:Services Tab:Windows Sharing), but the lack of configuration is a mite frustrating. However, you can assert some control by selectively sharing certain folders or drives on your system through the use of symbolic links (or symlinks). [Read More]

Posted at 09:32AM May 10, 2007 by Kevin Schmitt in Tips and Tweaks  |  Comments[0]

Mac Tip: Reduce File Size

This isn't exactly a new tip, but there's bound to be someone out there who hasn't heard this one, so here goes: if you have a PDF file that isn't quite as small as you'd like it to be, don't forget about the Reduce File Size Quartz filter available from many programs' Print dialog box. [Read More]

Posted at 06:51PM Apr 24, 2007 by Kevin Schmitt in Tips and Tweaks  |  Comments[0]