Adding dictionaries to the built-in Dictionary Application in Leopard

The Dictionary Application (Dict App for short) is really helpful at times when you are reading an eBook / web page. I even define my own shortcut key so that when I high light a word and press “Control + Command + A”, the dictionary app will come up straight away and show me the meaning of the word that I’ve high lighted.

But there is just one little problem…the Dict App only comes with a few built-in dictionaries…for instance if I want to know the Chinese meaning of a particular word, I’ll need to search online / use something else. It would be great if I can add more dictionaries and make it the “one stop” app that I’ll ever need.

Well, it turns out that with the help of DictUnifier, you can add all kinds of dictionaries to the built-in Dictionary Application in Leopard. Take a look of my list 😉 (I only use a handful of the dictionaries, others are for my friends)

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Photos and specs of new Macs coming out @ MacWorld 2008?

There has been a lot of rumors and photos lately about the new Macs that are suppose to come out during MacWorld 2008 Expo. I got the specs and photos from cnBeta this afternoon:

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How to pair your Apple Remote with your Macs

The Apple Remote is really useful at times when you want to watch / listen to something but don’t want to go near your computer. For me…I use it every time I have lunch in front of my iMac….I will sit far back with my lunch and use my remote controller (with the help of Front Row) to watch an episode of family guy 😀 But what if you have more than one Mac in your room / area? By default, Macs will work with any available remote, so how can we change that and pair our remote to one particular Mac only? Well, actually its very easy, and here is how:

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Repairing Disk and Disk Permissions on Macs

From time to time, we have to perform some checkups on our computers to see whether they have any problems. If you have previously use Windows, you probably got quite a few software that will help you to do the job or you simple just use Check Disk (a built-in software in Windows) to do the job. But what do we have on the Macs? Well, if you not planning to use any 3rd party software, why not give Disk Utility (a built-in software in Mac OS X) a try? Below is a step by step guide on how to use Disk Utility:

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Lost your way in the Finder? Try the Path Bar!

At times I’ll found myself lost my way in the Finder (which is like Explorer in Windows) because I got use to referring to the address bar in Windows.

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Mac Software 101 for people from Windows (Part 2)

Video Player / Codec

In Windows, we have things like K-Lite Mega Codec Pack that enable us to play almost anything using Windows Media Player / Media Player Classic; In Mac OS X, you have Perian, which is like the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. After installing Perian, you can basically play anything using Quicktime Player. (Quicktime Player is just like Windows Media Player under Windows).

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Mac Software 101 for people from Windows (Part 1)

For those who have used PCs @ most of their time…its quite hard to ask them to try something different, because they’ve got a whole set of software that they “feel comfortable in“. One of the questions that people ask when they saw a Mac is that:

Can I use my day to day software on the Macs?.

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136 Screenshots of Mac OS X Leopard from Appleinsider

Appleinsider have posted 136 screenshots of the latest OS from Apple. The screenshots covered a wide range of things in Leopard.

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Guided Tour of Mac OS X Leopard

Here is the latest video from apple.com. If you are interested in Leopard (specially those of us who doesn’t own a Mac yet but are interested), you can go ahead and download this guided tour to take a look of what apple has to offer in the new “big cat” OS 😀

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Mac OS X Leopard Up-to-Date Program

Apple (Online) Store is back! Leopard’s release date is now official! It’s the same as what Appleinsider have told previously 😉

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Apple Online Store is down…

Just had a look on Apple (Online) Store (both US and NZ) and found that they are both down:

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RAM options for the new iMacs.

Just wrote an email to my friend discussing the RAM options on the newly released iMacs…I have decided to put it here since it might be useful to others who is getting Apple’s new iMacs. 🙂

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10 FREE Mac apps that you might want to use! (Part I)

1. QuickSilver
A great piece of software that lets you get the apps that you want straight away! It saves you time finding the apps you want on the Dock Menu / in the Application Folder. If you want to get the best out of this app, you will probably need to invest a bit of your time to read the online documentation.

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