Category: Mac Tips

Clicking A Button With Your Spacebar

February 14, 2011Brett BurneyMac Tips 4 Comments

It’s the little things that can make a big difference. When a dialog box pops up asking me to click a button (such as Cancel, Ok, Save, etc.) I hate having to take my hands OFF the keyboard, move over to the mouse or trackpad, move the cursor to the right place, and then finally click the button.

Mac Training from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center

December 15, 2010Brett BurneyMac Tips, Training No Comments

If you’re an ABA member and you’re not taking advantage of the Legal Technology Resource Center (easy to remember at www.lawtechnology.org), you’re missing a lot. I’ve long been a fan of the Legal Technology Resource Center (LTRC).

9 Mac Utilities That Will Boost Your Law Firm’s Productivity

November 24, 2010Brett BurneyMac Tips 2 Comments

TechnoLawyer published my TechnoFeature “Nine Mac Utilities That Will Boost Your Law Firm’s Productivity” yesterday (Nov. 23, 2010). I’ll post a link to the full article when I receive my reprint, but if you’re not subscribing to the FREE TechnoLawyer newsletters, you’re missing a LOT.

Handy Keyboard Shortcuts You Didn’t Know…

November 6, 2010Brett BurneyMac Tips No Comments

Lifehacker posted an excellent tip yesterday about holding down the Command (⌘) key when you click an item in the Dock, which will open a Finder window and highlight the item that was clicked in the Dock.

Opening a File with the Return Key

November 3, 2010Brett BurneyMac Tips No Comments

On Windows, in the Explorer window, I always used my arrow keys to highlight a file, then simply tapped Return/Enter to open the file. I like to keep my fingers on the keyboard as much as possible. That doesn’t work the same way on a Mac.

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