Preferences Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Quicksilver basics: shake hands with your preferences

by David Chartier (Mar 8th, 2006)

Yesterday Quicksilver started acting a little goofy, and I wasn't surprised; I have just about every beta and extra turned on as I just can't stop exploring all the neat stuff this app can do. During my troubleshooting efforts I resorted to the simple trick of quitting Quicksilver and simply moving ...

Spice up iChat with Chax

by David Chartier (Feb 9th, 2006)

Chax is one of those addons that makes you go "ahhh, at least someone's listening." This is a powerful, feature-packed and altogther necessary preferences plugin for iChat. The developer's site offers a lengthy list of features this fantastic plugin brings to the table, but for now, here's ...

Location X - automatically adjust settings on the go

by David Chartier (Jan 30th, 2006)

If you're an iBook/PowerBook user who is constantly fiddling with various settings depending on where you are, point your mouse towards Location X for the solution to all your preference-changing woes. I only played with this for about 5 minutes before plunking down my $20 for it, as I am already ...

TUAW Tip: Trimming tracks in iTunes

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 28th, 2006)

Ever had a song that had blank space at the beginning or end, just enough to annoy you? Sure, those "bonus tracks" on CD's are cute with their 5 minutes of dead air before the last song, but not when your iPod is on shuffle. Luckily, you can trim off the beginning or end of any song in ...