People are always saying that Firefox is better than Safari; which one is it? This post is not going to be a debate about which one is better, it is about the use of tabs in Safari. Apple has really enhanced the flexibility, and user friendly interface of using tabs in Safari. There are some features that probably not a lot of people know about, or even use.

Merge All Windows

This is a great way to put a group of windows, all into one. The example I had was I had four windows open, and I wanted them all to be in one single window. Well, just by going to Window => Merge All Windows, they are now all in one window, in four separate tabs.

This is a great feature if you want to de-clutter your window, or even make browsing a lot more easier and faster. The next Tab feature that I want to talk about is moving your tabs.

Organize Tabs

Organizing your tabs in Safari is extremely easy, all you need to do is click and hold, then drag your tab where you want it to be. My example was that I like to have the tabs I am visiting the most, on the very left side. So if there is a site that I do not use very often, I can just drag it all the way to end, and put my more used ones on the left.

You can even drag tabs between multiple windows. So if I have one window for each subject (i.e. one for technology and one for sports), I can drag the tabs from window for window. All you need to do is take your tab, click and hold, and drag it into the other browser window. This will allow you to move tabs from one window to another.

You can also do many other things to create a new tab. You can drag the URL into the separate window to create a tab there. Not only can you use the URL, but you can also use bookmarks, or links from your bookmark menu, or even links from websites. It is really nice and simple to use.

What are your favorite features about Safari? Which ones do you use the most?

Inquisitor has made searching the web a lot easier, simpler, and enjoyable. Here are quotes from the Inquisitor website, that better explains what exactly Inquisitor is.

“Inquisitor… it’s like spotlight for the web. Start typing and websites pop up immediately. It’ll autocomplete your words. (is it reading your mind? and you can add more search engines to safari with customized keyboard shortcuts. “

Inquisitor is really simple to set up too. All you do is go to their website, and click download. After you unzip the folder, just click on the “package” and it will basically install itself. That’s all you have to do, now just open safari, start searching and you will notice that searching is a lot different.

You can also fully customize the settings for inquisitor as well.

To access these settings, just go to preferences on safari, and click on search. You then get this screen, now I already changed some of my settings around, so yours will not look exactly like this. You can see though that you get to decide what search engine you want, how many websites to show, and how many keywords to show.

This is a great application, and I would recommend it to anybody. To me, this is like quicksilver, only its for the internet. It will greatly improve your workflow.

What type of plug-ins do you use for safari?

I am usually not at home, so I cannot tell people what I am doing. A friend of mine, Neil from WizzHack, told me about this twitter application called Hahlo. It is made specifically for the iPhone. So I told him that I would check it out, and let me tell you, it is by far the best twitter app for the iPhone I have ever used.

So as you can see, this is the screen you get after you log in. You get to see who your friends are, you get to see what is following you, who has replied to you and what people are doing. Then you cannot see it from the picture, but if you scroll down you can see the last thing that you “tweeted”. Now the picture below is what you get when you click on the tweet button on the top right.

So when you reach this, you get to tell people what you are doing. So when I am on the bus leaving school, I can write that, and all of my followers will be able to see what I am doing.

Once I saw this, I instantly bookmarked it, so I can visit it anytime I want. So I would recommend you “follow” me on twitter, so you can see what I am doing. For example, after I publish this post, I will post that I just uploaded a post to my blog on twitter.

What type of phone application do you use for twitter? Do you have a twitter account?

MacMost is a blog that talks about Mac related news, gives amazing tutorials, and talks a lot more about the Mac. I first found MacMost on iTunes, when I was trying to find more Mac related podcasts, I found Gary’s podcast and I was hooked. I get a few videos a week into my podcast folder on iTunes, and I learn great tips on what I can do on the Mac.

Here is the video that I want to talk about:

In case you cannot see the video, here is a reason why an iPod is more than just an MP3 player:

Alarm Clock: This is a great tool, I too use this on my iPod, wether your in a hotel or at home sleeping, you can use the iPod as an alarm clock. Just plug in your headphones or set up to some speakers and you are good to go. It’s also great for using on the road, because you can add different time zones to your iPod.

Calendar Synced: This is another great feature that I use everyday. I am a huge sports fans, so I got my favorite teams schedules right on my iCal. When I am at a friends house, all I got to do is check my iPod, and this tells me when there playing, what channel there on, and who they are playing against. Remember though, you can add anything you want to your calendar.

Contacts: Having your contacts can be extremely useful; lets say that you are at a friends house, and your computer is no where close to you. Now your friends want to order pizza maybe, but do not know the number. All you need to do is look at what you have the pizza contact on your iPod, and you are good to go. You can have anybody you want in your contacts.

Photos: Nobody can say that think photos on the iPod are a bad idea. I have lost track, of how many times I have showed somebody a picture on my iPod when I am out and away from my computer. I am sure you have too!

Games: You tell me what other MP3 player has the game selection as the iPod does? Games are great because they can really burn time when you need to. Now I am still in school, so whenever I want a class to go by faster, I can just whoop out my iPod and start playing some games. This can be used for anybody too, whether you are in the car waiting, or at home doing nothing, games on your iPod is great for burning time

Podcasts: Ah, Hello! The reason I say this is because this is exactly how I found out about MacMost. I listen to the podcast on a regular basis, as it gives a lot of information on the Mac. You can put all of your favorite podcasts right on your iPod!

AudioBooks: Now if you are like me, you are probably not a big reader. I have never liked reading, but when there is a great book out that everybody is talking about, I have to get involved. So instead of reading it, I just search the iTunes store for the book, and I can have it read to me instead of reading it myself. I enjoy this much more than actually reading it.

Reading: Thats right, you can now read on your iPod. You can read anything from books, news articles, or even short little stories. All of this can be done as long as it is a text file. Have you ever thought about using your iPod as a notecard when giving a presentation? Just keep all of the notes on your iPod and you are good to go!

iTunesU: The reason that this is on here is for one main reason: to learn on your iPod. Maybe you are going to give a big presentation, or you want to learn about something new. Well now you can learn on your to work or school, while you are in the car, or while you are just listening to your iPod at home. iTunesU is great for learning more information.

Video: Probably the most used feature on the iPod. Ever since the iPod video came out, it has been like a dream come true. I travel a lot, and believe me, I hated lugging my MacBook around, it was always such a hassle. I took on planes and in the car to usually watch videos to make time go faster. Now I can do all of this on my iPod, so instead of lugging a big old MacBook around, I can just cary all my entertainment in my Pocket :-)

Concluding Thoughts

Ever since I first discovered MacMost, I have really learned a lot more on what my Mac can do. Here is just 10 reasons the iPod is more than an MP3 player. Chances are you knew about all of these already, but where not as informed; take me for instance, I plan on using iTunesU now to study for a class, and get ahead of my work, you can do the same too!

So take a time, and look around at the MacMost site, I am going to supply the links so you can more informed of what MacMost is all about.

• http://macmost.com/
• http://youtube.com/user/macmostvideo

What is your favorite feature of the iPod? Do you have anything to add on to this? Leave your thoughts!

Many people can say that Adium is the best instant messaging client out there for the Mac, and I could not agree with them more. There are still people out there, like myself, that still use iChat, so I want to show you a great plug-in that all iChat users must have.

This is not a plug-in that will make iChat better than Adium, but it will enhance your experience tremendously. I want to introduce you to Chax, which modifies iChat to make it a bit more enjoyable. Some of the modifications are the Log Viewer, ability to out accept everything (i.e. file transfers, AV chats, voice chats, etc.), automatically go away, and much more. You can view more by visiting their website.

Applications

So what exactly do you get for $49? Here is the list: Awaken, Cha-Ching, CoverSutra, DEVONthink Personal, iClip, Overflow, Wallet, WriteRoom, XSlimmer, Enigmo, Bugdom 2, Nanosaur 2

So as you can see, this is a great deal, and believe it or not, you can get more than 12 applications. You and I both can, and you are going to help me. If you are interested in getting more MacHeist software, then here is what you need to do, create an account and send out invitations to all of your friends.

Just by doing this, you can get more applications, so this is how you are going to help me. If you are interested in purchasing MacHeist, do it through my referral link :-)

https://www.macheist.com/buy/referral/113512

I am going to decide who the winner is off of one thing, whoever brings the most traffic to my blog. So this is what you must do, you comment this post, and in this comment you will give me the link that will show where your source of traffic is coming from. This way on my site statistics I can see who brought in the most traffic.

The person that brings in the most traffic once I reach a certain amount of RSS readers wins. Now, this is going to be an going competition. Meaning once I reach that goal, I will start another one, and that will go until I reach the next goal. You can post as many sources as you like, there is no limit.

The targeted RSS readers is going to be: 20.

So once I reach 20 RSS readers, the person who brought me the most traffic will win. Make sure you leave a valid email address so I may contact you. If you are a webmaster, leave your link as well when I announce the winner you will at least get some traffic.

Have fun, and good luck

In my last post I showed you how to download youtube videos really easily. I wanted to have some fun with the video that I downloaded, so here it is. Subscribe to the RSS feed if you want more from Travis Reynolds.

There actually is a very easy way to download youtube videos, and you can watch them on your iPod, all you need to do is press a few buttons to download the video and convert the flash using iSquint. I want to show you just how easy it is, so here is a video on how to download youtube videos.

This is what you do, you go to the video that you want to download, for example mine was 15 Mac VS PC ads. Once you know what video you want to download, press: Option + Command + A, this will bring up the activity monitor. From there you choose what you want to download, and usually it is the biggest file on there. Double click it and it will begin downloading.

Once it is done downloading, you drag the file into iSquint where it will convert it to mp4 for you. This allows you to watch on your mac and as well import it to your iPod. All you need to do for that is drag it into your iTunes.

Other Thoughts

This is the best way to download youtube videos in my opinion. I have seen sites and programs that say this is the way to go, and I have tried them. Take my word, this is the easiest way. If you are having trouble just email me or leave me a comment and I will help you. Check back as I am going to modify that youtube video we just downloaded :-)