Features, features, features. I think the next step is being able to drink water from your mouse, or check your blood sugar via USB pad and app (wait, could that be possible? patent pending…). But before the Star Trek Enterprise tools become available, we got these nifty improved features. Includes, uploading video to social media from Quicktime, easier file search capabilities, and how to create accent marks in OS X Lion.
1. Upload a video to YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, or Vimeo directly from your Quicktime player. Simply click on the actions arrow (the little box with the arrow popping out) on the Quicktime interface and there you’ll see the options. Also, if you want to strip the audio from a movie and create a separate file, go to File > Export.
2. Apple’s easy search capabilities can easily make us forgetful of where the heck we put stuff. Luckily, Mac’s file search capability keeps getting easier. If you are looking for a file and know the file type, and would just like to search those types so you can narrow your search, first go to your Finder. Type kind: and then the file type you are searching for. Pick a file type from the drop-down menu. Now your search is only limited to files of that type that are stored on your computer. Comes in handy.
3. Creating accent marks in OS X Lion is easy as pie. Simply hold down a letter for a moment and the accent box appears. Click the number corresponding to the accent you want and you’re done.
