After my entry on Command Line Text To Speech, I realized that my command prompt is looking pretty sad.
I decided to spruce it up a bit and do something about the excessively long “brad-jaspers-powerbook-g5-15″ string.
I wanted something that was shorter but also gave me the time, so I decided on:

To get this effect, I opened [...]

Looking for a way to flush your DNS’s cache?
It’s as easy as:
sudo lookupd -flushcache
ipconfig /flushdns
Update: This command has changed in Leopard. Use the following command:
dscacheutil -flushcache

Open up the terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) and type:
say MacTips.org Rocks!
As you can see this is an extremely easy way to convert text to speech. You can also have the computer say something after completing a command to notify you when the command has been completed.
For example:
ls *.jpg; say finished listing jpeg images

You [...]

If you’re not already aware, NetNewsWire is an excellent program to read RSS feeds on a Mac. Below are just a few tips I’ve come across that have really helped change the way I read feeds.

Use The Spacebar To Read Items
When reading a feed, press the spacebar to skip to the next unread item or [...]

Looking for a way to manage running processes on your Mac? Look no further than the Activity Monitor (Applications -> Utilities -> Activity Monitor).

Also included are real time statistics for CPU/Memory/Disk/Network usage.
Task Manager (Control+Alt+Delete)

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You can easily lookup a word in any Cocoa application by hovering your mouse over the word and pressing .
A small dialog box like the one below will appear.

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Do you find yourself needing to take a screenshot of your desktop? Did you know it was as easy as pressing .
The screenshot will be saved on your desktop as a PNG file.
You can also take a screenshot of the active window a selection by pressing .
Print Screen
Update 8/1/05:
I came across a few more [...]