I hate it when I can’t find a certain menu item. It happens a lot these days as I jump between multiple versions of different software.

Mac OS X Leopard adds a search field to the top of the Help menu. In addition to various help topics (which I usually ignore) it pulls up a list of all the menu items that include any search terms you type.

Highlight those menu items (using the arrow keys on your keyboard) and the appropriate menu pops up with a floating pointer showing you where the command is located.

With typical Apple finesse, a subtle animation helps draw your eye.

Here is a fun tip for anyone who happened to receive a new iPhone as a gift over the holiday. We’ve written up a short tutorial on how you can build and add your own custom ringtones using GarageBand.

GarageBand is a fun part of Apple’s iLife suite that sits untouched on most designer’s computers. If you’ve bought a new Macintosh recently, GarageBand is sitting quietly in your Applications folder waiting to be discovered.

Pick a few of your favorite MP3 files in your music collection, and use this technique to add a couple custom ringtones to your iPhone.

Our sister tech blog, Make Mac Work, covers the technical side of supporting larger Macintosh networks in corporate environments.

This week, consultant Jordan Bojar collected some of his favorite free tools for Macintosh system administrators.

The list includes a lot of fairly geeky tools that won’t appeal to most of my design-centric readers. But if you have a Mac network geek in your life, pass this list on to them. They may find something to make their jobs easier.

We’ve got some pretty amazing Mac Administration tricks coming up in 2009. If you support larger Mac networks (or know someone that does) I’d recommend you add Make Mac Work to your RSS subscriptions list.

Make Mac Work: Free Utilities For Mac Admins.