In the top left corner of the
Macintosh's main menu sits a
picture of an apple. Using your
mouse to click on that apple
lowers a menu of desk accessories
(DAs), small applications that I
find invaluable. The typical Mac
user's DA menu might include
different types of calculators, a
contact database with built-in
phone dialer, Notepad, Scrapbook,
a spell checker, a thesaurus,
Find File, and dozens of other
can't-live-without productivity
enhancers (not to mention the
not-so-productive games and
puzzles).
What makes these DAs so
handy is that you can access them
at all times, regardless of what
program you are in. The data
generated in them can be cut and
pasted into other applications with
just a few clicks of the mouse.