10 Random Mac OS X Tips
Today I was reading the Slashdot story on
15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X and I came across these excellent hints in the comments:
- Hold down on the + window button to fully maximize a window (may not work in some apps)
- To find the actual path of a app or file drag it into a terminal window
- To rename a file, select it and hit enter
- Create a shortcut on the dock for the Apps folder, then click-and-hold for a pop-menu of all your apps
- Shift-A will open the Apps folder if you don't want it in the dock
- Don't copy and paste, drag and drop everything, including text
- To put a widget permanently on the desktop, open a terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
press F12, and while dragging a widget press F12 to drop it
- Use Command-O to launch an App or open a file
- To skip the"Are You Sure?" dialog. hold down the option key when choosing to shutdown
- Use the dock for temporary storage of files when using the drag-and-drop method of cutting-and-pasting