Here’s a trick from Devananda that deserved its own post: hey! I just wanted to share a shortcut that I found on accident! And I didn’t know where to share it and since you asked……. I have to type in Korean sometimes so I have the keyboard shortcut to switch between the most recent languages by pressing ⌘-space. This can be configured in the keyboard section of system prefs. This means when I press ⌘ space once it switches...

If you are looking for a slick image editor for Mac that won’t push you further into debt, check out this Mactricks.net download of the day. Pixelmator has a cool Mac-style interface with most of the fixins’ that Photoshop provides. Brushes, resizing, layers, colors, and more. Remember, it’s not free (I think the full version is $59) but it’s a hell of a lot better than paying a gagillion dollars for Photoshop, and...

Possibly the easiest, yet most useful shortcuts i have used to date. You can quickly hide/show your dock by pressing Command – Option – D Anyone know of any other quick handy shortcuts?

So this is something I just learned today, which I can’t believe I didn’t know before… There is a way to make taking screen shots on a Mac even cleaner and easier. Use this extra step when need-be. Step 1: Hold down Ctrl + Shift + 4, then let go Step 2: Press Spacebar Step 3: Move the camera icon around to the selected area, then click. Your screen shot will be saved to your desktop or wherever you specified. Much cleaner...

Tyler writes: I need help! I work on a Mac at work and I don’t want to delete anything from my downloads folder ever. However, it has gotten so large, I now need to view the files by date created. However, when I do this, I have to view every other finder window that way. I want to view only my downloads in chronological order and my other finder windows in alphabetical order. Is this possible!? Thanks so much

Today i want to start a new section on Mac Tricks entitled Reader Q&A. Everyday i get emails with questions from readers regarding their computer, and i figured the best way to answer all of them is to put the best ones up for all of you to answer. Robert writes: Hello, if its within the dominion and jurisdiction of the realms of the possible, I would like my mac to: display on one screen: a mirror (real-time projection) image of a...

The iPad inspired Launchpad for OS X Lion is a cool feature, but it can be annoying if you can’t remove apps that you don’t use. Getting rid of clutter is a must for many, and the I’m sure that over the next few months Apple will release updates that allow an easy way to remove apps from the launch pad. Luckily, MacTricks has found a way to do this that is pretty simple. For all you button-followers, don’t be...