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...
Read MoreQuickly Hide the Dock
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?
Read MoreReader Question: Custom finder views
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
Read MoreReader Question: Dual Monitor Tricks
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...
Read MoreSync Android with Mac
Never forget the underdog. Google’s Android has revolutionized the smartphone marketplace. For those of us with iPhones, we’ve never really had to think about how to setup our devices to work with our Macs, but what if we have an Android? How does one sync their droid, atrix, galaxy s, etc with their Mac? Its easy, lets take a look. This article explains how to hook up your Android device (running android 2.2 froyo or later)...
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