Archive for April, 2009

Quick Look, the OS X 10.5 feature that lets you peek into files without opening them, is a great time saver, and the interface is about as simple as it gets.

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Quick Look and video files

When you’re digging through files and folders, it’s easy to get confused about where you are.

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Stay oriented with the Finder’s path and title bars

I recently bought an Airport Express , and to me, it’s really the ultimate MacGyver tool for my needs. At home, I use it to extend my wireless LAN; when traveling, I use it to create a new wireless network to free me from the cords required in the typical hotel room.

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Reduce travel gear by one device with AirPort Express

If you’d prefer Safari never remembered favicons , here’s a simple way to do just that, while also removing any currently-stored favicons. Quit Safari if it’s running, then open Terminal (in Applications » Utilities) and enter these commands (don’t enter the $ ; that’s just the prompt): $ cd ~/Library/Safari $ rm WebpageIcons.db $ ln -s /dev/null WebpageIcons.db The first command sets the proper working directory, the second removes the current favicon database, and the third recreates the database file, but links it to /dev/null , so that any output written to the file is summarily discarded. [ robg adds: This works as described, though I personally prefer to keep the favicons

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Permanently disable Safari’s favicons

This is a simple enough trick, I think it must have been suggested previously, but it was new to me. I don’t know if this hint applies to systems prior to 10.5.6.

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Add linked text and/or graphics to Mail.app signatures

You have an AirPort Extreme Base Station and a USB hard drive.

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Setting up an AirPort disk

Initially, I wasn’t too enthused about Leopard’s Spaces. Originally I tried using with the Command keys, then the arrow keys and even the menu icon, but it seemed a little more trouble than it was worth. Then I found a combination that, for me, completely improved my productivity

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10.5: Set up a mouse-only Spaces workflow

Using my MacBook Air (first gen), I mistakenly hit option-F11 (instead of fn-F11 to disperse all windows), and found I got taken to the Sound System Preferences panel.

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Keyboard shortcuts to various System Preferences

In Safari 4 Beta, the Top Sites page displays thumbnails of your top sites. This feature can take a lot of disk space; if you’d like to use Top Sites, but disable the thumbnails completely (as opposed to just disabling their updates, which you can do via Safari’s menus), here’s how

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Disable Safari 4 Beta’s Top Sites web page previews

Learn how to prevent Spotlight from working as a calculator and dictionary in OS X 10.5.

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Disable dictionary, calculator results in Leopard’s Spotlight