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Dock

Hardware hacking

DIY external usb harddrive

I had an old usb harddrive caddy sitting about that only worked with IDE drives. I also had an old usb to ide (both 2.5 and 3.5 drives) and sata drives with no power supply. I also have a variable PSU. I have a pile of old harddrives that I Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 6 years6 years ago
Osx

How to change the number of icons in launchpad

How to change the number of icons in launchpad – this is a great tip: change the number of icons in launchpad! if you use launchpad a lot (I don’t, because the icons are too big) then you can change the number of icons that are shown at any one Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 7 years5 years ago
Dock

Make osx dock immutable (permanently pin all items to dock)

I just found out that you can make your osx dock immutable, that is, you can set your dock so that nothing else can be added or removed! open terminal type in defaults write com.apple.Dock contents-immutable -bool YES killall Dock thats it! you will now be unable to add or Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 8 years8 years ago
Dock

How to change the orientation of the dock on osx

This post will show you how to change the orientation of the dock in osx you can place the dock on the left or right of the screen, as well as the default option of at the bottom go to system preferences > dock select the ‘Position on screen’ done Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 8 years3 years ago
Dock

Show / hide mac osx dock with a keyboard shortcut

I must have missed this one in the past, because it came as a surprise when I was trying to do something else. if you press cmd + alt + D then the dock will be hidden, or unhidden. :)

By Jonathan Mitchell, 8 years8 years ago
Osx

How I fixed my mountain lion battery issues on a macbook air 2012

I upgraded from lion to mountain lion on my Macbook air 2012. This is how I fixed my mountain lion battery issues on a 2012 macbook air. As soon as I installed mountain lion I instantly noticed that the battery life was terrible. Instead of 8-9 hours I was getting Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 8 years6 years ago
Dock

How to enable 2d dock on osx

How to enable 2d dock on osx: This post will show you how to enable the black 2d dock in osx. enable 2d dock on osx open terminal and type: defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES killall Dock This will change a setting and re-start your dock, the 3d effect Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years5 years ago
Mission control

How to change mission control animation speed in osx lion

This post will show you how to change the speed of the osx mission control animation open terminal: # very fast defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 killall Dock # fast defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.15 killall Dock # slow defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 1 killall Dock # Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years6 years ago
Mission control

How to disable launchpad fade animation osx lion

This will show you how to disable the fade animation in osx lion open terminal and type in the following commands defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration -int 0 killall Dock the dock will restart and the launchpad animation will be gone! to get the animation Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years8 years ago
Osx

Create standalone apps from websites with fluid app

This will show you how to create standalone desktop applications from a website using fluid.app 1) goto fluidapp.com 2) download and install fluid 3) open fluid once fluid is open then simply type the url and a name for your app. it will magically appear in the dock and you Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years8 years ago
Iphone and ipad

How to enable or disable ipad split keyboard

This will show you how to enable or disable ipad split keyboard feature (and also how to reveal the floating keyboard) when the keyboard is open, simply touch and hold the key that hides the keyboard. A menu will pop up with undock and split in it. pick split to Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years5 years ago
Dock

Show dock in fullscreen apps osx lion

This is a cool trick, I found it by accident. to show the dock in a full screen app in osx lion move your mouse pointer to the place where the dock usually is [like the bottom of the screen, or the left / right of the screen if you Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 9 years8 years ago
Mission control

Activate launchpad osx

This short blog will show you the ways to activate launchpad osx lion. Launchpad was introduced in osx as a way to launch applications similar to the way you launch apps on an ipad or iphone. Launchpad displays apps from your mac in a grid and is configurable. Launchpad shows Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 10 years5 years ago
Mission control

Moving between virtual desktops in osx mission control

This post will show you about moving between virtual desktops in osx mission control. I also have a post about how to setup multiple virtual desktops. Once oyu have the desktop spaces setup you can quickly move between them (I use the keyboard shortcuts all the time) – it allows Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 10 years3 years ago
Mission control

Adding virtual desktops in mac mission control

Adding virtual desktops in mac osx This is a short blog post about adding virtual desktops in mac osx – virtual desktops are a cool feature that let you have lots of ‘fake’ monitors that you can use to organise your programs, and you can access them with a mouse Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 10 years2 years ago
Mission control

How to disable dashboard osx snow leopard and newer

I dont use the osx widget dashboard. This post will show you how to disable dashboard osx. I had to look for a way to turn it off to save some resources and to stop the default widgets showing in my virtual desktop spaces while I was looking for another Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 10 years6 years ago
Iphone and ipad

Ipad is .. underwhelming

Well, everyone is talking about the ipad. noone has yet said that its crap. I dont want a big ipod touch, running iphone os. I want a macbook pro that is only its screen, with multi touch, running snow leopard. sure, a 1ghz cpu is fast for a phone, but Read more…

By Jonathan Mitchell, 11 years10 years ago
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