Old tips and tricks archive
 



30/01/2006 - 20:02      Too many desktop icons can slow down the Finder on start up (Category: Mac Os X)

Did you know that? A desktop overwhelmed by icons makes the Finder slower on start up... Read the tip

26/01/2006 - 11:36      How to create a PDF file from a selected portion of any web page (Category: Mac Os X)

As you already know, you can save any web page as a PDF file, but what if you wanted to save a selected portion of that page only? It is a really simple job... Read the tip

21/01/2006 - 13:11      Firewire ports failures (Category: Hardware)

Even if Firewire ports allow devices to be hot swapped, you could damage them without being aware of that... Read the tip

14/12/2005 - 18:42      Mac Os X: how to place scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar (Category: Mac Os X)

You can place scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar with a simple command... Read the tip

13/12/2005 - 21:32      Mac Os X: navigating folders with letter keys (Category: Mac Os X)

A little trick that works great in Windows and in Mac Os X, of course: navigating folders with letter keys in Finder... Read the tip

12/12/2005 - 20:22      Mac Os X: moving cursor in Terminal without using the arrow keys (Category: Mac Os X)

In Terminal you have to press the arrow keys to move the cursor here and there. Nope! You can move the cursor without having to touch the arrow keys... Read the tip

10/12/2005 - 15:56      Mac Os X: how to create a default user setup (Category: Mac Os X)

You can create a default user setup. That's helpful to create a new user or even to restore an old one (in case an improbable virus catch you!)... Read the tip

10/12/2005 - 14:21      Mac Os X: how to change the login welcome message (Category: Mac Os X)

You can customize the default Mac Os X login message editing the appropriate plist file... Read the tip

06/12/2005 - 20:19      Mac Os X: how to disable guest access if you enabled AppleShare (Category: Mac Os X)

If you enabled AppleShare (Personal File Sharing), you also enabled guest access by default. Don't panic: you can still disable guest access by editing a plist file... Read the tip

06/12/2005 - 19:29      Mac Os X: how to fix corrupted plist files 2 (Category: Mac Os X)

As seen in a previous tip, you can delete corrupted .plist files in order to fix them. Anyway, you can also check out plist files by using the plutil command... Read the tip

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