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28/11/2005 - 19:49      Enabling Spotlight to index excluded directories (Category: Mac Os X)

By default Spotlight do not index several directories (meaning that you will not be able to see files that you know they *actually do exist* in Spotlight search results). For example, /System, /Library or /etc are excluded from indexing. Anyway, you can configure Spotlight to index excluded directories... Read the tip

26/11/2005 - 14:15      Linux/Mac Os X: how to find the appropriate man page (Category: Linux/Mac Os X)

The *nix man command is the most useful *nix command for any user. You can use it on Linux, Unix and Mac Os X OSes (of course, Mac Os X is a Unix based OS). The man command provides information on almost any command but, what if you can't find the appropriate man page?... Read the tip

24/11/2005 - 21:41      Mac Os X: marking web pages with SnapBack (Category: Mac Os X)

Safari has a great feature: SnapBack. How to add a temporary bookmark to go back later... Read the tip

23/11/2005 - 21:49      Mac Os X: cool dragging 2 (Category: Mac Os X)

You can use Expose' for drag and drop purposes. For example, you could select a photo in the Finder to attach to an e-mail or vice versa... Read the tip

22/11/2005 - 19:27      Mac Os X: how to show hidden files in Finder (Category: Mac Os X)

Hidden files are not visible in Finder. You can see them in Terminal using the following command: ls -a. Anyway you can make them visibile in Finder too. ... Read the tip

22/11/2005 - 19:16      Mac Os X: saving photos as fast as light (Category: Mac Os X)

You can save photos as fast as light simply dragging them. If you see a photo on a web page or in a e-mail message, click on it and hold the mouse button down just a moment. Then drag it anywhere (your desktop or any folder)... Read the tip

18/11/2005 - 21:18      Mac Os X: get more free space removing languages from your hard disk (Category: Mac Os X)

You can gain more free space by removing unused languages from your hard disk.... Read the tip

17/11/2005 - 20:08      Mac Os X shortcuts: switching among applications and windows in Expose' (Category: Mac Os X)

You can switch among open applications and open windows using Expose'. After pressing the F9 key you can point and click to choose any open windows or any open application. Anyway, you can still use the keyboard... Read the tip

16/11/2005 - 20:00      Mac Os X shortcuts: going back and forth with Safari (Category: Mac Os X)

You reached a web page which is deep into a web site and now you would like to go back to the previous page. Of course you can press the Safari's back button but...there is also a little shortcut... Read the tip

15/11/2005 - 19:44      Mac Os X: selecting whole words inside a text (Category: Mac Os X)

If you need to select a piece of text you can click anywhere and move the mouse of course, but you can also select *whole* words... Read the tip

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