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Mac Kung Fu
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 How to Read This Book
1.2 For All Macs—No Add-Ons Required!
1.3 Acknowledgments
1.4 Sharing
Chapter 2: Getting the Most from the Tips
2.1 Activating Secret Settings via Typed Commands
2.2 Using the Apple and Application Menus
2.3 Making a Time Machine Backup
2.4 Using the Mouse or Trackpad
2.5 Having an Admin Account
2.6 Logging Out and Back In
2.7 Using Program Windows
2.8 Using the Mac Keyboard and Shortcuts
Chapter 3: The Tips
See the iTunes Track in the Dock
Turn Off Fade and Pop-Up Animated Effects
Start Apps Without the Mouse
Select Text Within a Quick Look Preview Window
Make Resizing Windows Easier
Get to the Dock During Full-Screen Mode
Switch Desktop Space by Nudging
Protect USB Memory Sticks with a Password
Where Does Your Wallpaper Live?
Summarize Any Document
Activate Stacks and Mission Control by a Gesture
Quickly Create a List of Files
Take Ultimate Control of Scrolling
Access All Keyboard Functions
Fix Ugly Fonts on External Displays
Easily Type Common Symbols and Characters
Automatically Rename Photos
Empty the Trash—Securely
Personalize Every Icon
Discover the Version Numbers of Software
Use Dashboard Widgets on the Desktop
Add Folders of Images for Use as Wallpaper
Screengrab to the Clipboard Rather Than to a File
Put Notebooks in Deep Sleep to Save Power
Be a Mission Control Power User
Fix a Slow Boot-Up
Know Exactly Where You Are in Finder
Tweak Launchpad Visual Effects
Get Better Battery Life on MacBooks
Apply High-Quality Special Effects to Images
Create “Crazy” Emails
Choose What Music to Play—Via a Screen Saver
Create a Totally Secure Store for Personal Files
See Every Single Wi-Fi Detail
Quickly Switch Between Input and Output Audio
Turn Launchpad into a Personalized App Launcher
Add Word Count to TextEdit
Press-and-Hold for Mission Control
Open Spotlight Results in Any App
View a Quick Calendar
Where Do Files Found by Spotlight Live?
Type Diacritical Characters Easily
Automatically Create Links in Docs
Control What Apps Start When Your Mac Boots
Keep an Eye on CPU Load and Activity
Create Document Templates and Boilerplate Text
Keep Your Mac Wide Awake
Test Your Mac’s Memory Chips
Create an OS X Lion Install DVD/Bootable USB Stick
Recover from Crashes and Lock-Ups
Share Your Address Book with Others
Change the Fonts Used in Finder
Stress Test Your Mac to Expose Faults
Tag Files for Faster Searches
Get Back Your Library Folder!
Instantly Create Desktop Shortcuts to Files
Add a Cool Visual Effect to Dock Stacks
Always See Details About Files on the Desktop
Shrink PDF Files
Turn On Key Repeat
Quickly Rearrange Icons on a Toolbar
Save Text Snippets for Reuse
Hide Files
Show Full Paths in the Title Bar of Finder
Control Hidden Screenshot Settings
Create a Clever Color Picker App
Make a Time Machine Backup When No Disk Is Attached
Make the Dock Really, Really Small
Use a Hidden Stacks List Mode
Quickly Open Files You’re Quick Looking At
Hide Every Window
Work Better with Column View in Finder
Reveal the Locations of Files in Spotlight and the Dock
Make Finder Your Productivity Hub
Pool Printers for Quick Printing
Instantly Shut Down, Reboot, or Put Your Mac to Sleep
View All of a Photo or Movie’s Hidden Info
Print via Drag and Drop
Use Spotlight like a Pro
Jump Between Views in Finder
Reset Your Mac’s Hardware Settings
Know How Much Free Disk Space There Is
See Forgotten Passwords
Look Inside Print Jobs
Force an Application to Open a Document
Save Spotlight Searches for Reuse
See a Map of an Address You’ve Been Sent
Do Instant Math
Get the Combined Size of Multiple Files
Manage Project Files Using Color Labels
Record Movies, Screencasts, and Podcasts
Print from Finder
Add an Eject Button
Access Hidden Menu Options
Instantly Search Google
Enhance Your Login Picture with Visual Effects
View a Cover Flow of iCal Events
Make the Mouse Cursor Bigger
Be an Application Switcher Power User
Correct Your Mac’s Dictionary
Make the Volume Ultra-Quiet
Quick Look Items in a Stack
View Application Icons Close Up
Lock Files to Avoid Changes or Deletion
Replace Dashboard and Mission Control Wallpapers
Use a Screen Saver as a Desktop Background
View Tech Info at the Mac Login Screen
View the Boot Menu Using an Apple Remote
Stop Programs Automatically Opening Files on Restart
Create Encrypted Archives for All Computers
Look Up Words Instantly
Repair Your Mac—Even If the Disk Appears Trashed
Turn Off File Download “Quarantining”
See Where Files You’re Editing Are Stored
Cut Rather Than Copy Files Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Avoid the Wait for Spring-Loaded Folders
Move the Cursor When Using Page Up/Page Down
Jump to Locations Quickly in Open/Save Dialog Boxes
Regain Control of a Crashed Mac
Turn a Clipboard Image into a File
Leap Around the Desktop Using the Keyboard
Create Email Shortcuts
Check Your Mac’s Warranty
Lock the Screen for Security
Open a File You’re Working On in Another App
Take Control of PDFs
Edit Movies Within QuickTime Player
Eject a Stuck CD/DVD Disc
Get Troublesome Second Displays to Work
Cue Through Movies Using a Trackpad
Take a Picture of the Screen
Permanently Ignore a Software Update
Generate a Font Sample Document
Instantly View a Command’s Man Page
Autocomplete Words
Make the Dock Display Only Running Programs
Add a Recent Items Stack to the Dock
Personalize the Highlight Color for Mission Control
Get Quick Access to System Preferences Tools
Turn Off the Desktop
Fix Broken Passwords
Minimize Windows to Dock Icons
Temporarily Switch On (or Off) Dock Magnification
Remove System Preferences Icons
Speed Up PDF files
Insert a Picture into a Doc via an Image Editor
Take Control of File Compression
Get Better Control When Taking Pictures
Select Text like a Pro
Search Better in TextEdit
Quick Look Attachments and Websites in Mail
Turn Finder Shortcuts into Dock Stacks
Use the Numeric Keypad for Hotkey Shortcuts
Clean Caches for Smooth Running
Change the Login Screen Wallpaper
Reveal the Desktop via a Hotkey
Quick Look Files at the Command Prompt
Open a Terminal Window Where You’re Browsing
Turn Off the Trackpad When a Mouse Is Attached
Install Only Printer Drivers and Not Their Add-ins
Send Somebody a Link to an App
Get a Bigger Search Area in Safari
Copy Calculator Results
Bookmark Images and PDFs for Fast Access
Shrink Safari Windows When in Full-Screen Mode
Download and Keep Software Updates
Connect to Non-Mac Screen-Sharing Computers
Add Blank Spaces to the Dock
Work with Background Windows
See Only Files Created Today or Yesterday (and More)
Download Just About Anything
View Two Weeks of Appointments in iCal
Get Rid of the Mac Startup Chime
Zoom Into the Desktop
Make Time Machine Back Up Less Frequently
Switch Between Document Windows
Quickly Rename Files
Force a File to be Indexed in Spotlight
Turn Off Requests to Use New Disks for Time Machine
Put Hard Disks to Sleep Sooner on Portable Macs
Add Your Own System Sounds
Know When You’re Accessing a Read-Only Folder
Quickly Email Text or Pictures
Bulk Shrink, Rotate, or Flip Pictures in Preview
Quickly Create a New Sticky Note
Open a Finder Window When Saving or Opening Files
Podcast like a Pro from Your Mac
Know If a PDF is Multipage at a Glance
Control Slideshow Screen Savers
Get Photos and Movies Off Your iPhone and iPad
Save Web Pages to Disk
Recycle Your Old Apple Hardware and Get Paid
Make iCal Appointment Times Shorter
Make Your Mac Speak
Get the Most from the Mac Dictionary App
Scroll Finder Windows Better
See Numbers in Huge Type for Easy Jotting Down
Always See Expanded Save Dialogs
Quick Look Using Full-Screen Mode
Have Your Grammar Checked as You Type
Tweak the Dock’s Look and Feel
Add Hand-Drawn Sketches to PDFs
Prune Entries from the Right-Click Menu
Quit Finder
Undo File Operations
Create a New Folder from a Selection of Files
Quickly Remove Dashboard Widgets
Align Desktop Icons When Dragging
See OS X Animations in Slow Motion
Know Which Apps Are Hidden in the Dock
Cancel Drag and Drop Mid-move
Make Time Machine Forget a File
Connect to Shared Folders or Servers
Browse Another Country’s App Store
Avoid Cluttering Network Shares with .DS_store Files
Record Your Work at the Terminal
Access a Secret Minimize Visual Effect
Right-Click with Two Fingers Better
Convert a Series of Images into a PDF
Make Only One Program Window Visible at a Time
Add the Trash to Finder’s Sidepane
Use Quick Look Inside Open/Save Dialog Boxes
Strip Out the Audio from a Movie File
Create PDFs and Save Automatically to a Folder
Copy and Paste Without the Formatting
Make Use of Boot-Time Options
Create Secure Notes
Create a Quit All App
Upgrade Your Computer’s RAM
Start GUI Apps from the Command Line
Quickly Create a Text Copy of Emails
Search Spotlight from a Terminal Window
Enable the Root User
Wake Your Portable Mac When the Power’s Attached
Pass Command-Line Output to GUI Apps
Disable Some OS X Features
Redefine Shortcuts to Use Option or Command
Copy the Font Style of Some Text
Use Gestures for App Exposé
Change Alias Destinations
Jump Between Categories in Spotlight
Re-create the Dock from Scratch
Reorder Menu Bar Icons
Wake Troublesome Macs
Play April Fools’ Jokes on Mac-Using Friends
See the True Size of an Image
Convert Audio and Video Files to Different Formats
Extend Quick Look’s Knowledge of Files
Instantly Google Highlighted Text
Use a Different Animation with Dock Stacks
Use a Secret Gesture to Switch to the Previous Space
Find Out Where a File Was Downloaded From
Make a Message Window Appear at Login
Start Time Machine at the Command Line
Repair Disk Problems
Tear Off Tabs
Move a Time Machine Backup to a Larger Disk
View an Email Without Its Formatting
Expand Spotlight’s Knowledge of Files
Diagnose Network Problems
Speed Up Making SSH/SFTP/FTP Connections
Add Your Signature to Docs Using Preview
Speed Up Mail
Make Apps Maximize to Fill the Desktop
Search for System Files
Set the Default Operating System
Dump a Snapshot of What Your Mac Is Doing
Use Relative Paths in Open/Save Dialog Boxes
Cancel Dialog Boxes Instantly
Search for Carriage Returns and Tabs
Work Better in Sunlight
Whiz Around Save As Dialogs
Quickly Adjust Preferences for Any App
See Bigger Thumbnails of Wallpapers
Switch Tabs Quickly
Browse Old Time Machine Disks
Explore Within a Website Using Safari
Grab Files from Your Mac While Miles Away
Move Back and Forward in Apps
Play Games
See What Disk Space Is Taken Up by Media
Run X11 Apps Full Screen
Switch Dashboard Back to Overlay Mode
Spruce Up iTunes Visualizations
Go to a Particular Line Within TextEdit
Add Finder to Launchpad
Bulk-Forward Emails
Create an Instant Wired Network Between Macs
Get Cool Wallpapers from Screen Saver Packages
Use Emoji—Japanese Full-Color Emoticons
Type and Spellcheck Foreign Languages in TextEdit
Use Safari While Booted to the Recovery System
Migrate from Windows to Mac Without Losing Data
Expand QuickTime Player’s Knowledge of File Types
Read Apple Manuals for Your Products
Use a Non-Apple Keyboard with Your Mac
Connect to Network Shares at Login
Invert a Selection of Files
Open Duplicates of Dashboard Widgets
Cue Second-by-Second in Movies
Turn a Website into an App
Put Movie Clips Online
Create a New Folder Anywhere
Use Quick Look to Skim-Read Sites
Grab Files from FTP Servers Using Finder
Turn Off the Caps Lock Key
Make Keyboard Lighting Work
See the Condition of Your Battery at a Glance
Magnify Sections of Photos or PDFs Easily
Get a True Image of the Andromeda Galaxy
Reboot the Dock
Tell Your Mac to Do Things
Use Three Fingers and Revolutionize Your Mac Use
Use AirDrop Even on Incompatible Macs
Continue Your Mac Adventure: Some Must-Have Apps
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