Restore the Finder Status Bar on Lion and Mountain Lion
Restore the Finder status bar on your Mac to see available storage, number of items, and the icon size slider on the bottom of the Finder window.
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How to use Mac OS X's text substitution
If you find yourself repeating the same text over and over, Apple provides a text substitution feature in Mac OS X.
Quickly access your history in Safari for iOS
Access your history in Safari by tapping and holding the "Back" button. Works in some other browsers like Safari or Chrome on Mac or Chrome on iOS.
Change Spotlight's default search location
Make Finder search your current folder by default. In Finder go to the Finder menu > Preferences > Advanced > When performing a search > Search the Current Folder.
Configure email filtering rules on your mail server
Rather than configure email filter rules in your email client, you might want to configure filters on the server.
How to turn off Mail's conversation view
Don't like how Apple Mail lumps your emails into conversations? You can easily return to the old-fashioned way of keeping every email as a separate entity.
Drag and drop contacts into Numbers
Easily import address book contacts into Apple Numbers. Just drag a selection of contacts or even a group name and drop it into an open Numbers document.
Find out the path of your current Finder window
Discover the path of your current folder in Finder by Command-clicking the folder name at the top of the window.You can jump up the folder tree by clicking on.
Redownload purchased iTunes content for free
Music, Movies, and TV purchases in the iTunes store can be downloaded again for free on any device you own.
Instant dictionary in OS X
Get definitions instantly with a single 3-fingered tap on your trackpad. Don't click down, just tap. This works in Apple software such as Safari, Mail, and.
Confirm your default accounts for contacts, calendars, reminders, email
Set the default account for new contacts, calendars, reminders, and email in iOS. In your Settings app go to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" and "Reminders".
Share a Reminders list in iCloud
Jan 4 2025 Update: for several years now much of this information has been outdated. The features listed are still there, but the limitations are gone: no more.
Kill the duplicates in your Mac's "Open With" menu
Kill the duplicates in your Mac's "Open With" menu. Make sure your computer has a current Time Machine backup. Using Terminal can be dangerous if you mistype something.
Prevent your little ones from racking up an App Store bill
If children use your iOS devices then set the App Store to require a password "immediately"! If you don't, your device gives you a 15 minute window where you.
Turn your MacBook into an external iPhone battery
Use your MacBook as an external battery for your iPhone. Open your computer, plug in your iPhone, close the lid, and your iPhone will continue charging while.
Quick screen capture
Quickly insert a screen capture into Mail, Messages, Notes, and many other programs on OS X. Put the cursor where you want the screen capture inserted, go to.
Formatting text in iOS Mail
Get the formatting menu in iOS Mail. Simply select some text as if you were going to copy it (double tap a word then drag the edges to highlight the entire.
iTunes Status Bar
Turn on the iTunes status bar to see information about your currently selected media or about your current view. View menu > Show Status Bar.
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