- to name the computer: system preferences -> sharing
- to enable root: see this article
- to change the login shell: as root, run "chsh -s /path/to/the/shell username"
- using eps figures in latex (MacTex+TeXShop): in TeXShop's preference, in the typesetting pane, select "tex+ghostscript"
- to combine all opened safari windows: window -> merge all windows
- to navigate through the tabs in safari: shift+command+right/left keys
- to sort safari's bookmarks: use bookdog, which is not a free software, but you can download it and sort the bookmarks with a trial version
- to have preview open all images in one window: preferences -> images, select "open all images in one window"
- to customize the toolbar of preview and finder window: view -> customize toolbar
- to navigate through the tabs in firefox: option+command+right/left keys
- to view pdf files directly within firefox: install pdf plugin
- enable 3-button setting for mouse
- to remove the icon for modem on the top bar: command click the icon to drag it off the bar
- it's not necessary to wirelessly connect to a time capsule; one can connect the laptop and the capsule with an ethernet cable
- spotlight indexes the hard drive, that's why it can find things quickly; if for some reason spotlight doesn't work well, one can try to re-index the hard drive; see this article
- can set up the trackpad so that tap the trackpad with two fingers functions as clicking the right button
- to change the default application to open certain file types, right click the file, choose "get info", then click the triangle next to "open with", select the desired program/application
- to automatically resize a windown, option+click the green button on the upper left corner of a window
- in itunes, when importing a cd, but the album/track info from the cddb is wrong, can edit the album/track info, then submit the correct info back to cddb; or, in the case of selecting the wrong album when there's multiple entries of the cd, can use "advanced -> get cd track names" and select again
- this is not os x, but a general unix/linux trick: to go back to the previous directory, use cd -
- to save a ppt presentation as a pdf file, can use print -> save as pdf
- note that time machine doesn't back up things in the trash
- to change the number of items remembered in "recent items": System Preferences -> Appearance
- in Finder, view options: hold the option key will make "restore to default" appear!
- to disable the sidebar when opening pdf files with Preview: preferences -> pdf -> check "show sidebar only for table of contents"
some sites that have useful tips in using mac os x:
http://macsingularity.org/astrowiki/tiki-index.php
http://macsingularity.org/astrowiki/tiki-index.php
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