If you’re one of those Mac users that loves to dig in and
play with hidden features and settings, this post is for you.
Below you’ll find several tips and tricks to help both seasoned
and beginner Mac users to get the most out of their OS X experience. We’ll
cover everything from obscure Terminal commands to keyboard shortcuts that
every Mac user should know and use. Let’s get started!
Dock Tricks
Recent Items Stack
Stacks are quite the handy addition to your Mac’s dock and
the good people at Mac OS X
Hints figured out a way to make them even more useful by creating a
stack that automatically contains your most recent applications.
These can of course be found under the Apple menu as well
but it’s much more convenient to have them right in the dock.
To accomplish this feat, simply copy and paste the line
below into Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{
"tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" =
"recents-tile"; }'
Once you’ve completed that command, type “killall Dock” to
relaunch your dock with the new stack.
Stacks List View
Use the snippet below in Terminal to activate a really nice
looking list view in stacks complete with icons and a scroll bar.
defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES
As with the previous example, use “killall Dock” to make the
change take effect.
Resizing Your Dock
If you click and drag the little divider bar in your dock,
you can resize the entire dock without going to System Preferences. Hold down
option to make proportional changes.
Force Magnify Dock
If you’re like me and have dock magnification permanently
turned off, you can temporarily activate it by holding down ⌃⇧
while hovering over the dock.
by Joshua Johnson
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