Quick tip! Quarter increments in volume control

adam044 · Feb 7, 2013, 10:30 PM

to change the volume by 1/4 hold SHIFT AND OPTION key and the press volume up or down!

GGJstudios · Feb 7, 2013, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by adam044

to change the volume by 1/4 hold SHIFT AND OPTION key and the press volume up or down!

Glad you finally discovered this. It was available in Leopard and Snow Leopard, then disappeared with 10.7, then returned with 10.7.4.

No more fine-grained volume control in Lion?

Spink10 · Feb 7, 2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by adam044

to change the volume by 1/4 hold SHIFT AND OPTION key and the press volume up or down!

Awesome! Thanks for the tip - hopefully I can remember it.

adam044 · Feb 7, 2013, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GGJstudios

Glad you finally discovered this. It was available in Leopard and Snow Leopard, then disappeared with 10.7, then returned with 10.7.4.

No more fine-grained volume control in Lion?

Its for the people that havent discovered it, ok.

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Originally Posted by Spink10

Awesome! Thanks for the tip - hopefully I can remember it.

Welcome

Spink10 · Feb 7, 2013, 10:53 PM

More Tips? Can only bookmark this if it provides me 2 tips I didn't know/ have memorized.

Is that good motivation?

GGJstudios · Feb 7, 2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Spink10

More Tips? Can only bookmark this if it provides me 2 tips I didn't know/ have memorized.

Is that good motivation?

This may be useful, if you haven't seen it yet:

Helpful Information for Any Mac User

Spink10 · Feb 7, 2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GGJstudios

This may be useful, if you haven't seen it yet:

Helpful Information for Any Mac User

Does this have all of your links you frequently post in it?

GGJstudios · Feb 7, 2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Spink10

Does this have all of your links you frequently post in it?

Quite a few.

talmy · Feb 7, 2013, 11:08 PM

Option + brightness keys (F1 or F2) brings up Display Preferences.
Option + Mission Control (F3) brings up Mission Control Preferences.
Option + Keyboard brightness (F5 or F6) brings up Keyboard Preferences.
Shift+Option Keyboard brightness gives 1/4 adjustments of keyboard brightness.
Option + Sound keys (F10, F11, or F12) brings up Sound Preferences

M5RahuL · Feb 8, 2013, 12:44 AM

Dock Icon Seperator: To bunch together similar applications.

Open Terminal and copy/paste the following:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps-array-add'{tile-data={};tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

Need to refresh dock for the changes to apply. In Terminal type:

killall dock

Press 'Enter' or ' Return' and give it a moment.

Done!

justperry · 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by M5RahuL

Dock Icon Seperator: To bunch together similar applications.

Open Terminal and copy/paste the following:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps-array-add'{tile-data={};tile-type="spacer-tile";}'

Need to refresh dock for the changes to apply. In Terminal type:

killall dock

Press 'Enter' or ' Return' and give it a moment.

Done!

What does it actually do, not really understand what it does.

and I got this:

User:~ User$ defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps-array-add'{tile-data={};tile-type="spacer-tile";}'
2013-02-08 13:48:54.374 defaults[1789:10b] Could not parse: persistent-apps-array-add{tile-data={};tile-type="spacer-tile";}. Try single-quoting it.

Edit: Oh, and I did make a backup of dock plist, I would recommend others to do as well.

Spink10 · Feb 8, 2013, 09:07 AM

Keep the tips coming!

akdj · Feb 10, 2013, 01:47 AM

Is there a keyboard shortcut to opening the Bluetooth preferences/connection options (specifically a way to open up the little Bluetooth icon on the top/menu bar)? I've had to replace batteries in the mouse before and it didn't automatically connect after turning it back on. Keyboard automatically connects. For this reason, we carry a wired mouse with us and the iMacs in the field...,'just in case'.

J

talmy · Feb 10, 2013, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by akdj

Is there a keyboard shortcut to opening the Bluetooth preferences/connection options (specifically a way to open up the little Bluetooth icon on the top/menu bar)? I've had to replace batteries in the mouse before and it didn't automatically connect after turning it back on. Keyboard automatically connects. For this reason, we carry a wired mouse with us and the iMacs in the field...,'just in case'.

J

Mine have always automatically connected (we've got three of them on different computers) however sometimes you need to wait a minute or two for it to happen. Patience!

PinoyAko · Feb 10, 2013, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by adam044

to change the volume by 1/4 hold SHIFT AND OPTION key and the press volume up or down!

This is great!!!! I never knew that this is possible.

drambuie · Feb 10, 2013, 03:55 PM

It also works with screen brightness, but not keyboard brightness.

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talmy macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oregon	Option + brightness keys (F1 or F2) brings up Display Preferences. Option + Mission Control (F3) brings up Mission Control Preferences. Option + Keyboard brightness (F5 or F6) brings up Keyboard Preferences. Shift+Option Keyboard brightness gives 1/4 adjustments of keyboard brightness. Option + Sound keys (F10, F11, or F12) brings up Sound Preferences __________________ 27" i7 iMac, 15" MacBook Pro, Mac mini with SL Server, 4 other Macs and an Apple TV.
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Feb 8, 2013, 12:44 AM	#10
M5RahuL macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: 39.73° N, 104.98° W	Dock Icon Seperator: To bunch together similar applications. Open Terminal and copy/paste the following: defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps-array-add'{tile-data={};tile-type="spacer-tile";}' Need to refresh dock for the changes to apply. In Terminal type: killall dock Press 'Enter' or ' Return' and give it a moment. Done! __________________ Samsung Retina MBP 2.7`16`768 \| iPad 3 VZW LTE \| iPad 4 WiFi \| iP5 & GS4 \| Several iPods. . .
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Feb 10, 2013, 01:47 AM	#13
akdj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alaska	Is there a keyboard shortcut to opening the Bluetooth preferences/connection options (specifically a way to open up the little Bluetooth icon on the top/menu bar)? I've had to replace batteries in the mouse before and it didn't automatically connect after turning it back on. Keyboard automatically connects. For this reason, we carry a wired mouse with us and the iMacs in the field...,'just in case'. J
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