So, dragging a bunch of icons UP to the app in the toolbar is faster than dragging the same icons DOWN to the app in the dock? Good to know.
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10 macOS Tips to Make Your Life Easier
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So, dragging a bunch of icons UP to the app in the toolbar is faster than dragging the same icons DOWN to the app in the dock? Good to know.
Wow. I've been a Mac user since 1996. I worked for the Apple Store (2004-2009) and immersed myself in all things Apple ever since - and there are a number of items here completely new to me. I'd highly recommend coming out with a helpful video on each one - these tips are great!
Right Click on the System Settings Icon in the Dock, then you can pick exactly which panel you want from the pop-up menu. The top level General panel is not listed as an option though.
The green button maximize function in any window is REALLY stupid; it hides the dock and the file menu at the same time. What Apple really needs to do is to add the option in System Settings to make windows maximize the window like MS Windows does or have it go full screen like it currently does.
There's a workaround to this boneheaded execution, thankfully, by using an app called 'BetterTouchTools'.... but whats nice is that it can let you drag windows to the corners or sides and instantly make them 1/2 or 1/4 the size of the your screen.
There's a workaround to this boneheaded execution, thankfully, by using an app called 'BetterTouchTools'.... but whats nice is that it can let you drag windows to the corners or sides and instantly make them 1/2 or 1/4 the size of the your screen.
That's inconsistent and unpredictable; not all apps maximize, some only go large enough to fill a portion of the screen. The whole execution of the green button is stupid. Microsoft did it right... and Apple with all their UI glory, can't do it right? WTF man.
so I learned about this and the one use case I have for is for an app called "ImageOptim" (it tries to reduce image sizes). I put it in my finder window and now from anywhere I'm browsing files, I can drag an image/photo on to it and just resizes it. 👏
Via column view in finder, right-clicking gives the option to "right size" columns either individually or equally
Does this stay on for all future Finder windows globally or do you have to do this every time the columns are insanely wide?
That search snapback in Safari is genius. Finally a "tips" article that was actually full of good tips.
I've been using the free app Skitch (App store) for and it has easy screenshot, crop, markup, and blur features. It's super easy to use and its free! Its' good for quick stuff like this!
