Tag: "mac os x"
31. July 2014
How to disable Adobe Reader in Safari
Sometimes you have to install Adobe Reader because some pesky government agency forces you to use a pesky PDF file that only works with Adobe Reader. And once you install Adobe Reader, it will take over your whole Mac, even the default PDF preview in… more »
21. July 2014
The power of the power button! (or eject key)
You might wonder what to do with that Eject key on your Mac keyboard, now that drives with ejectable media are gone... or you may not use your power key to its full potential...
Personally, I've been using Ctrl + Eject or Ctrl + Power (depending on… more »
20. July 2014
How to insert Tabs in a textarea (OS X)
Whenever you're on a web page with Safari, Chrome or Firefox and want to type a code snippet (or maybe just align what you type) you might be tempted to use the tab key...
But no, luck it moves the browser focus instead of inserting a tab into your… more »
6. June 2012
Mac OS X Lion: How to clean up the 'Open With' menu
When you right-click (or control-click) on a file in the Mac OS X Finder, you get a contextual menu with a nice "Open With" option, which lets you open the selected file with any Application that you desire to.
That is pretty nice until that menu gets… more »
19. August 2011
How to remove constantly launching services on Mac OS X
Even after you uninstall it, some Mac OS X software just won't quit nagging you or notifying you of updates or at the very least polluting the Console Messages... more »