Desktop Shortcut

Command + Expose = Show Desktop

For me command + F3 does the same thing that a “Show Desktop” shortcut would do.

Spotlight Hotkey

Mac OS X – Spotlight hotkey is, by default, + space bar (apple/command + space bar).

Mac Command Line Keyboard Shortcut

via OS X Daily

I am beginning to use the command line a lot now and so its good to know this useful tips. Here’s my pick of the top 3:

1. + U

(Control + U: Deletes characters before cursor location)

2. + L

(Control + L: Clears the screen)

3. + K

(Control + K: Deletes characters after cursor location)

Ed

Finder Tricks

        Where are all the keyboard shortcuts in Finder? On a Windows, I used to be able to hit backspace to go up a folder, enter to open a file or folder, and even the handy context menu button that served as a keyboard shortcut for the right button click.
        As soon as I got the new aluminum iMac, my first annoyance was the lack of (or so I thought) of a keyboard shortcut for opening a file or folder…Well I’ve finally found out, after about 8 months…

Move/Copy/Alias

         One of the very first things I wanted to know how to do in Leopard was how to move files, copy files, and make aliases. By the way, for those who do not know, “aliases” are equivalent to “shortcuts” in Windows. In Windows, you can easily decide what you want to do by right-click dragging and dropping files, but in Mac you can’t right-click drag…