Warp – Spaces Options

Most, if not everyone, knows that the “Spaces” feature became available with Mac OS X Leopard. It is the Mac equivalent of Linux’s “Workspaces”. To switch spaces press + the direction of the space you want to move to (ctrl + arrow key).

CandyBar 3 : Customize your Leopard

CandyBar 3 is a must-have application (for Mac Leopard) if you are into customizing your Mac icons. You can even customize the dock and the dock indicator icon!

Cool New Mac OS X Leopard Screensaver

         As I have said before, Mac OS X Leopard has many small features that have been added to make the Mac more comfortable. I personally don’t think that there were enough new features, but that is probably because I expected so much from Apple.

Mac OS X Leopard Menu Bar

When Mac OS X Leopard first came out (I think it has been almost a year now), the menu bar was a pretty big controversy because there were conflicting opinions on its aesthetic beauty. Personally, I like it just fine either way. Mainly I prefer the transparent/translucent bar because it has more color to it.

Mac OS X Commands and Wildcard Characters

EDIT: This post have been getting very many views lately so ‘fess up in the comments if you want a part 2 with more advanced and new ways to use Mac OS X commands and wildcard characters.

          This tip/post is going to be about several common Mac OS X commands and wildcard characters I have discovered, at work, that is useful to understand and know how to use. First off, wildcard characters are special characters such as * and ? that help you to find groups of filenames that have something in common.

           For example, say I have a couple of files that I want to find in my home directory. My home directory is cluttered with junk files that I never take the time to organize. But somewhere within that junk pile of files there lay 8 files I would like. Their filenames are ssw_idl.a285, ssw_idl.r391, ssw_idl.z988, ssw_idl.c293, and the other 4 files are named similarly (“ssw_idl.” followed by a letter, then 3 numbers).

Manga Images Fetcher

           Alright, so I am thinking about getting an iPhone 3G (actually, I know I am getting one) and so I began to think of all the uses of the iPhone 3G and since I read (?) manga occasionally, I figured I should use my iPhone to look at manga. I am not sure how uncomfortable it will be but I wanted to make an image fetcher program to get manga images from www.onemanga.com

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…

Adding a Picture Background to Finder

        The old finder background is awfully boring so make it more lively by adding pictures to the background! It is really easy to do and you can either just set the current folder background to a certain picture or set all folders’ backgrounds to the same picture.

        And here’s a preview:

       So open up a folder and right-click, then “Show View Options”. For you speed daemons, press “Command+J”.

        Now, just click on the button highlighted in the screenshot below:

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…

My First Mac

        You know, I never thought this would happen to me, but it has. I bought a Mac and I have finally migrated from Windows to Mac OS. I know everyone has heard this already from people who have switched over, but I got to say it: it feels so good making the switch.