User Mathias Bynens - Ask Different

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What are some tips or tricks for Terminal in Mac OS X?

mar 8 at 13:24 MattDMo 702

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Please share your hidden OS X features or tips and tricks

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mar 27 at 15:56 Josh Newman 1,297

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What tiny thing in Lion makes you smile or has caught you off guard?

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mar 5 at 10:55 Graham Miln 2,380

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How can I disable animation when switching desktops in Lion?

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sep 12 at 21:12 Lauri Ranta 18.1k

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What tiny thing in iOS 5 makes you smile, or has caught you off guard?

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jun 24 at 14:47 Josh Newman 1,297

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What un(der)-documented features have you stumbled upon in Mountain Lion?

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apr 22 at 23:05 NOTjust -- user4304 315

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How does iMessage know that the recipient is an iOS 5 device?

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feb 14 at 11:58 Diago 4,940

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I am missing the option to see the remaining battery life as time in the menubar?

sep 28 at 15:54 Codler 113

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Can I get back Snow-Leopard-like application hiding (Cmd-H) in Lion?

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aug 21 at 11:50 Community♦ 1

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Why would I disable swap file in Mac OS X?

osx macbook-pro ssd performance virtual-memory

feb 27 at 9:59 Huygens 497

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How do I silently start up my MacBook Air?

osx macbook-air startup

may 16 at 16:59 Jim Heliotis 1

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What are the best practices for battery longevity?

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mar 23 '12 at 8:43 gentmatt 19.5k

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How do I type a ² or a ³ on an Apple keyboard (International English layout)?

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may 5 at 18:37 rahul agarwal 1

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How do I take a picture of the login screen?

mar 6 '12 at 19:30 stuffe 12.4k

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How to add characters to the press and hold character picker in OS X Lion?

osx lion keyboard internationalization

jan 8 at 13:41 bmike♦ 54.4k

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How to always show “Library” in the Finder its “Go”-Menu without holding a modifier key?

feb 24 at 21:11 bmike♦ 54.4k

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How do I troubleshoot my Wi-Fi connection when an exclamation mark appears?

osx wifi internet networking

oct 12 at 18:54 John Berryman 147

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Why do emoji like 💩 appear when I use Safari, but not Chrome?

lion safari google-chrome emoji

mar 21 at 10:56 Steffi 121

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Can I globally change the cmd-Q shortcut to require holding for two seconds, like the option in Chrome?

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mar 23 '12 at 0:40 Daniel Lawson♦ 13.7k

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Make a custom keyboard layout the system default on Lion — even for the login screen

aug 11 at 14:56 Mathias Bynens 3,646

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Can Mac App Store installs & upgrades be automated?

osx mac-appstore command-line automator code-signing

nov 28 at 17:51 bmike♦ 54.4k

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How can I remove the Finder icon from my Dock?

osx finder dock customization

mar 29 '12 at 17:03 Stevetech 186

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iTunes track notifications for Mountain Lion

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feb 6 at 19:11 Tyilo 852

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Verify that entries in iTunes are actually on disk

itunes music verify windows-7

mar 21 '12 at 18:11 VonWilschke 46

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Uncheck “Reopen windows when logging back in” by default

osx shutdown restart

dec 15 at 0:04 Lauri Ranta 18.1k

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How do you customize Lion Finder sidebar icons?

lion finder dropbox

mar 28 '12 at 14:38 Stu Wilson 4,614

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How to push GMail to iPhone without Exchange?

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apr 22 at 18:07 bassplayer7 6,509

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How can I change the lock screen background image in Lion 10.7.4?

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may 3 at 19:46 marcel 1

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Where does OS X remember previously connected bluetooth devices?

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oct 16 at 9:22 myhd 1,028

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How to Change File Type Associations?

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mar 24 '12 at 12:06 binarybob 4,383

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