Category: Tips

[10] defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES Leopard only. Replaces the 3D dock with a 2D one. Requires killall Dock to take effect. [11] defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE This sets the save dialogue to the expanded view as default. Requires restart. Replace TRUE with FALSE to disable. [12] sudo chmod 0 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app This…

Yay! More terminal commands! [7] whois It’s a handy way to quickly track down registration/contact information about domain ownership. Simply enter whois domainnamehere.com. [8] defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg If you use the screen shot function, you may at times want to change the format it stores the images in. Where jpg is in the…

Continuing from where my last post left off, here are a few more Terminal commands. [4] defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES Deactivates Dashboard. Requires the dock to be relaunched to take effect, so remember to type killall Dock and press enter. Replace YES with NO to enable again. [5] say ______ Not very useful,…

Terminal is a fantastic way to customize random little settings in OS X, but it’s hard for new Mac users to know what commands do what. So over the next few days I’ll be posting random Terminal commands that I’ve found useful. [1] defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES This will allow you to drag widgets…