Book description
Squeeze every drop of juice from OS X with over 400 quick and easy tips, tricks, hints and hacks in Mac Kung Fu: Second Edition . Exploit secret settings and hidden apps, push built-in tools to the limit, radically personalize your Mac experience, and make "it just works" even better. In addition to core OS X technologies, this significantly revised and expanded update to the best-selling first edition dissects new OS X Mountain Lion tools such as iCloud, Notifications, Reminders, and Calendar.
Table of contents
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Mac Kung Fu
- Copyright
- For the Best Reading Experience...
- Table of Contents
- Early Praise for Mac Kung Fu, Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Getting the Most from the Tips
- Chapter 2: The Tips
- Make Launchpad Bigger (or Smaller)
- Turn Off Irritating “Rubber-Band” Scrolling
- Stop Scrollbars from Disappearing
- Make Your Mac Speak with Siri’s Voice
- Supertip: Dictate Like a Pro
- Get Rid of Files—Securely
- Auto-answer FaceTime Calls
- Instantly Add Movies and Music to iTunes
- Be a Messages App Keyboard Wizard
- Store Absolutely Any File in iCloud
- Use a Secret, Alternative Cut and Paste
- Correct Misspellings or Typos Without the Mouse
- Create iCloud Folders
- See What Folders You’ve Accessed Recently
- See Bluetooth Signal Strength
- Switch to Black Menus in Full-Screen Mode
- Create Reminders Ultra-Quickly
- Right-Click to Share Anything
- View Safari’s Google History
- Open a Link Displayed in Terminal
- Get Back “Save As”
- Quickly Navigate Launchpad
- Turn Off Notifications with a Single Click
- Increase Settings in Micro-Increments
- Access (and Back Up) All iCloud Documents
- Sleep Your Mac with a Remote
- Restart a Jammed Finder
- Quickly Get Documents into (and out of) iCloud
- Master Quick Look’s Full-Screen Feature
- Put Notes and Sticky Notes on Top
- Don’t Delete Files When Copying
- Add Your Choice of Search Engine
- Forward Only a Mail’s Attachment
- Quickly Add to Safari’s Reading List
- Get Complex Multiple-Display Setups
- Turn a Movie Into a TV Show
- See Where You’re Browsing in Terminal
- Ultra-Quickly See an App’s Open Files
- Use Half-Star Ratings in iTunes
- Switch Locations in Terminal via Drag and Drop
- Timestamp Zip Filenames
- Copy Better in Mail
- Instantly Rename Safari Bookmarks
- Spruce Up Terminal
- Turn Off Trash Sound Effects
- Get Handy When Formatting Text
- Get Photo Stream Pictures via Finder
- Avoid Notifications
- Use Fancy Text in Mail Signatures
- Install Any App Without Being Blocked
- Browse Back via the Keyboard in Safari
- Quickly Switch Audio Output (Including AirPlay)
- Stop Apps from Auto-Quitting
- Turn Off “Smooth Scrolling”
- Save Safari Tabs When Quitting
- Jump to the Top of Your Emails
- Type Weird Characters Ultra-Quickly
- Turn Your Mac Into a Surveillance Camera
- Modify Messages’ Look and Feel
- Use Your Own Choice of Notes Font
- Duplicate a File with One Click
- Share Google Links
- Master Notification Center
- Switch Time Machine Disks
- Share Reminders and Calendars
- Update Your Profile Pic
- See Your Mac’s Serial Number
- Use a VIP Mailbox
- Supertip: Get the Most from Reminders
- Turn Off Java
- Notify from the Command Line
- Stop the Dock from Getting Broken
- Control QuickTime Player Using Keys
- Let OS X Create Passwords
- Prefer Plain-Text Emails
- See a Big Long List of Your Contacts
- Type into PDFs
- Play Ripped DVD Backups
- Link to Emails in Notes/Stickies/Docs
- When Did I Make That Sticky?
- Use Facebook Chat
- Preview Widgets
- Create a “Drives” Stack
- Calculate All File Sizes
- Quickly Switch Calculator Modes
- Add Your Contacts’ Websites to Safari
- Import Twitter or Facebook Contacts
- Email Web Pages in a Simple Layout
- Quickly Send Files to an iPhone or iPad
- Use Time Machine with iCloud
- Find Docs by Zooming
- Share via Twitter or Facebook with a Keystroke
- Stop iCloud from Being the Default
- Export in More Formats via Preview
- Supertip: Get the Most from QuickTime Player
- Subscribe to Useful Calendars
- Turn Off Annoying Special Effects
- Start Apps Without the Mouse
- Select Text In Quick Look
- Resize Windows Easily
- Get to the Dock in a Full-Screen App
- Play Sounds When Certain Mail Arrives
- Migrate from Outlook to Calendar
- Stop iTunes from Adding Track Numbers
- Switch Desktop Space Ultra-Quickly
- Protect USB Memory Sticks
- Find Out Where Your Wallpaper Lives
- Summarize Any Document
- Activate Stacks and Mission Control by a Gesture
- Quickly Create a List of Files
- Supertip: Take Control of Scrolling
- Turn a Small Keyboard into a Big One
- Fix Ugly Fonts
- Type Symbols and Diacritical Characters
- Rename Hundreds of Photos
- Personalize Every Icon
- Bring Widgets to the Desktop
- Discover Software Version Numbers
- Use a Screensaver as a Desktop Background
- Add Folders of Wallpaper Images
- Put Notebooks in Deep Sleep
- Fix a Slow Boot
- Know Exactly Where You Are
- Tweak Launchpad Visual Effects
- Create “Crazy” Emails
- Secure All Your Files Against Hackers
- See Every Wi-Fi Detail
- Make Launchpad a Personalized App Launcher
- Supertip: Get the Most from Spotlight
- View a Quick Calendar
- Add Magical Links for Email, Messages, Web, and More
- Stop Notes from Being Yellow
- Simulate an iPhone or iPad
- Control Start-up Apps
- Watch CPU Load and Activity
- Create Doc Templates and Boilerplate Text
- Create an Event from an Email or Web Page
- Keep Your Mac Wide Awake
- Stress Test Your Mac’s Memory
- Create an Install and Recovery Stick
- Recover Crashes and Lock-Ups
- Share Your Contacts with Others
- Set Your IM Status—Even If Messages Isn’t Running
- Change Fonts Used in Finder
- Stress Test Your Mac’s CPU
- Find Files by Tagging Them
- Bring Back the Library
- Add Cool Visual Effects to Stacks
- Always See File Info
- Create One-Click Shortcuts
- Quickly Move Toolbar Icons
- Delete iCloud Files (Without Going Insane)
- Shrink PDF Files
- Turn On Key Repeat
- Save Text Snippets
- Hide Files
- Supertip: Make Better Screenshots
- Set Movie Thumbnails
- Create a Clever Color Picker
- Back Up Without a Time Machine Disk
- Make the Dock Really, Really Small
- Get a Better Stack List
- Supertip: Make Finder Your Hub
- Hide Every Single Window
- Work Better with Column View
- Maximize iTunes Windows
- See All Your Mac Knows About Somebody
- Print Wall Calendars
- Keep a Folder Update Log
- Start Terminal in an Instant
- Enable Apache and PHP
- Change Preview Markup Colors
- Download Files Fuss-Free
- Hide a File from Spotlight
- Create Groups of Contacts
- Calm a Bouncing Dock Icon
- Spawn New Finder Windows
- Pool Printers for Quick Printing
- View Photo or Movie’s Hidden Info
- Supertip: Be a Quick Look Power User
- Print via Drag and Drop
- Be Ultra-Accurate with Spotlight
- Jump Between Views in Finder
- Reset Hardware Settings
- Force-Open a Document
- See What Free Disk Space There Is
- Find Forgotten Passwords
- Get the Size of Multiple Files
- Manage Projects with Colors
- Make Movies, Screencasts, and Podcasts
- Print from Finder
- Add an Eject Button
- Access Hidden Menu Options
- Instantly Search Google
- Enhance Your Login Picture with Visual Effects
- Make the Mouse Cursor Big
- View a Cover Flow of Calendar Events
- Supertip: Application Switching
- Lock Files for Safety
- Correct Your Mac’s Dictionary
- Make the Volume Ultra-Quiet
- View Application Icons Close-Up
- Hack Dashboard/Mission Control Backgrounds
- View Tech Info When Logging In
- Send Somebody a Listing of your Forthcoming Events
- Boot via an Apple Remote
- Organize Mail by Color Schemes
- Stop Automatic File Opening
- Create Encrypted Archives for All Computers
- Look Up Words Instantly
- Turn Off Download “Quarantining”
- Where Does This File Live?
- Cut Rather Than Copy Files
- Avoid the Spring-Load Wait
- Print Envelopes
- Turn Off Drag and Drop
- Quickly Upload Files Using Safari
- Map an Address You’ve Been Sent
- Install Apps on All Your Macs
- Move the Cursor When Using Page Up/Page Down
- Jump Around Open/Save Dialog Boxes
- Regain Control of a Crashed Mac
- Turn a Clipboard Image into a File
- Leap Around the Desktop via the Keyboard
- Make Email Desktop Shortcuts
- Check Your Mac’s Warranty
- Secure Your Mac by Locking It
- Switch Which App Edits a File You’re Working On
- Supertip: Take Control of PDFs
- Edit Movies
- Eject a Stuck CD/DVD Disc
- Cue Through Movies Using Your Fingertips
- Take a Picture of the Screen
- Ignore a Software Update
- Generate Font Samples
- Send iMessages from Within Contacts
- Instantly View a Command’s Man Page
- Autocomplete Words
- Make the Dock Show Only Running Programs
- Create a “Recent Items” Stack
- Personalize the Mission Control Highlight
- Fix Broken Passwords
- Turn Off the Desktop
- Get Quick Access to System Preferences
- Temporarily Toggle Dock Magnification
- Remove System Preferences Icons
- Speed Up Slow PDFs
- Turn Off Mail Sounds
- Supertip: Take Control of Zip Files
- Take Better Snapshots
- Select Text like a Pro
- Create Cool Dock Stacks
- Clean Caches for Smooth Running
- Turn the Numeric Keypad into a Launcher
- Open a Terminal Window Where You’re Browsing
- See Mini-Calendars in the Calendar App
- Install Only Printer Drivers and Not Their Add-Ins
- Reveal the Desktop
- Avoid Trackpad Confusion When a Mouse Is Used
- Send Somebody an App Link
- Copy Calculator Results
- Bookmark Images and PDFs
- Manually Manage Software Updates
- Add Blank Spaces to the Dock
- Work with Background Windows
- Find Files Created Today or Yesterday (and More)
- Download Any File via Safari
- View Two Weeks of Appointments
- Scrap the Mac Start-up Chime
- Supertip: Be a Mission Control Power User
- Switch Between App Windows
- Zoom Into the Desktop
- Quickly Rename a File
- Sleep Hard Disks Sooner
- Force a File to be Found via Spotlight
- Turn Off New Time Machine Disk Requests
- Add Your Own System Sounds
- Bulk Shrink, Rotate, or Flip Pictures in Preview
- Know When It’s Read-Only
- Quickly Email Text or Pics
- Quickly Create a New Sticky Note
- Open Finder When Saving or Opening Files
- Rename Sidebar Folders
- Choose Music—Via a Screensaver
- Know Whether a PDF Is Multipage at a Glance
- Grab Photos and Movies from Your iPhone/iPad
- Copy Web Pages to Disk
- Recycle Your Apple Hardware (and Get Paid!)
- Make Calendar Appointment Times Shorter
- Make Your Mac Speak
- Get the Most from the Mac Dictionary App
- Scroll Finder Windows Better
- See Numbers in Huge Type for Easy Jotting
- Always See Expanded Save Dialogs
- Check Your Grammar as You Type
- Cancel Dialog Boxes Instantly
- Supertip: Tweak the Dock’s Look and Feel
- Add Sketches to PDFs
- Prune the Right-Click Menu
- Quit Finder
- Undo File Operations
- Make a New Folder from Some Files
- Align Desktop Icons When Dragging
- See OS X Animations in Slow Motion
- Know Which Apps Are Hidden in the Dock
- Cancel Drag and Drop Mid-Move
- Make Time Machine Forget a File
- Use Multiple Twitter Accounts
- Connect to Stubborn Shared Folders or Servers
- View Another Country’s App Store
- Record Your Terminal Work
- Avoid Cluttering Network Shares with .DS_store Files
- Access a Secret Dock Visual Effect
- Get Better Trackpad Right-Clicking
- Convert Images into a PDF
- Make Only One Program Window Visible at a Time
- Add the Trash to Finder
- Save a Movie’s Audio
- Save PDFs Automatically to a Folder
- Copy and Paste Without the Formatting
- Create Secure Notes
- Make Use of Boot-Time Options
- Make a “Quit All” App
- Upgrade RAM
- Start GUI Apps from the Command Line
- Quickly Turn Emails into Docs
- Search Spotlight from Terminal
- Enable the Root User
- Wake Your MacBook If the Power Is Attached
- Pass Command-Line Output to GUI Apps
- Supertip: Turn Off OS X Features
- Use Option or Command for Shortcuts
- Use a Gesture to See App Windows
- Change Alias Destinations
- Re-create the Dock from Scratch
- Reorder the “Menulets”
- Wake Troublesome Macs
- View the True Size of an Image
- Convert Audio and Video Files
- Extend Quick Look’s File Knowledge
- Use a Hidden Stacks Animation
- Google Highlighted Text
- Use a Secret Gesture to Switch Spaces
- Find Out Where a File Came From
- Create a Login Message
- Use the “Linen” Background on the Desktop
- Start Time Machine at the Command Line
- Repair Disk Problems
- Tear Off Tabs
- Move Time Machine to a Larger Disk
- Let Spotlight Search More Files
- Supertip: Optimize Screen Sharing
- Diagnose Network Problems
- Create Font Families
- Speed Up Making SSH/SFTP/FTP Connections
- Add Your Signature to Docs
- Speed Up Mail
- Search for System Files
- Set the Default Operating System
- Dump a Snapshot of Your Mac
- Search for Carriage Returns and Tabs
- Work Better in Sunlight
- Be Clever in Open/Save Dialog Boxes
- Make Terminal Delete Words Like Other OS X Apps
- Whiz Around Save As Dialogs
- Accessing iCloud Without a Mac
- Browse Old Time Machine Disks
- Explore Within a Website Using Safari
- Reorder Finder Sidebar Headings
- Switch Tabs Quickly
- Quickly Adjust Preferences for Any App
- Grab Files from Your Mac While Miles Away
- Move Back and Forward in Apps
- Play Games
- Run X11 (XQuartz) Apps Full-Screen
- Get Cool Wallpapers from Screensaver Packages
- See What Disk Space Is Taken Up by Media
- Switch Dashboard Back to Overlay Mode
- Tweak iTunes Visualizations
- Add Finder to Launchpad
- Create an Instant Wired Network Between Macs
- Use Full-Color Emoticons
- Supertip: Be a TextEdit Power User
- Migrate from Windows to Mac Without Losing Data
- Shrink and Expand Fonts in Docs and Emails
- Use Safari While Booted to the Recovery System
- Expand QuickTime Player’s Knowledge of File Types
- Read Apple Manuals for Your Products
- Use a Non-Apple Keyboard with Your Mac
- Connect to Network Shares at Login
- Invert a Selection of Files
- Open Duplicates of Dashboard Widgets
- Cue Second-by-Second in Movies
- Turn a Website into an App
- Use Quick Look to Skim Sites
- Create a New Folder Anywhere
- Grab Files from FTP Servers Using Finder
- Turn Off the Caps Lock Key
- Make Keyboard Lighting Work
- See the Condition of Your Battery at a Glance
- Magnify Sections of Photos or PDFs Easily
- Tell Your Mac to Do Things
- Use Three Fingers and Revolutionize Your Mac Use
- Use AirDrop Even on Incompatible Macs
- Supertip: Get Some Must-Have Mac Apps
Product information
- Title: Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Pragmatic Bookshelf
- ISBN: 9781937785079
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