Automatically Get Rid of Those Used .zip Archives

12/16/11 By Leave a Comment

Get rid of .zip files once they’re expanded

Mac OS X makes opening .zip files simple: you double-click them, and the OS quickly unzips them. But one thing has always bugged me: After I unzip it, the original .zip file—for which I no longer have any use—is still there. I’d rather my Mac clean up the zipped versions of files automatically after I expand them, instead of leaving me with one more thing to get rid of.

(Via: Macworld)

I used to end up letting a bunch of zip archives pile up in my Downloads folder, sometimes taking up gigabytes of precious disk space. This handy trick helped me to clean up after myself once and for all.

Filed Under: How To..., Linked List Tagged With: ,

A Helpful List of CSS Resouces

12/15/11 By Leave a Comment
CSS Code Image

10 Top CSS Design Resources

The following collection is a one-​​stop-​​shop for CSS. From the official home page of W3C to gradients and button generators — each of these resources has been carefully reviewed and tested. With these tools, you can carry out any CSS design task that you want using CSS as the primary, if not only, system for implementing the look and feel.

(Via: designfestival.com)

A top-notch list of tools to help with CSS development — but use them to learn from to become a CSS ninja yourself and be able to write awesome code from scratch.

Filed Under: Linked List Tagged With: , ,

Intel Mac Start-up Sequence Reference

12/15/11 By Leave a Comment
OS X Gray Boot

Intel-based Mac: Startup sequence and error codes, symbols

The following is an overview of the startup sequence, error conditions, and behaviors for all Intel-based Macintosh systems. Note that some newer Macintosh models only use tones to indicate error conditions. See this article for more information.

Via Apple – Support – Most Recent.

Have you ever wondered exactly what’s going on when you turn on your Mac? Why does the Apple logo show up, and then the spinning gear? This Apple support article answers those questions, and gives some clues about what might be wrong if your computer doesn’t want to boot correctly.

Filed Under: Linked List Tagged With: , ,

Keyboard Scrolling in Lion Application Windows

12/14/11 By Leave a Comment

Workaround for Having No Scrollbar Arrows in Mac OS X Lion

Although you can set scrollbars to always display in windows, there is no option to show the actual scrollbar arrows anymore in Mac OS X Lion. A simple workaround to get used to this is to start using the keyboards up and down arrow keys instead.

(via: OS X Daily)

Also note that while you hold down the Option key and type the up or down arrow you’re able to scroll by an entire page as it’s displayed on screen. And when you add the Command key to the mix you’re able scroll all the way to the top or bottom of a page.

I’m pretty sure this method of scrolling has worked in earlier versions of OS X — at least 10.6 that I’m sure of, and probably all the way back to 10.3, if not before that.

Still, it’s a handy trick to learn if you like to navigate using the keyboard.

Filed Under: How To..., Linked List Tagged With: , , ,

Easy Keyboard Access to the OS X User Library Folder

12/12/11 By Leave a Comment

There are many different ways to make your User Library folder visible in OS X Lion, from Terminal.app to utilities that change the settings for you. If you’re looking for an easy way to make the folder visible when you need it, but keep it hidden when you don’t, and all without system hacks, here’s how I do it.

This method doesn’t require opening Terminal or using any special app. All you need is to add a quick setting to your Keyboard System Preferences. [Read more...]

Filed Under: How To... Tagged With: , ,
Stop SOPA