Mac Tips
Adding Useful Folders to the Dock
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
You can add folders to the right side of your Dock to save time and allow you quick access to commonly used folders and files. Instead of adding the entire Applications folder link to your Dock, you can create a new folder and place shortcuts in it to your commonly used applications. This allows you [...]
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Empty the Trash on Your Mac Permanently
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
To delete files on the Mac, you can simply drag them to the Trash icon in the Dock (or select them and press COMMAND-DELETE). The files aren’t deleted yet, you need to choose Empty Trash in the Finder menu or press COMMAND-SHIFT-DELETE. The files have not really been deleted, the space on your hard drive [...]
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Create a Zip File on a Mac
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
Select the files and folders you would like to add to the zip file, right click (or press CTRL+single click), then select “Archive.”
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Force a Mac Application to Quit
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
You may (infrequently) have a Mac application which starts to misbehave. In case a Mac app freezes and you need to kill it, you can force the application to quit by pressing COMMAND+OPTION+ESC, selecting the application, and choosing “Force Quit.” Mac OS should kill the application and you can continue on your merry way.