Coding Knowledge Center
Mac OS X
| Browse Box |
CONTROL + SHIFT + G
Pops up a "Go to the folder:" dialog box that lets you specify a directory to browse to in Finder. May need to minimize other applications first. Works great for those system directories that can be hard to browse to like /usr/local.
| Browser (Change Default) |
Safari => Preferences => General => Default web browser
Change the default browser setting.
| Desktop (Zoom) |
CONTROL + TRACKPAD/MOUSE SCROLL up/down
Allows the user to zoom in and out on their desktop.
| Dock (un-3d) |
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock
This takes away the 3d affect on the dock. I do this in an attempt to speed up my desktop.
| Effects (Negative Image) |
CONTROL + OPTION + COMMAND + 8
Creates a negative image effect on the desktop
| Expose (Cycle Backwards) |
COMMAND + `
Cycle's the current program selection backward in Expose.
| Expose (Cycle Forward) |
COMMAND + TAB
Cycle's the current program selection forward in Expose.
| Files (Show hidden files) |
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
Turn on hidden directory viewing in Finder. I got sick of not being able to access /usr, /tmp, /etc view the Finder so I found this snippet. The YES at the end turns it on, the NO turns it off.
*Note: DO NOT RUN AS "sudo".
| Grammar (Word Suggestions) |
ESC while typing
Pops up a list of word suggestions for the unfinished word
| Keys (Windows Style Delete Key) |
FN + DELETE
Turn's the Mac Delete key into a typical delete key which deletes the character in front of it.
| MAMP (reboot manually) |
sudo /Applications/MAMP/bin/start.sh
sudo /Applications/MAMP/bin/stop.sh
sudo /Applications/MAMP/bin/start.sh OR use GUI
This will shutdown MySQL and Apache services via MAMP.
I had to do this once because my laptop lost power and MAMP would not function properly.
| Networking (DNS) |
dscacheutil -flushcache
Clears the local dns cache on machine.
| PDF (Create) |
print => preview => save as PDF
Allows you to save a document in PDF format.
| Screen Capture (Select between) |
+ SPACE
Allows you to switch between both selection screen shot selection modes.
| Screen Capture (Selection) |
COMMAND + SHIFT + 4
Snaps a screen shot of the current selected area.
| Screen Capture (Whole) |
COMMAND + SHIFT + 3
Snaps a screen shot of the entire screen.
| Shutdown |
COMMAND + OPTION + CONTROL + F12
Shutdown the system
| Snippets (yes) |
yes please
Outputs "please" to the terminal in an endless loop.
| VPN (Reboot) |
sudo ifconfig en1 down
sudo ifconfig en1 up
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/CiscoVPN restart
Restarts the network interface card and reboots the vpn client.
I have had to do this before because sometimes I get the following error message when starting it:
"Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem"
| WiFi (WEP Keys) |
System Preferences => Network => Configure => Select network name => Edit => Password => $[WEP Key] (Example: $00000000)
Set wep keys of router.
| Window (Slow Minimize) |
Minimize + SHIFT
Window slowly minimizes into dock station.