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OS X Lion

Rearrange full-screen apps in Mission Control

10 Sep 2012
David Chartier
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Mission Control, organization, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion
If you use more than a couple full-screen apps in Lion or Mountain Lion, you can rearrange them in Mission Control to make switching between them
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Mail can display quick package tracking information

11 Aug 2012
David Chartier
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data detectors, Mail, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, package tracking, UPS
Like iOS 5′s support for tracking numbers, OS X Mail’s support for data detectors means that it can quickly display package tracking
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If you’re stuck offline, Safari 6 promotes Reading List for something to do

02 Aug 2012
David Chartier
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OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, Reading List, Safari, Safari 6
If you don’t have an internet connection, Safari no longer delivers nothing but bad news. As of version 6, released in Mountain Lion and to
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There’s an easier way to save files with AirDrop

29 May 2012
David Chartier
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AirDrop, drag and drop, Finder, OS X Lion
The two primary options you see for saving a file shared to you over AirDrop, Lion’s super-simple way of sharing files between
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You can hide, reorganize System Preferences panes in OS X Lion

18 May 2012
David Chartier
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organization, OS X Lion, System Preferences
With the introduction of OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple now allows you to hide System Preferences panes that you don’t want to bother with. Just go
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Apple Tweaking More Icons, Upgrading to HiDPI Sizes in OS X 10.7.4 – Mac Rumors

14 May 2012
David Chartier
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Automator, design, iconography, OS X Lion, Retina displays
​For some time now, OS X icons have come in various sizes up to 512 x 512 pixels. Over the last couple of 10.7 Lion updates, Apple has increased
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Discover apps by opening files with Mac App Store

08 May 2012
David Chartier
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Finder, Mac App Store, OS X Lion, OS X Snow Leopard
​If you open a file with the App Store (from the Finder: Open With -> App Store), it will show all the applications that are able to handle
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How to show the Dock while using full-screen apps in Lion

29 Apr 2012
David Chartier
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Dock, full-screen apps, OS X Lion
When using a full-screen app in Lion, you can move the mouse to the bottom of the screen, then move it down again to show the Dock.​
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13 Apr 2012
David Chartier
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Option key, OS X Lion, shortcuts, windows
You can hold ⌥ (Option) to make windows resize symmetrically, from the center. It even works when resizing from any corner in Lion. Update: You
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Sometimes, you just need a neat wallpaper to jumpstart your Monday

09 Apr 2012
David Chartier
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OS X Lion, tech, wallpapers
Mac OS X Lion wallpaper from Vladstudio should do the trick. Just about every size is available, including a bunch of custom sizes for Apple
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