10 Random Mac OS X Tips

Today I was reading the Slashdot story on 15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X and I came across these excellent hints in the comments:

1. Hold down on the + window button to fully maximize a window (may not work in some apps)
2. To find the actual path of a app or file drag it into a terminal window
3. To rename a file, select it and hit enter
4. Create a shortcut on the dock for the Apps folder, then click-and-hold for a pop-menu of all your apps
   
5. Shift-A will open the Apps folder if you don't want it in the dock
   
6. Don't copy and paste, drag and drop everything, including text
7. To put a widget permanently on the desktop, open a terminal and type:

   defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES

   press F12, and while dragging a widget press F12 to drop it
   
8. Use Command-O to launch an App or open a file
9. To skip the"Are You Sure?" dialog. hold down the option key when choosing to shutdown
10. Use the dock for temporary storage of files when using the drag-and-drop method of cutting-and-pasting
    

The Funky Monkey

Now, let's explain this. First of all, Erin is always fun, so the "fun" this comic is referring to is meant to represent that when Erin drinks her personality shifts to where she appears more free spirited. The only time she's not fun is when she's asleep, but then who is fun when they're asleep? Well unless you have a marker.

Secondly, the events in this strip are entirely fictional. Erin has, at least not to my knowledge, slapped my booty.

Thirdly, the where-did-the-bad-person-touch-you doll is a reference to a Family Guy episode where the lawyer asks a child to point "where the angel touched" him. Which is in turn a reference to the long lived 90s TV show Touched By An Angel starring that silver fox Roma Downey, also known for her role in the 2004 movie Funky Monkey.

Lastly the careful reader will note that the word drunk has been crossed out and replaced with "fun", this is to distinguish the personality shift explained in the first paragraph.