shrtcuts » Mac Shortcuts http://shrtcuts.org because its all about saving time Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 HOW TO: Make Apple’s Magic Mouse Better http://shrtcuts.org/2010/01/02/how-to-make-apples-magic-mouse-better/ http://shrtcuts.org/2010/01/02/how-to-make-apples-magic-mouse-better/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:06:40 +0000 gavola http://shrtcuts.org/?p=42 Did you get a new Apple Magic Mouse for the Holidays? I certainly did – and its awesome! However it lacks some basic features that the original Mighty Mouse had including buttons for Expose, and other cool items. So how do you enable those features in the Magic Mouse?

It’s quite simple using a plugin feature called Magic Pref Pane – which enables you to customize the Magic Mouse the way you like it. Also – its a free plugin for the Mac!

It’s awesome features allow you customize what types of “taps” you would to associate with actions in Mac OS X. This has saved me numerous amounts of time using the new mouse. On my mouse, I have it set that if I click the Mouse with Three fingers – I am able to use Expose to see all open Applications. It’s amazing!

One of the biggest problems I had with the old Mighty Mouse is that the “Scroll Ball” always got stuck due to oil from my finger overtime. With the new Magic Mouse – now I can just scroll freely with the touch, and customize the “virtual” buttons to my liking!

Photo by humedini

]]> http://shrtcuts.org/2010/01/02/how-to-make-apples-magic-mouse-better/feed/ 0 Go Home and To The End in Mac OS X http://shrtcuts.org/2009/12/31/go-home-and-to-the-end-on-in-mac-os-x/ http://shrtcuts.org/2009/12/31/go-home-and-to-the-end-on-in-mac-os-x/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:06:43 +0000 gavola http://shrtcuts.org/?p=30 So about a year ago – I bought a MacBook. It was a pretty amazing experience. However – after using a Windows PC for my entire life – I found my self depending on using the Home and End keys to go to start and the end of a string of text. I used to coding, selecting text faster, and alot more. But when I started using my Mac – the home and end keys didn’t have the same functionality. After searching for an answer – I finally found the solution.

If you use the ? (apple command symbol) + the right arrow - it will take you to the end of the line, which is equivalent to End on a PC. Doing the same command but pressing the left arrow will take your the start of the line, which is equivalent to Home on a PC.

So to recap:

? + right arrow = End

? + left arrow = Home

This shortcut saved me alot of time when working with coding for CSS, PHP or any other language. It can also help you when typing Papers or any time of document editing.

Picture by J Devaun

]]> http://shrtcuts.org/2009/12/31/go-home-and-to-the-end-on-in-mac-os-x/feed/ 0