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<title>macosxhints.com desktop tips</title>
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<description>Tips and tricks for using the Finder and Desktop in OS X, from macosxhints.com</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 07:00:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>10.9: Assigning Tags by keyboard shortcut in Finder</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20140504114022595</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>I'm not sure if this has been covered sufficiently already, but I've heard lamentations by various writers about the lack of a keyboard shortcut to bring up the file-tagging popup in the Finder. While none is provided by default, one can easily be set up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In previous versions of OS X, the File menu had &lt;i&gt;Label:&lt;/i&gt; followed by the row of colored cells. In Mavericks, the row of tags is still there, but the un-selectable &lt;i&gt;Label:&lt;/i&gt; has changed to the selectable &lt;i&gt;Tags…&lt;/i&gt;, which opens the tagging popup menu next to the selected file.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This process may already be familiar to MacOSXHints readers. Go to &lt;i&gt;System Preferences &amp;raquo; Keyboard &amp;raquo; Shortcuts &amp;raquo; App Shortcuts&lt;/i&gt; and click on the &lt;i&gt;+&lt;/i&gt; button.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the window that appears, set the Application to be the Finder, and enter &lt;i&gt;Tags…&lt;/i&gt; in for the Menu Title. (To type the ellipsis character, use &lt;i&gt;Option+semicolon&lt;/i&gt;, rather than three periods.) And then, of course, set your preferred ...</description>
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<title>Change a static event to recurring</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20131210114426317</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>I don't know whether this is a common issue. From time to time, I find myself changing an event in my calendar (which may have originally been recurring) that is static and that I now want to become recurring. At least sometimes, Calendar will not let me change the event from static to recurring.&lt;br /&gt;
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This problem forces me to manually copy all relevant information into a new recurring event. I find it frustrating.This may be because this is achieved transparently in Outlook at work.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I found somewhat of a compromise. Duplicate the event (many ways including right-click on it then select Duplicate). Open the duplicate event, and set it to the desired recurring period. Of course, don't forget to discard the original static event.&lt;br /&gt;
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For some reason, whereas the original static event could not be made to recur, the duplicate static event can be.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is not elegant by any standard even the lowest but is simple enough.&lt;br /&gt;
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<title>Make a UTC Dashboard clock widget</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20130802094353750</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>The OS X Dashboard doesn't include a Clock widget specifically for GMT/UTC (Universal Coordinated Time). Even if you try choosing London, which is usually GMT, it doesn't always match UTC—since London observes daylight savings time. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you would like to have a clock that always shows the current UTC time, a good option is to use Freetown in Africa. They use UTC+00:00, and don't ever change throughout the year. &lt;br /&gt;
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<title>Use arrow keys to navigate Stocks widget </title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20130118151446230</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>In the Stocks Dashboard Widget, the up- and down-arrow keys will change the selected stock, and the left- and right-arrow keys will toggle through the different time intervals (1d, 1w, 1m, etc.). This may have been possible in earlier versions of OS X but I have only noticed it in Mountain Lion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; [&lt;b&gt;kirkmc adds&lt;/b&gt;: Not a game-changing hint, for sure, but if you use the Stocks widget regularly, it can save time.] 
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<title>Speed up your Mac by removing files from the Desktop</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120310135538145</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>A family member owns a Mac, and he was complaining it was getting slow - especially the Desktop. He had a lot of files on the Desktop, but none of them were visible on the Desktop itself, but only in a Finder window displaying the contents of the Desktop. The Desktop only showed two icons: the main hard disk, and a Time Machine hard disk. The Desktop itself was very slow, and often displayed a beachball. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; However, when I looked in the Desktop folder, there were more than 2,700 image files. When I removed the image files from the Desktop folder, everything went back to normal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; So, don't over-clutter your Desktop, as it might slow down your Mac and even hide files.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  [&lt;b&gt;kirkmc adds&lt;/b&gt;: This isn't new, and there have been a couple of hints about this in the past; the only ones I can find were &lt;a href=&quot;http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20051117154624368&quot;&gt;in 2005&lt;/a&gt; and again  ...</description>
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<title>10.7: Set Finder labels by drag and drop</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>I use labels as a way of organizing files in the Finder and letting me know which ones still need work doing on them. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have discovered that Lion's item arrangement settings (found on the Finder toolbar) provide a useful and simple way to quickly change labels from one colour to another. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To do this, set to arrange by Label and simply drag files between the different categories (ie Red, Blue, No Label, etc.) to change the label of that file to the appropriate color. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Two caveats: &lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;This only seems to work when in Icon View.&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;You need to have at least one of your files set to each of the label colours you need or there won't be a section visible to drag your file into.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I tried this in 10.7.3, and it does work as described, including the aforementioned limitation to Icon View.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And have a Happy Leap Day!]
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<title>Force folders in the Dock to open in Finder</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120121142205177</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<dc:subject>Desktop</dc:subject>
<description>I keep frequently used folders and devices in the dock. The default behavior for clicking or using Dock focus then return is either the accordions, or with the command key opening the enclosing folder, neither of which I find very useful.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Solution: Create aliases (which I collect in one folder, also for easy access), and place them on the dock. Clicking or return when focused opens the folder. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; Simple, but useful. A similar technique was used for a long time to simulate portions of the classic Apple menu, before people really adjusted to using the Dock.]
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<title>Bing picture of the day on your desktop.</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110721062846337</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>Bing has those nice images on www.bing.com and every day they have a new one. I have put together a small python script which fetches today's image and displays it on the desktop. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note: you will need to manually create the DeskFeed folder inside your Pictures folder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's the script:&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 20px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px; padding: 5px; border:1px solid; width:520px; height:120px; overflow:scroll;white-space:nowrap;resize:both&quot;&gt;&lt;pre&gt;#!/usr/bin/env pythonimport osimport md5import pprintimport sysimport subprocessfrom time import strftimefrom urllib import URLopenerfrom urllib2 import urlopenfrom xml.dom.minidom import parseString# Defines source and destination of imagerss_feed = 'http://feeds.feedburner.com/bingimages';dst_dir = os.path.expanduser('~/Pictures/DeskFeed/')SCRIPT = &quot;&quot;&quot;/usr/bin/osascript&amp;lt;&amp;lt;ENDtell application &quot;Finder&quot;set desktop picture to POSIX file &quot;%s&quot;end tellEND&quot;&quot;&quot;def set_desktop_backgroun ...&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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<title>Quickly switch to parent directory in Column View of Finder</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120108081031565</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<dc:subject>Desktop</dc:subject>
<description>When navigating through column view in Finder, at times your destination folder gets exactly aligned to the left (thus hiding the parent folder out of the visibile view).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you need to quickly switch to the parent directory without scrolling or hitting the left arrow key, just click in the white space at the bottom of your current folder and Finder takes you to the parent folder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's small things like this that make OS X a pleasure to use.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; This is one of those things I think has been around a long time, but it's nice to see reminders sometimes.]
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<title>Fix a Finder glitch when updating apps by drag and drop</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20111222131902257</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>If you ever try to update an application by locating the application package then dragging the updated version to the same window, you are prompted to confirm that you want to replace the one that already exists. When doing so, you may sometimes receive an error message about the open status of the application's &lt;em&gt;info.plist&lt;/em&gt; file.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This may only apply in cases such as mine for which too many applications exist on the boot volume for them to all be stored in the Applications folder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presumably, the .plist file was opened in order to help you find the application package. The error message usually stops appearing after several tries to drag and drop the new application package, but if you don't want to wait, try the following.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Open a Terminal window, type &lt;tt&gt;lsof&lt;/tt&gt;, and then press return. That apparently updates the Finder's recognition of what needs to be protected and what doesn't, and should allow you to successfully replace the application pac ...</description>
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<title>10.7: Faster switching between Desktops</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>If you used Spaces under Snow Leopard, you may have noticed that switching between Desktops using Ctrl+arrow keys is much slower in Lion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To make switching a bit faster, you can assign a shortcut key to each Desktop in the Keyboard section of System Preferences.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I used F16 - F19 to switch directly to Desktop 1 - 4 respectively. On the full-size (USB) aluminium keyboards these function keys go unused otherwise. Switching is now as fast for me as it used to be under Snow Leopard.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I haven't tested this one, but it sounds like it should work fine with the appropriate keyboard.]
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<title>10.7: Open/Close folders in List View in slow motion</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<description>I am almost 99% sure that this is new in Lion. If you have a folder that is closed in Finder (list view), or even in Xcode. This folder is represented with a black triangle on the left side. So, if you click that triangle, the folder expands and shows its contents.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But if you click on the triangle with the Shift key pressed, you see that expansion/contraction in slow motion. This is one of those OS X hidden pearls.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I tried is in Snow Leopard and could not reproduce the effect. Some Finder engineer at Apple must really get a kick out of the Shift key = slow motion effect model.]
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<title>Finder: Place current folder in the dock</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20111028005232272</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<dc:subject>Desktop</dc:subject>
<description>There is a keyboard shortcut to place the current folder in the dock. The shortcut is not listed in the Finder menus.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When you hit Command+Shift+T, the currently selected folder in Finder gets a shortcut in the Dock.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; Pretty simple, but yes it works. It does show up in the Finder's File menu if you press the Shift key, replacing Command+T (Add to Sidebar).]
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<title>10.7: Get colored sidebar icons in Finder</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>Relive the glorious days of colored icons in the Finder's sidebar in Lion.&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;Install &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php&quot;&gt;SIMBL&lt;/a&gt; if you haven't already. Use the 0.9.9 version.&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;Download &lt;a href=&quot;http://cooviewerzoom.web.fc2.com/colorfulsidebar.html&quot;&gt;ColorfulSidebar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;Copy the file &lt;em&gt;ColorfulSidebar.bundle&lt;/em&gt; from the Disk Image to &lt;em&gt;/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;Restart Finder.&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;Enjoy colorful icons in the sidebar once again!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I tested this, and it works as described. I do prefer the colorful icons.]
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<title>10.7: Change the Finder option when copying multiple files</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>You can change 'Keep Both Files' to 'Skip' when copying multiple files in Finder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Lion, one of the new features is to be able to 'Keep Both Files' when copying multiple files in Finder. While this is useful there are many times when the old 'Skip' behavior is better suited to the task. Well, the (now) obvious way to do this is to just hold the 'Option' key, and then 'Keep Both File' changes to 'Skip.'&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Credit for this tip goes to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://discussions.apple.com/message/16496055#16496055&quot;&gt;poster&lt;/a&gt; on the Apple Discussion Boards.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; Sometimes simple tips are the best. This is also serves as an example of good software design.]
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<title>10.7: Click while swiping to move over two Spaces</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>I just discovered this, and I'm getting used to it. It is a bit unpredictable until you get the motion correct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While swiping with four fingers through spaces in Lion, click the trackpad just as you begin the swipe. This will skip a space and move you over two spaces. It takes a little getting used to, but works great after a while. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clicking the mouse while swiping with the other hand doesn't seem to affect this, so the whole action apparently needs to be done with the same hand on the trackpad. Only tested on a 2008 MBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I couldn't get this to work with the Magic Trackpad, but it could be that configuration dosen't work, or maybe I'm just too sloppy on the gesture and timing. Give this a try and tell us your results in the comments.]
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<title>10.7: Use the Linen pattern on the desktop</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>I do a lot of photography and video, so I prefer a simple, color-free Desktop background on my monitors. When I installed Lion, I fell in love with the basic linen texture of the login screen and decided that I need to replace that Tiger-era pattern I was using (which I had de-colored and flipped in Photoshop to give some symmetry to my dual monitors). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's what I did in Lion:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The linen image is a file located in:&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 20px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px; padding: 5px; border:1px solid; width:520px; height:60px; overflow:scroll;white-space:nowrap;resize:both&quot;&gt;&lt;pre&gt;/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Opened it in Preview and made it just a little lighter (personal preference)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Saved it to my &lt;em&gt;~/Pictures&lt;/em&gt; folder&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brought up 'Change Desktop Background...' by right-clicking on the Desktop.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Selected the tile image in the ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
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<title>10.7: Dual Monitor full-screen app trick works with Multi windowed apps</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>The Dual Monitor full-screen app trick works with Multi-windowed apps like Safari and  Xcode.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Specifically, &lt;a href=&quot;http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110908164921875&quot;&gt;this hint&lt;/a&gt; works also for Multi-windowed apps.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I used to be able to have the Xcode workspace in one window full screen on  Monitor 1 and and its Organizer Documentation window in Monitor 2. But in 10.7 the documents window would slip behind the workspace when sending the workspace into full screen.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I tried the above hint using the same method. But calling the Documentation window by its hotkey. It worked. The documentation window popped onto the second monitor and it was not in fullscreen mode.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And the same thing happens with Safari. I just used the hotkey for New Window. I suspect this will work for other apps.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I still don't have a dual-monitor setup to try this, but it sounds like a great follow-up to the earlier hint.]
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<title>10.7: Reset all Mission Control wallpapers</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description>System Preferences does not include any easy way to reset all desktop backgrounds throughout Mission Control; instead, each is changed individually. This hint offers an easier workaround than resetting each one-by-one or deleting and restoring them all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In order to change all wallpapers, go to Desktop 1 and change its wallpaper through &lt;em&gt;System Preferences &gt; Desktop &amp;amp; Screen Saver&lt;/em&gt;. Then enter:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;tt&gt;killall Dock&lt;/tt&gt; in Terminal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This will set all desktops to the same wallpaper.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one caveat I've noticed: if you previously did set a wallpaper for an individual desktop, it will not change. This hint seems to only apply to desktops created through the plus symbol in Mission Control.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I had a bit of difficulty making this work until I removed my existing Spaces (other than the first) and re-created them using the Mission Control plus sign, as mentioned in the hint.]
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<title>10.7: Dual Monitor full-screen app trick</title>
<link>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110908164921875</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
<comments>http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110908164921875#comments</comments>
<dc:subject>Desktop</dc:subject>
<description>With the introduction of Lion we have full-screen mode, which is cool and all, but for users with multiple monitors, the spare monitor(s) are rendered somewhat useless with a fabric pattern background -- useful for only applications that spawn child windows, such as tool palettes, etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, if you utilize the full-screen swipe gesture to move to a separate full screen and pause/stop in the middle with multiple Spaces in view and invoke another application (i.e. via Spotlight), the spawned application can reside in the 'fabric space' or anywhere else. It basically remains attached to that space.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Awesome news for those with multiple monitors!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[&lt;b&gt;crarko adds:&lt;/b&gt; I don't have a multiple display setup at the moment to try this out. Please give this a whirl and post your results in the comments. It sounds a bit bizarre to me, but seems worth documenting, if it works.]
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