Headline Hints
14,930 hints in the system
| Hint Title | Date | Viewed | Cmnts |
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Dock pop-ups function in the background
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Sat Oct 06 2001 |
2,703 | 0 |
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Navigable 'Volumes' pop-up in dock
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Thu Dec 13 2001 |
2,703 | 1 |
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Skip multiple songs in shuffle mode in iTunes 7
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Mon Sep 18 2006 |
2,703 | 0 |
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Subscribe to a daily UNIX tip email list
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Mon Apr 22 2002 |
2,702 | 5 |
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Take a look at the 'coming soon' macosxhints.com...
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Sun Feb 09 2003 |
2,701 | 40 |
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Send and receive private messages from App.net with OS X Messages
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Mon Mar 04 2013 |
2,700 | 1 |
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Remember to update 9.1 prior to OS X install
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Thu Apr 12 2001 |
2,700 | 0 |
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iAddressX, ASM, and large Address Book lists...
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Fri Oct 04 2002 |
2,700 | 7 |
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FireWire networking product released
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Fri Dec 07 2001 |
2,699 | 3 |
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Accessing a volume named '/'
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Mon Nov 26 2001 |
2,698 | 3 |
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Use a PCI FireWire card for selective device startup
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Wed Aug 06 2003 |
2,698 | 3 |
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Add a Services menu to the menubar
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Fri Nov 28 2003 |
2,697 | 0 |
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Fix for applications appearing as folders
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Wed Mar 28 2001 |
2,696 | 1 |
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More hints coming a bit later today...
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Mon May 08 2006 |
2,694 | 2 |
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Things to watch for when upgrading to 10.1
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Thu Sep 27 2001 |
2,692 | 3 |
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Command-option-drag files in open and save dialogs
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Thu Mar 21 2002 |
2,692 | 8 |
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Eliminate jagged X / Classic desktop transition
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Thu Dec 27 2001 |
2,689 | 4 |
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Track your web stats with Urchin
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Thu Dec 27 2001 |
2,688 | 0 |
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Using name-based virtual hosts on OS X
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Mon Jul 09 2001 |
2,687 | 0 |
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Browsers and OS X Server categories populated
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Sun Feb 23 2003 |
2,685 | 2 |
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Add new fonts to GLTerm
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Sat Jan 11 2003 |
2,682 | 1 |
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Creative ideas for your desktop
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Tue Dec 04 2001 |
2,681 | 0 |
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10.7: Quick Look in Stacks
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Fri Aug 19 2011 |
2,681 | 4 |
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Download random iTunes to your MP3 player
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Thu May 30 2002 |
2,680 | 1 |
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Backing up OS X
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Mon Aug 27 2001 |
2,678 | 1 |
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Shortcut key to start under X
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Thu Sep 06 2001 |
2,678 | 4 |
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Quick Look files in Open window
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Wed Mar 27 2013 |
2,678 | 8 |
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Sync files across computers with BitTorrent Sync
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Tue Apr 30 2013 |
2,678 | 3 |
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Yet another calendar program
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Fri Jul 12 2002 |
2,677 | 0 |
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Using emusic.com RMP playlists in iTunes 3.0
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Tue Jul 23 2002 |
2,676 | 1 |
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banner output rotated in 10.2
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Fri Aug 30 2002 |
2,676 | 2 |
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Easy screen captures [10.1]
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Wed Sep 26 2001 |
2,675 | 2 |
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Download iTunes podcasts via a double-click
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Wed Aug 09 2006 |
2,675 | 0 |
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View tweets made by your contacts
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Mon Oct 29 2012 |
2,675 | 1 |
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OS X GNU software packages
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Wed Jul 04 2001 |
2,674 | 0 |
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Strange entry in Help Center Preferences file
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Mon Sep 16 2002 |
2,673 | 1 |
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Get help from Mac Help on how to use help
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Sun Nov 10 2002 |
2,671 | 3 |
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Automate FTP server logins from the Terminal
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Mon Dec 10 2001 |
2,669 | 2 |
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Great UNIX reference source
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Tue Nov 13 2001 |
2,668 | 1 |
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Search Google from the desktop
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Sat Jun 29 2002 |
2,667 | 6 |
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Create Eudora messages with attachments via drag and drop
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Wed Jan 28 2004 |
2,664 | 3 |
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Creating tab groups in Chimera via file editing
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Tue Dec 03 2002 |
2,662 | 3 |
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Ampersand sign in file names causes Bluetooth problems
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Thu Oct 23 2003 |
2,662 | 1 |
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A script to restart NetInfo parent databases
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Tue Oct 01 2002 |
2,662 | 1 |
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Sherlock word substitutions file
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Wed Jul 18 2001 |
2,659 | 0 |
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Support more encodings in TextEdit
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Tue Feb 26 2002 |
2,658 | 2 |
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Debugging a broken tcsh history
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Thu Jun 20 2002 |
2,658 | 4 |
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Odd drive problem and fix for new dual G4 Macs
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Sun Sep 15 2002 |
2,657 | 1 |
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Defaults commands page
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Mon Jan 15 2001 |
2,655 | 0 |
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Open a new window on current site with OmniWeb
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Mon Sep 16 2002 |
2,653 | 1 |
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10.7: FileMaker Pro Advanced 11 Date fields showing Asian Characters.
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Tue Jul 26 2011 |
2,653 | 3 |
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Fix the contrast keys on PowerBooks
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Thu Apr 12 2001 |
2,647 | 0 |
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Using autofill to save typing in OmniWeb
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Fri May 11 2001 |
2,645 | 1 |
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PR - WindowShade X 1.0
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Thu Oct 18 2001 |
2,645 | 5 |
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Flexible location search in Sherlock's movie channel
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Wed Jan 05 2005 |
2,643 | 0 |
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Finding missing services
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Mon Aug 20 2001 |
2,642 | 5 |
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Version info from the command line
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Tue Aug 28 2001 |
2,642 | 1 |
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A guide for compiling UNIX programs
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Thu May 17 2001 |
2,641 | 1 |
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Enable crash reports in 10.1
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Fri Nov 09 2001 |
2,641 | 0 |
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MacOSXHints Contest June Featured Hint Category
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Wed Jun 01 2011 |
2,641 | 1 |
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Change volume and brightness in quarter-step increments
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Thu Mar 28 2013 |
2,641 | 8 |
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New feature - Pick of the Week hints
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Sun Oct 06 2002 |
2,640 | 1 |
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Rate iTunes3 songs from the Dock
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Mon Jul 22 2002 |
2,638 | 7 |
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10.7: Update to Command+Return with Spotlight results
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Mon Oct 03 2011 |
2,635 | 3 |
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Certain Arabic filenames cause OS X problems
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Fri Dec 06 2002 |
2,635 | 3 |
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A fix for OroborOSX hang at startup
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Wed Sep 25 2002 |
2,632 | 6 |
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Another DMG mounting problem and solution
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Wed Feb 06 2002 |
2,631 | 0 |
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Updated third-party wireless driver for 10.2
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Fri Aug 30 2002 |
2,631 | 1 |
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Quickly clear searches in iTunes 3.0.1
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Mon Sep 23 2002 |
2,631 | 4 |
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Upgrade from beta?
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Thu Mar 15 2001 |
2,630 | 6 |
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A fast way to start software update checks
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Thu Sep 26 2002 |
2,630 | 5 |
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Automatically set fields when creating Mail rules
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Fri Feb 20 2004 |
2,630 | 3 |
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Latest IE update now supports anchors on pages
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Mon Oct 07 2002 |
2,628 | 0 |
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Workaround for Logic Pro bug which stops recordings
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Tue Mar 06 2012 |
2,628 | 5 |
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Restart SambaX automatically
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Wed Jun 12 2002 |
2,627 | 0 |
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View UNIX man pages in Project Builder
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Mon Oct 28 2002 |
2,622 | 6 |
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10.8: Automatically open the Messages chat window
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Tue Apr 09 2013 |
2,622 | 6 |
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Disable version checking to prevent StuffIt crashes
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Sat Nov 15 2003 |
2,622 | 0 |
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The Omni Group ships OmniOutliner Final
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Fri Dec 28 2001 |
2,620 | 1 |
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Entourage X modem dialing bug fix
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Wed Jan 23 2002 |
2,617 | 2 |
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Install a Switchers slideshow screensaver
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Thu Sep 26 2002 |
2,617 | 3 |
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Add more apps and docs to 'Recent Items'
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Fri Apr 13 2001 |
2,616 | 2 |
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Enabling the root user TIL article
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Sat Sep 08 2001 |
2,616 | 0 |
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Resending outbound mail in 10.1's mail.app
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Fri Oct 05 2001 |
2,615 | 3 |
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Zooming PDFs in Preview
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Thu Dec 13 2001 |
2,615 | 2 |
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Apache security hole in OS X Client
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Tue Jun 12 2001 |
2,611 | 8 |
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Clear password entry field in the shell
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Thu Oct 17 2002 |
2,610 | 3 |
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Easily change your desktop picture
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Sun Mar 03 2002 |
2,609 | 2 |
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PDF files with lines & rectangles in Preview work like forms
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Thu Aug 09 2012 |
2,609 | 7 |
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Listen to podcasts on Mac at faster or slower speed
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Thu Aug 30 2012 |
2,608 | 0 |
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Select multiple albums in iPhoto2
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Thu Feb 06 2003 |
2,607 | 0 |
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Overnight downtime...
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Fri Jul 25 2003 |
2,607 | 3 |
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Move the mail.app drawer to the left
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Sat Mar 24 2001 |
2,605 | 3 |
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AOL X client installs old QT plug-ins!
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Sun Apr 15 2001 |
2,605 | 3 |
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Full page keyboard scrolling in Internet Explorer
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Fri Apr 26 2002 |
2,605 | 5 |
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Screen scroll BBedit without moving the cursor
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Tue Mar 26 2002 |
2,603 | 2 |
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Import Gnome Cards into Address Book
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Fri Sep 13 2002 |
2,602 | 0 |
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Use Siri to search Notes on iOS
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Wed Mar 13 2013 |
2,602 | 1 |
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Run X and Classic Explorers simultaneously
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Sat Dec 15 2001 |
2,599 | 2 |
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Python and ruby included in 10.2
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Fri Aug 30 2002 |
2,599 | 1 |
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