January 2011
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Easily check for App Store updates in iTunes
Instead of mousing to the ‘Check For Updates’ text button at the bottom of the Apps section of iTunes 10, you can simply hit ⌘-R to run the check.
Strangely, I cannot find this command anywhere iTunes’ menu system besides the main app menu, but that’s for checking on iTunes updates, not app updates. Plus, ⌘-R is set for the Store > Reload Page command, but then, only...
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Anonymous asked: Can I rank subfolders in column view to always be above individual files also within that same column?
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The Mac App Store quits when you close its window
If you close the Mac App Store’s window (either with ⌘-W or by clicking the window’s red close button), the app quits. Setting aside the recent debate over the relevance of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, it’s a fairly non-standard behavior for most first- and third-party apps.
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Site Business: Recommend Finer Things in Mac for...
I don’t usually do this sort of thing, but I figured what the heck, it’s better to regret something you did than something you didn’t do, right?
As you may know, it’s Tumblr Tuesday, which means you can recommend your favorite sites to help them gain ultimate awesomeness and digital immortality in the Tumblr Directory.
If Finer Things in Mac has floated your boat,...
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Exposé keyboard shortcuts
Exposé - All windows: F3
Exposé - Application windows: ^F3
Exposé - Show desktop: ⌘F3
Exposé - System Preferences: ⌥F3
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Twitter for Mac and the three-finger swipe
Use a three-finger swipe over a tweet in Twitter 2 for Mac (previously known as Tweetie from Atebits) to visit its link, hastag, or conversation view. If there is more than one link or hashtag, though, you’ll still have to use the old ‘n busted mouse the click it.