Tricks For Your Toys

I just got the August Mac Life, and it had a whole article full of sweet terminal tricks! :D

Turn dock icons translucent for apps that are open but hidden.

Open terminal (Applications-Utilities) and type "defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES; killall Dock" and press enter.

If you aren't as happy with the results as I am, retype the command replacing YES with NO.

X-Ray Folders in Quick Look.

Type "defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders -boolean YES" and press enter.

I love this one, but if you don't, retype the command and replace YES with NO.

I hope this isn't too technical... I just thought they were cool! If you want more, there are 25 terminal tricks in the August 2010 Mac Life.

One thing I find most iPod Touch users don't know (and wish they did) is how to screen capture. When you have the image you want to save on the screen, press the lock button and the home button at the same time until the screen flashes. You'll find the image in the saved photos folder as a PNG. If you didn't already know this don't feel bad... I learned it by accident...