I found this widget called “CharacterPal”, it has an option that lets you drag the widget to the desktop. All you have to do is start dragging the widget as you press F12. The good thing is that once the option is enabled you don’t need to keep “CharacterPal” open in the dashboard, so you can close it an still drag your favorite widget to the desktop. Hope this is helpful, enjoy!
I don’t know whether this trick has already been mentioned:
In the Finder, in List view, you can navigate using the up/down arrow keys. Now that’s well known. If the selection highlights a folder, pressing the right arrow key expands the folder (same as clicking on the “open” triangle symbol on the left side of the folders name).
Pressing the left arrow key collapses the folder again. If the selection highlights a document in an expanded folder, pressing the left arrow key moves the selection up to the containing folder, which then can be collapsed by pressing the left arrow key a 2nd time.
If you hold down command while clicking on bookmarks in the bookmarks bar it will open the link in a new tab. This also works in ‘Show all bookmarks’ by double clicking while holding down the command key.
I found this handy little trick on macosxhints.com. Most people use Exposé quite frequently, I know I do. I have one of my hot corners set to “show desktop” which I like to do if I want to make sure something has downloaded correctly. However, all of my windows get shoved off the screen and there’s that annoying black border. So when I found this terminal command, I was delighted.
Open terminal and type in:
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-olddesktop -bool false
Then, restart the dock by typingkillall DockThis way, when you “show desktop” (default F11) all of your windows combine into a little window on your desktop.
Apple has released their largest software update to date: the highly anticipated version 10.5.2 of Leopard. The update addresses a sprawling variety of issues, including general operating system fixes, stability issues, compatibility adjustments and security enhancements. In other words, it is–as MacDailyNews puts it–the “mother of all Mac OS X updates.”
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Check out http://www.blocksoft.net/docker.html and download “Docker.” It’s a great little app to change your leopard dock from 2D to 3D. The new version lets you add spaces between your docks, so you can have application groups. You can even change the color of the dock. Check it out.
Moving around icons in the Dock is a breeze, because you can just drag them around and in and out of the Dock if necessary. The same can be done with the Menu Bar. You can remove and rearrange icons in the Menu Bar by holding down the Command key and clicking the icon you wish to remove or rearrange. Then, if you want to remove it, simply drag the icon off the Menu Bar. If you want to put it somewhere else on the Menu Bar, drag it around until its in your desired location, just like in the Dock.
(Note: I have Leopard 10.5.1, I have not tried this with any other build of Leopard or past OS’s)
* note from James – this also worked in Tiger, possibly Panther
Heres a cool little hidden Easter egg that works in Tiger and Leopard called “The Blob”.Go to your Applications folder>Utilities folder> open Terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool YES
killall Dock
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