Useful utilities hidden in Mac OSX

When you know these utilities, you will control Mac OSX devices simply, neatly, faster and more efficiently.

1. Force exit application:

New Windows users who switch to Mac OS X are often in the habit of pressing Command + Option + Escape and then using the Force Quit button to force applications to malfunction.

After a period of use, they can switch to hold Shift and select the menu with the apple icon. Then, instead of the usual window, this option changes to the current Force Quit + application name .

However, there is a more interesting third option: right- clicking on the application hanging on Dock , holding Alt and selecting Force Quit.

2. Temporarily turn off the day's alerts:

For those with dense work schedules, the Notification Center feature is sometimes annoying. In fact, Apple anticipated this and provided users with a " switch " to turn off the Notification Center .

To reach it, drag the Notification Center panel down ( using the two-finger slide operation on the device's trackpad is the most convenient or you can click and then use the scroll down button ) to display the option ' Show Alerts And Banners '.

In Mac OS X Maverick 10.9 , this button has changed to ' Do not disturb '. Your setup here will only work for one day, so you can be assured that important notifications (or not!) Will return the next day. What's interesting is that in addition to direct operation, you can quickly turn off this notification by holding down Option and quick clicking on the notification when they appear in the corner of the screen.

3. Peace of mind with deleted data:

While most users know how to ' dump ' Mac OS X with the Finder > Empty Trash option or right-click the trash icon and select Empty Trash , in fact Apple offers many interesting options. for this feature.

When you right-click on Trash, Mac OS X opens a small menu showing options. By default, there is only the Empty Trash command that allows you to delete the contents of the trash. However, if you press Command, the ' Secure Empty Trash ' option will allow the entire contents of the trash can be destroyed without being recovered.

4. Restart the Finder when suspended:

Although stable compared to Windows Explorer, Finder in Mac OS X still sometimes brings trouble to users. If this app in your Mac suddenly crashes or the file browser window suddenly displays errors or does not receive the new changes set up, you can try to restart Finder to fix the problem.

This is a really effective solution in most situations. To do this, hold down the Option and click the Finder icon in the Dock and choose the Relaunch command . Note that unlike the other options related to the Option button, Finder's command forces you to press and hold the Option from before clicking.

5. Rearrange the status bar at will:

Like the Start toolbar in Windows, Mac OS X's main toolbar also contains application status icons. With many passionate users collecting small gadgets, this toolbar is quickly filled with many things that are not really necessary.

You need to press and hold the Command key, then drag the icons and change them as you like. As such, you can rearrange the whole to suit the daily use environment.

6. Quickly open the system information table:

Normally, to open the information panel that displays the Mac configuration or the number of charging times, users will have to perform at least three operations including opening About This Mac > More Info > System Report . However, just press and hold the Options key when clicking on the apple icon in the left corner of the screen, the System Information option will appear immediately. Thus, you can quickly reference information without much manipulation.

7. Log off quickly from the system:

While most users know to use the Log Out command to log out of their Mac OS X account, few people know that when you keep adding the Option key, this command will be executed immediately instead of you having to do more steps. confirm ' Are You Sure You Want to Quit .' with some apps. Of course, if there is a badly edited document, Mac OS X will still allow you to save it before proceeding with the logout. Thus, clearly an Option button will save considerable time.