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  1. Gleipnir

    A convenient little trick for use.

    When you want to manipulate apps, look to the corner or control bar. In fact, you don't need to wait for the highlighted animation to display, you can directly manipulate the apps. The animation is slower than the actual eye tracking speed.
  2. Z

    how does the dentist do this magic trick?

    A friend showed me this video of a dentist who was doing a great trick on this youngster so that he forgets the tooth "ordeal" he had been through! What a great trick! Does anyone have any idea how does he do that? I want to get that trick to do it on fiends and their kids! :D
  3. D

    How to change the audio input on ipad pro

    I have a series of preexisting audio lectures that I need to listen/study from and although there are apps that let you record external audio, I study in the library or late at home and cant play out loud to re-record them. Also, I havent found and app that lets me upload audio files. So it...
  4. MattJones

    Locking the iPhone X faster

    Anyone who has an iPhone X probably noticed there is a significant delay from when you push the lock button to when the device actually locks. This is because of it waiting for a potential second input to trigger Apple Pay. I found that if you turn off the 'double tap to activate Apple Pay' in...
  5. S

    Finder tab bar title

    Hi, I works on multiple folder everyday (more than 10). And most of my folder name are the same, but different path, i.e: /ProjectMadrid/Calculation/ /ProjectSanFrancisco/Calculation/ /ProjectLondon/Calculation/ /ProjectMilan/Calculation/ etc By the time I opened 10 tabs, it all shows...
  6. RumorzGuy

    Add the "Suck" Animation to Sierra Dock

    OOPS . . . That was supposed to say "El Capitan Dock". :) 1. Launch the Terminal app from the /Applications/Utilities folder. 2. Type the following in the Terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect suck; killall Dock 3. Hit your "return" key. 4. If it asks you for your password --...
  7. RumorzGuy

    Trick to Add the "Suck" Animation to Your Dock

    This is nothing new, but maybe some of you haven't seen it before. 1. Launch the Terminal app from the /Applications/Utilities folder. 2. Type the following in the Terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect suck; killall Dock 3. Hit your "return" key. 4. If it asks you for your...
  8. RumorzGuy

    Personalize Your Login Screen With a Message

    The following works in El Capitan, so I assume it will work in Sierra as well. To add a message to your logon screen, do the following: 1. Launch Terminal app from the /Applications/Utilities folder. 2. Type the following in the Terminal: sudo defaults write...
  9. RumorzGuy

    How to Add a Message to Your Login Screen

    Here is a neat little Terminal trick. To add a message to your logon screen, do the following: 1. Launch Terminal app from the /Applications/Utilities folder. 2. Type the following in the Terminal: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "Hey Bill . . ...