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Lock The Screen In OS X

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Ian G. Clifton

One of the features I am used to having is a quick way to lock the computer. In Gnome (Linux), it’s typically Ctrl+Alt+L. In Windows, it’s Windows+L. In OS X, it’s… uh… a secret? I thought for sure I could … Continue reading →

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Open Images With Preview Not Photoshop

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Ian G. Clifton

One very frustrating feature of OS X is that saving an image in Photoshop will cause the “open with” action to use Photoshop. In other words, you can double-click an image to open it in Preview, but if it’s been … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X Mouse Acceleration

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Ian G. Clifton

When I first starting using OS X on my work machine a few years ago, the first thing that immediately bothered me was the behavior of the mouse.  When quickly moving across the screen from one item to another, the … Continue reading →

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Vim “No Identifier Under Cursor” Arrow Keys Problem

Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Ian G. Clifton

Recently, I started to have problems with Vim on my machine at work (a 24″ iMac), running OS X 10.5.7 and SSH’ing into a CentOS Linux server.  The arrow keys did not have the correct functionality.  Instead they would give … Continue reading →

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