Chris Pirillo Century Club: Retweet These Tips for a Chance to Win PD5 August 30th, 2010
We are now one step closer to being optimal Mac users. Actually, 20 steps closer. This is the next installment of Mac tips from tech evangelist Chris Pirillo, counting down numbers 41 through 60 of 100. We will be posting the next 40 tips on Monday over the next two weeks, so stay tuned.
If you help us share these tips from Chris, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a copy of Parallels Desktop 5, with a free upgrade to the next version of the software when it launches. Just retweet us or send us a tweet @ParallelsMac mentioning these tips, with #SwitchtoMac, and we will put your name in the hopper to win a brand spanking new copy of PD5.*
41. You don’t need a MobileMe subscription, but it’s recommended if you have many Apple devices. “Back to My Mac” and “iDisk” are great tools.
42. Still not sure if you want to make the switch? Feeling remorse? Read http://go.tagjag.com/switch now.
43. Looking to further tweak your Mac? Get the “Secrets” tool from http://secrets.blacktree.com (free).
44. Need to save energy? Press Shift+Control +Eject to turn off the screen(s) — particularly useful on an iMac or MacBooks running on battery.
45. Think a Web page would make for a good desktop application? Try “Fluid” from http://fluidapp.com (free) to make it happen.
46. You may be used to tapping “F5″ to refresh a Web page, but you’ll want to use Command+R to do the same thing in Mac OS X.
47. Press Command+Shift+4, hover over a window, tap the Space Bar, then (with the camera) left-click. The screen shot is saved to the desktop.
48. Need to install an app that doesn’t have an installer? Drag its icon into the “Applications” folder. It’s as simple as that.
49. “Spring-Loaded Folders” allow you to click, hold, drag, and hover a file over a folder to expand the folder without letting go. Try it!
50. Press Control+Command+Option+8 to invert the colors of your screen. Press again to revert.
51. Once objects are copied from a “mounted disk,” you can eject it safely. Select the appropriate desktop icon and press Command+E.
52. Pressing the Shift key while clicking a Dock icon, minimizing a window, or invoking Exposé will animate the transition in slow motion.
53. Enabling “Active Screen Corners” in the Exposé preference pane will allow you to start the screen saver just by moving your mouse to a corner.
54. While using Spaces, you can also invoke Exposé by pressing F3 to see all windows in a particular Space. Another excellent window management feature for multitaskers.
55. enable the password prompt when your mac comes out of a suspended power state by toggling the feature in the “Security” preference pane under the General tab.
56. To quickly make a new folder on the desktop or a Finder window, you can press Shift+Command+N.
57. If you have opened a Finder window and would like to open a second one, just press Command+N (from there or the desktop).
58. To get a better idea about where your disk space is being allocated, download Disk Inventory X from http://www.derlien.com (free).
59. For added security, open the “Accounts” preference pane, select the “Guest Account” and uncheck the “Allow” checkbox.
60. Remember using “F2″ to rename a file or folder in Windows? To do it on Mac OS X, select any file and press the Enter key.
*Please note that the contest ends August 30 at 11:59 p.m. and is exclusive to U.S. residents.
