Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tweak your Mac OSX

Are you left unfulfilled by the meager set of preferences Apple has left you with? If so, you just might be a Tweak Freak. Here is what you require to get going with it. The best news is that it completely free.

Finder / Window Options...

Configure Scrollbar Arrows*
Add "Quit Finder" to Finder Menus
Enable / Disable the "Snap to Grid" animation
Enable / Disable window "Zooms"
Enable / Disable Launch Animations
Show hidden Files in the Finder
Change the Dialog Sheet Animation Delay
Backup / Restore Finder Preferences
Force Empty Trash
Dock Options...
Change Dashboard Mode between Active, Inactive or Developer.
Change the Minimize Effect*
Set placement of the Dock*
Set pinning of the Dock
Enable / Disable Translucent Icons for Hidden Applications
Enable / Disable the Launch Bounce
Enable / Disable the Dock Shadow
Enable / Disable the Exposé "Blob"
Backup / Restore Dock Preferences
Unix Tweaks...

Run Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Scripts
Update Prebinding
Repair Permissions
Empty caches from all major browsers
Empty the System's Font Cache
Optimize Network Buffers for Dialup or Broadband
Renice User Processes


Other stuff...

Change Screenshot Format
Get Uptime Report
Clean DS_Store files
Disable DS_Store File Creation on Network Volumes
Disable Spotlight Menu
Configure Safari*
* contains additional options not available in System Preferences