Adding spaces to your dock is a handy feature if you would like to organize your dock in any way you want. Since there are not any folders options available for the dock, it is a good idea to insert spaces for you to organize your applications for better productivity on you Mac. In this video, I show you how to insert spaces into your dock by using terminal. I also show you how to remove spaces that you inserted at the end of this video.
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In this video, I show you how to increase the size of the cursor in OS X which can be very important if you or someone you know is visually impaired and can't see the cursor very well since it is very small by default.
In iOS 5, Apple released a emoji keyboard but forgot to add this feature to OS X. With the release of OS X Mavericks, Apple has released a way for users to access the very large collection of Emojis with just a small key combination. In this video, I show you how to access the Emoji panel in OS X.
In OS X, there is a feature which allows you to lend your computer to someone so they can check their emails or browse the web. But what happens if you do not lend your computer out to anyone and you would just like to turn the Guest Account off so you do not have any extra accounts on your computer? In this video, I show you how to disable the guest account feature.
In OS X Mavericks, Apple has updated Finder to allow users to merge Finder windows. With this new feature, you can work from different tabs (like you would in any web browser). Each tab has a different work space for you browse different folders, look at applications, etc. With Finder tabs, you can remove the clutter from your desktop caused by opening up separate windows.
NOTE: You do have to have more then one Finder window open in order to do this. With the release of Mac OS Mavericks a few months ago, some users have been disappointed with the collection of wallpapers that came with the upgrade. What some users do not know is that there is a way to get 43 high resolution images for their Mac device just by searching for a hidden folder on your computer. In this video, I show you how to locate this folder and apply the images to your desktop so you can customize your Desktop even further.
In iOS 7, there is a new feature called Parallax which allows your wallpaper on your device to move around thanks to the Gyroscope on your device. The parallax effect in iOS 7 is a big battery drainer so it is a good idea to disable this so you can use your iOS 7 device longer. In this video, I show you how to disable the parallax effect so you can speed up your iOS device and save some precious battery life.
App Nap, was first introduced in Mac OS X Mavericks. App Nap, puts an application that is covered up by another application into a low power state (reducing the GPU needed when the app is running). In this video, I show you how to disable this feature for specific applications.
The Dashboard is a feature for OS X that includes a number of different Widgets such as Contacts and Calendar. After awhile, your computer will start to slow down due to this feature because it has a lot memory intensive widgets. Even when your not using the Dashboard, your computer still runs it in the background in order to provide you with always up to date information. You can disable this feature at any time by typing in a simple code into the terminal on your system. In this video, I show you how to disable the dashboard so that you can speed your Mac computer up significantly.
Incognito Mode, is a mode that you can set your internet browser to go into, so that any websites that you visit do not leave traces such a cookies on your computer. Entering Incognito Mode, will automatically log you out of all of your accounts and will require you to log back into them when you are in this mode (If you are browsing normally then you will not be logged out of any accounts) Any bookmarks that you have will carry over to Incognito Mode, for faster access to the websites you love.
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