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Springy Dock Tricks

If you drag a file and hover over Dock icons, various useful things happen which are similar to Finder springing. If it's a window, the window un-minimizes from the Dock. If it's a stack, the corresponding folder in the Finder opens. If it's the Finder, it brings the Finder to the foreground and opens a window if one doesn't exist already. But the coolest (and most hidden) springing trick is if you hover over an application and press the Space bar, the application comes to the foreground. This is great for things like grabbing a file from somewhere to drop into a Mail composition window that's otherwise hidden. Grab the file you want, hover over the Mail icon, press the Space bar, and Mail comes to the front for you to drop the file into the compose window. Be sure that Spring-Loaded Folders and Windows is enabled in the Finder Preferences window.

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ExtraBITS for 26 October 2009


Must-Listen MacNotables about TidBITS Early History -- In this two-part MacNotables podcast with host Chuck Joiner, Adam and Tonya pull out story after story of the early days of TidBITS, how TidBITS has managed to survive through some tough times, and lots more. Many of these stories have never before appeared in TidBITS itself, and we hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane with us. (Posted 2009-10-26)


Dan Moren Covers Apple Explaining "Disk" vs "Disc" -- Dan Moren has an amusing piece in the MacUser blog discussing Apple's support article explaining the difference between "disk" and "disc." We haven't seen Apple Support weigh in on such matters of copy editing importance before, and Dan has big fun exploring the topic. (Posted 2009-10-23)


Adam Waxes Nostalgic on Your Mac Life -- In honor of TidBITS 1,000, Adam joined Your Mac Life host Shawn King to talk briefly about where TidBITS came from and what sets it apart from other Internet publications. (Posted 2009-10-22)


Adam Discusses TidBITS 1000, Cloud Backups, and More on Tech Night Owl Live -- Continuing to make the rounds, Adam talks with Tech Night Owl Live host Gene Steinberg about where TidBITS came from and what sets it apart from other publications. Also discussed were the issue of backing up cloud-based data, and how the Barnes & Noble Nook could compete with Apple's much-rumored tablet. (Posted 2009-10-23)


Boot Camp Support for Windows 7 in Snow Leopard by Year's End -- Apple will add support in Snow Leopard for booting into Windows 7 via Boot Camp by year's end, says this support note. Most 2006 Intel-based Macs won't work with Windows 7, however. Parallels 4 already includes the capability to run Windows 7 virtual machines in 32-bit mode; VMware will release Fusion 3 on 27 October 2009 with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 support. (Posted 2009-10-22)


A Quick 27-inch iMac Size Comparison -- Just how large is Apple's new 27-inch iMac? Jeff Carlson had to clean his desk to get it to fit (although that's really more a statement about the state of his desk). In this short video, he compares the size of a 15-inch MacBook Pro, a 20-inch external display, and the 27-inch iMac. (Posted 2009-10-22)


Five Technologies That May Change Your Life -- Glenn has written an article for PC World that looks at five technologies that may change how you view your television and use your computing devices: USB 3.0, future Wi-Fi (802.11ac/ad), augmented reality, 3DTV, and HTML5. (Posted 2009-10-21)


MacVoices Interviews Glenn about Sharing Files in Snow Leopard -- Chuck Joiner interviews Glenn in the latest MacVoices podcast talking about the particular features added to Snow Leopard for sharing files, including Wake on Demand. He also talks about the long-expected removal of AppleTalk as a networking option. (Posted 2009-10-20)

 

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