Weblog of a “Switcher”

Temporarily change Dock magnification settings |
Dock/Exposé/Dashboard | Mac OS X Tips
"Here's a quick tip about a keyboard shortcut new to Leopard (OS X 10.5) that I didn't know about.

If you normally have Dock magnification turned off, holding Control and Shift while moving the mouse along it will temporarily turn on magnification. As soon as you let go of the keys, the magnification will turn back off again.

The Dock will magnify based on the settings in the Dock section of System Preferences, which you can only change when magnification is turned on. As a result you'll have to turn it on, choose your preferred magnification level and turn it back off again.

The keyboard shortcut works the other way round too. If you normally have magnification on, holding Control and Shift will temporarily turn it off.

I'm not sure how useful this feature is, but it's interesting none the less. "

This is the kind of thing that sets Macintosh and OS X apart from any other OS out there. It doesn't seem like much, but it's just the level of thought that is put into every application written for the Mac.

Thanks a bunch Mac OS X Tips for such a great tip! I'm so loving this tip!

(Via Mac OS X Tips.)

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Control, Dashboard, Keyboard Shortcut, Leopard, Mac Os X, Mac Os X Tips, Mac Tips, Macintosh, Macintosh Os, Magnification Level, Magnification Settings, Os X, System Preferences, Thanks A Bunch

50 Reasons to Switch from Microsoft Windows to Apple’s Mac OS X ~ Chris Pirillo: "Microsoft does some amazing things - very amazing things. My choice, however, for a primary desktop operating system is no longer Windows - it’s Mac OS X. Duh. It’s rather difficult to admit that officially, if only because… well, I think Microsoft does amazing things. They’ve also been quite supportive of my own efforts over the years, if only because they understand the value of one user."

Chris has a very extensive post discussing 50 reasons for switching to Macintosh and OS X from Windows Vista/XP. It's definitely worth a read!

(Via Chris Pirillo.)

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Amazing Things, Apple Mac, Apple Os, Chris Pirillo, Desktop Operating System, Mac Os X, Macintosh, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Os X, Windows Vista

So I'm here listening to TWiT 131: G'Night Dad, and hear Leo saying that Chris Pirillo is switching to Macintosh!

Of all the Windows folks to switch, Chris is not someone I would have ever thought would have ever switched. This is a guy who was such a Windows guru. However, Vista really pissed him off so he downgraded back to Windows XP. From what he said on the show, he was annoyed with an OS that was getting pretty old. He waited for the update to the Mac Pro and then bought it. Apparently now he has a MacBook Air and Mac Pro.

Good for you Chris Pirillo! Glad to see you have finally seen the light!

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Chris Pirillo, Dad, Guru, Leo, Mac, Macbook, Macintosh, Moving, Windows Xp