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Lion Tip: Never Queue for A Printer Again!

Have you ever needed to print quickly but your default printer is busy printing someone else’s stuff? Instead of having to open your printer’s print queue, stop and delete your print job, select another printer and re-print, why not create

How to Switch Between Open Windows of an Application

Sometimes it can be annoying having to enter Mission Control to cycle through the open windows of your current application. So try out this little keyboard shortcut. Hold down the Command + ` keys ( ` is in between the

How to Instantly Lock your Mac OS X Screen in Lion

Please Note: Click here for the updated blog post for Instantly Locking your Screen in Mavericks. One of the most common questions I’m asked by Mac users is how to quickly lock the screen when needing to walk away from

Some more Screenshot Tips and Tricks

Following on from my colleague Anton’s blog entitled “How to Change Screen Grab Destination” and Hugo’s blog “How to Remove the Shadow on Mac Screenshots“, I thought I would share with you all a few additional options available whilst taking

How to Remove the "Popping" Volume Sound on a Mac

Lion Tip: Tweaking the System Volume and Brightness Adjustments Have you ever wished that your mac didn’t make those popping noises whenever you are adjusting the volume through the keyboard? Or want to adjust the volume or brightness more precisely

Lion Tip: Using Quick Look within Mission Control

Mission Control is a great new feature in Lion, however as it scales down all open apps and windows on your screen, it’s not always easy to clearly see which document is which. One hidden feature in Lion is that

How to Create a Hidden Admin Account in Lion

In previous versions of Mac OS X we have been able to create a hidden administrator, this required a fair number of steps to properly hide the user. In Lion Apple have automated the process for us, all you need

Lion Tip: Creating a Different Backdrop in Launchpad

Launchpad in Lion gives you a nice graphical way to browse and load all your apps. However the default backgroundpicture or ‘backdrop’ as it’s called is a blurred version of your current user’s desktop picture. There is a cheeky little

Lion Tip: Creating a Different Backdrop in Launchpad

Launchpad in Lion gives you a nice graphical way to browse and load all your apps. However the default backgroundpicture or ‘backdrop’ as it’s called is a blurred version of your current user’s desktop picture. There is a cheeky little

How to Remove Annoying "Pop Up" Warnings & More in Lion

Following on from my iTunes rating tip last week, I thought you may like a collection of my favourite ‘defaults’ commands to change hidden Mac Preferences. Useful ‘defaults’ Commands to Change Hidden Mac Preferences Have you ever wanted to remove