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OS X tweaks
What Tweak
Disable report send defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none
QuickLook text highlight defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE
QuickLook plugins(reset qlmanage -r) zip http://goo.gl/ZmeIX
torrent http://goo.gl/2SIAy
pkg http://goo.gl/hFaYM
swf http://goo.gl/ilGhk
gif http://googl/5gf9E
AppleScript http://goo.gl/wqpYP
PS brushes http://goo.gl/eMDHi
Clean local TM backups hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal
Volume/Brightness 1/4 step ⇧⌥ + F-keys
Jump to selected in open/save dialog ⌘R
Midnight Commander conf folder /usr/local/Cellar
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Disable eject warning sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.UserNotificationCenter.plist
Disable DMG validation on mount defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify TRUE
Save dialog always detailed defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
Warning on first app run defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false
Dock delay defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock
Extention change warning defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false
Spell check in all apps http://goo.gl/Mg2g9
Unhide Library folder chflags nohidden ~/Library
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Clean space Unused apps http://goo.gl/YscjY
@alexmak ssd http://goo.gl/CdaOf
Change autopoweroff time sudo pmset -a autopoweroffdelay 21600

| | Limit size of TM backup image | http://goo.gl/BJdiY http://habr.ru/p/157471 | | Disable TM Local Backup Storage | sudo tmutil disablelocal | | Bluetooth strength | http://twitpic.com/99an37 | | Wifi diagnostic | Click on wifi icon holding ⌥ => «Open Wi-Fi Diagnostic» => ⌘N | | System download log | http://goo.gl/7Wlps | | Fix buggy app | http://goo.gl/OLsTu | | Change default Finder columns width | resize holding Alt | | Your machine manufactory info (when,where) | http://goo.gl/MoeDI | | Terminal keyboard shortcut | http://goo.gl/Lu1LE | | Text on lockscreen | http://goo.gl/UL21G | | Convert from CRLF to LF | for file in find . -type f; do dos2unix $file $file; done | | Reveal open TCP and UDP ports and the applications using them | lsof -i | grep ESTABLISHED | | Quickly search file and folder names | locate [what?] |

Keyboard shortcuts:

Boot:

⌃ - Volumes ⇧ - Safe mode D - Apple Hardware Test ⌘R - Recovery ⌘V - Verbose Mode (white text) ⌘⌥-P-R - Reset NVRAM Left ⇧ - Prevent automatic login


⌘⌃-Power - hard restart ⇧⌃⏏ - all displays off

General:


⌘D - Desktop in Open/Save dialog ⌘Delete - "Don't Save" in dialog ⇧→ - Extend highlighted selection


⌘⌥-Esc - running apps ⌘⌥⇧-Esc (hold 3s) - kill current app

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