Difference between revisions of "MacBook Pro"
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Mac OS X has built-in support for generating PDFs via the print dialog. Sadly, not all apps use this. In the old days, Adobe provided a PDF printer driver, but that [http://indesignsecrets.com/acrobats-adobe-pdf-printer-replaced-in-snow-leopard.php no longer is available] as of 10.6 (Snow Leopard). [https://bitbucket.org/codepoet/cups-pdf-for-mac-os-x/wiki/Home CUPS-PDF] is an open source alternative based on CUPS, but it's not clear how possible it is to customize. For example, I would like to have different options for paper size, but it's not clear / easy how to do that. | Mac OS X has built-in support for generating PDFs via the print dialog. Sadly, not all apps use this. In the old days, Adobe provided a PDF printer driver, but that [http://indesignsecrets.com/acrobats-adobe-pdf-printer-replaced-in-snow-leopard.php no longer is available] as of 10.6 (Snow Leopard). [https://bitbucket.org/codepoet/cups-pdf-for-mac-os-x/wiki/Home CUPS-PDF] is an open source alternative based on CUPS, but it's not clear how possible it is to customize. For example, I would like to have different options for paper size, but it's not clear / easy how to do that. | ||
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* [http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_rebuild_launchservices_remove_duplicates_open_menu How to rebuild LaunchServices to remove duplicates from "Open with" menu] | * [http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_rebuild_launchservices_remove_duplicates_open_menu How to rebuild LaunchServices to remove duplicates from "Open with" menu] | ||
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* [http://secrets.blacktree.com/ Database of hidden settings] | * [http://secrets.blacktree.com/ Database of hidden settings] | ||
* [https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx dotfiles] | * [https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx dotfiles] | ||
=== Window Management === | |||
* [http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/ Afloat] | |||
* [https://github.com/fjolnir/xnomad xnomad] (tiling window manager) | |||
Revision as of 16:23, 2 March 2013
Apps
I use Alfred as my launcher.
I use Bartender to keep my menu bar clean.
I recently installed Notational Velocity. I love the concept, and I especially love the notion of using the search bar for both searching and creating docs. It's very similar to Collab:Link As You Think. However, Evernote seems to play the same role, and WriteRoom (or Aquamacs in full-screen mode, which is what I use) is better for distraction-free writing.
My Hacks
- Remove Finder from the Application Switcher in Mac OSX. This turned out to be more trouble than it's worth
- Turn off Dashboard
Mac OS X has built-in support for generating PDFs via the print dialog. Sadly, not all apps use this. In the old days, Adobe provided a PDF printer driver, but that no longer is available as of 10.6 (Snow Leopard). CUPS-PDF is an open source alternative based on CUPS, but it's not clear how possible it is to customize. For example, I would like to have different options for paper size, but it's not clear / easy how to do that.
Mac OS X
- How to rebuild LaunchServices to remove duplicates from "Open with" menu
- Managing OS X's downloaded file warning system
- Database of hidden settings
- dotfiles
