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Tetris is built in! -
Oct 2009
In case you didn't know you can play tetris on your mac without installing the game, it is already there! Granted it is a very low tech game in the command line, but it is still fun. To access it, open up Terminal.app located in /Applications/Utilities/ and then type in "emacs". Then press [esc] + [x] at the same time. Then type in "tetris" and hit return. Instructions for game: Use the arrow keys to move and rotate the blocks, and press the space to speed it up. To quit out of emacs press control + x and then control + c
Change the default format for screen captures -
Oct 2009
Screenshots in Tiger and Leopard default to .png format. This can be changed by opening a Terminal window and typing: for pdf: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type pdf for jpg: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg for gif: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type gif for png: defaults write com.apple.screencapture type png then log out and log back in.
Hide an application icon in the dock -
Oct 2009
For Tiger and Leopard: In order to get rid of the dock icon, you must modify the file named 'Info.plist' inside the Application's package (i.e. Mail.app/Contents/Info.plist). Open this file in your favorite text editor and add the following section (if it's already present simply change the 0 to a 1 in the string tag: [KEY]NSUIElement[/KEY] [STRING]1[/STRING] NOTE: I substituted the standard square brackets for the purposes of posting here; you must substitute the angle brackets when editing.
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