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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hide-all-and-minimize.jpg" alt="Hide All and Minimize in OS X Lion" title="hide-all-and-minimize" width="620" height="139" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26936" /></p> <p>By combining the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/26/hide-all-windows-on-a-mac/">Hide All</a> shortcut with the minimize keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X Lion, you can use a third ‘Minimize and Hide All’ shortcut by hitting the <strong>Command+Option+H+M</strong> keys. </p> <p>As the title suggests, this keyboard shortcut will hide all other applica…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iphone-not-in-itunes.jpg" alt="iPhone not in iTunes" title="iphone-not-in-itunes" width="620" height="435" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26901" /></p> <p>The iPhone is connected to a computer with it’s USB cable, you launch iTunes and… the iPhone isn’t shown in iTunes. What gives? Fixing this problem is probably a lot easier than you think, and after fielding a call about this I found the simplest explanation was the solution as to why someones iPhone wasn’t appearing in iTunes:</p> <ul> <li>Ensure the iPhone is connected to the comp…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/delete-itunes.jpg" alt="Delete iTunes" title="delete-itunes" width="413" height="397" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26861" /></p> <p>We recently showed you how to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/05/delete-safari-mail-facetime-other-default-mac-os-x-apps/">delete Safari, Mail, and other</a> default apps installed with Mac OS X, and procedurally iTunes is not much different. Unlike <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/20/uninstall-mac-applications/">uninstalling applications</a> from third parties, if you attempt to drag the i…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isolator-blur.jpg" alt="Isolator blur effect" title="isolator-blur" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26907" /></p> <p>It’s easy to be distracted by other open applications and windows while using a computer, and sometimes even the best of us need a bit of help to focus. Lion’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/10/full-screen-keyboard-shortcut-mac-os-x/">full screen mode</a> can be helpful, but when that’s not enough or when you need access to other windows and apps, then Isolator is your friend. </p> <p>…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/launchpad-background-styles.jpg" alt="Launchpad Background Styles" title="launchpad-background-styles" width="620" height="361" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26888" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/mac-os-x-10-7-3-released-download-links/">OS X 10.7.3 update</a> brought with it a variety of subtle changes, including a minor adjustment to how the Launchpad background image style is switched. In <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/30/change-launchpad-background-mac-os-x/">previous</a> Mac OS X versions, Comman…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/check-sha1-hash.jpg" alt="Check SHA1 Hash Checksum in Mac OS X" title="check-sha1-hash" width="620" height="136" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26873" /></p> <p>SHA hashing is frequently used with distribution control systems to determine revisions and to check data integrity by detecting file corruption or tampering. For common usage, a SHA checksum provides a string that can be used to verify a file been transferred as intended. If SHA checksums match, the files integrity has been maintained.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Checking SHA1 …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hidden-keys-ipad-split-keyboard.jpg" alt="Hidden Keys on iPad Split Keyboard" title="hidden-keys-ipad-split-keyboard" width="620" height="291" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26879" /></p> <p>Did you know the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/09/split-ipad-keyboard/">split iPad keyboard</a> in iOS 5 includes six hidden ‘phantom’ keys that make typing even easier? </p> <p>The hidden keys are Y, H, B, T, G, and V, and technically they’re just duplicates of the keys directly across from each other while the touch keyboard is split…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/delete-safari-photo-booth-stickies-etc.jpg" alt="Delete Safari, Photo Booth, Stickies, Chess, and other default OS X apps" title="delete-safari-photo-booth-stickies-etc" width="620" height="145" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26844" /></p> <p>If you have tried to delete Safari, Mail, FaceTime, Chess, Photo Booth, Stickies, QuickTime, or any of the other default Mac OS X apps before, you’ll know the Finder prevents you from doing so. Try to move one of these apps to the trash to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/20/uninstall-mac-applications/">un…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/macbook-pro-goa-india1.jpg" alt="MacBook Pro roof desk in Goa, India" title="macbook-pro-goa-india" width="620" height="412" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26835" /></p> <p>For those of us up north battling the cold winter, this Mac setup at sunset is sure to inspire some envy. Reader Pavel G is spending his winter in balmy Goa, India, and set up a desk on the rooftop of a house near the beach. Here’s the hardware he’s using to be productive while beachside in the sunny tropics:</p> <ul> <li>MacBook Pro 15″</li> <li>iPhon…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/osx-10-7-3-revised.jpg" alt="OS X 10.7.3 Quietly Revised?" title="osx-10-7-3-revised" width="597" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26807" style="border:2px solid #ddd;" /></p> <p>Apple looks to have quietly updated the troubled Mac OS X 10.7.3 Updater, first noticed by several of our readers and confirmed by OSXDaily. No official change was announced and there is no revised version number provided by Apple’s Support page, but presumably the new build addresses any potential <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/fix-mac-os-x-10-7-3-update-…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/security-update-2012-001-v1-1.jpg" alt="Security Update 2012-001 v1.1 for Snow Leopard" title="security-update-2012-001-v1-1" width="620" height="152" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26801" /></p> <p>Apple has released an updated version of Security Update 2012-001 to v1.1, which resolves the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/03/fix-rosetta-in-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-after-security-update-2012-001/">Rosetta issues in the first release</a> that caused many PPC based applications to either crash or not run at all. If you have been experiencing …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/recovery-hd.jpg" alt="Recovery HD" title="recovery-hd" width="182" height="232" class="alignright size-full wp-image-26777" /> All Macs with OS X Lion have a bootable Recovery partition that can be accessed in case of system problems, allowing you to troubleshoot, restore from Time Machine backups, and even reinstall Mac OS X.</p> <p><strong>Hold down Command+R keys during boot</strong> to access the Recovery HD partition.</p> <p>You’ll know you’re in recovery mode because the standard desktop won’t be displayed, replaced with a limited…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iphone-themes.jpg" alt="iPhone Themes" title="iphone-themes" width="620" height="313" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26788" /></p> <p>Bored with how your iPhone looks? If you have it jailbroken, you can install iPhone themes and make the device look a lot different than iOS by using an app called Dreamboard.</p> <p>If you haven’t jailbroken yet, backup the iPhone and then proceed <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/20/jailbreak-iphone-4s-ios-5-0-1-absinthe/">with Absinthe for iPhone 4S on iOS 5.0.1</a> or <a href="http://osxd…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mac-os-x-snow-leopard.jpg" alt="Mac OS X Snow Leopard " title="mac-os-x-snow-leopard" width="620" height="292" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26782" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/fix-mac-os-x-10-7-3-update-problems-cui-errors-stuck-installs-and-crashes/">problems updating to Mac OS X 10.7.3</a> aren’t the only issues with Apple’s recently released Mac OS X updates, as <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/03/snow-leopard-security-update-kills-powerpc-apps-using-rosetta/">MacRumors reports</a> that Secur…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/secure-empty-trash.jpg" alt="Secure Empty Trash on a Mac" title="secure-empty-trash" width="501" height="213" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26734" /></p> <p>If you need to delete sensitive information and have it completely inaccessible, you’ll want to use the “Secure Empty Trash” feature. This works by writing over a file immediately after it has been removed from the filesystem, something which otherwise takes place over time throughout normal computer usage. </p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Secure Empty Trash Quickly in OS X Lion</h2…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/spotlight.jpg" alt="Spotlight" title="spotlight" width="200" height="202" class="alignright size-full wp-image-26760" /> Spotlight is generally very good at keeping a valid index of a drives contents up to date, but if you’ve recently restored a drive or had to delete the Spotlight index for one reason or another, you may need to reindex the drive manually. This is <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/17/rebuild-spotlight-index/">easy from the Spotlight control panel</a>, and can also be achieved through the command line as we’ll demonstrate.</p> <h2 s…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/os-x-lion-web-server.jpg" alt="OS X Lion 10.7.3 Web Server" title="os-x-lion-web-server" width="495" height="548" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26749" /></p> <p>The recently released <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/mac-os-x-10-7-3-released-download-links/">Mac OS X 10.7.3 update</a> is proving to be a more significant upgrade than originally anticipated, with the update for OS X Lion Server adding a simple web server.</p> <p>The web server pane is found in the Server application, and has the standard features you would e…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/time-machine-icon.jpg" alt="Time Machine" title="time-machine-icon" width="239" height="237" class="alignright size-full wp-image-26742" /> Every Mac owner should be using Time Machine, it’s by far the easiest and most painless backup solution, running in the background and allowing for easy recovery of files or the entire operating system should something go wrong <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/fix-mac-os-x-10-7-3-update-problems-cui-errors-stuck-installs-and-crashes/">during an OS X update</a> or otherwise. That said, Time Machine is a bit aggressive,…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fix-osx-1073-problems.jpg" alt="Fix OS X 10.7.3 Installation Problems with the Combo Updater" title="fix-osx-1073-problems" width="620" height="264" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26720" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/01/mac-os-x-10-7-3-released-download-links/">Mac OS X 10.7.3 update</a> was just released, and for the vast majority of users the update installed trouble free. But not everyone was so lucky, and a series of problems have cropped up for some users, ranging from being stuck on an endless spinning loop progress ind…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/abinsthe-greenpoison.jpg" alt="Absinthe Greenpoison Jailbreak Tool for iOS 5.0.1" title="abinsthe-greenpoison" width="120" height="120" class="alignright size-full wp-image-26707" /> The Absinthe Greenpoison jailbreak utility for A5 based iOS hardware has been updated to version 0.4, fixing several bugs and adding support for PPC Mac users and those running Mac OS X 10.5 on either Intel or PPC platforms. </p> <p>This version is aimed at new users, and if you already have the jailbreak installed on the iPad 2 or iPhone 4S there is no reason to re-do it with this…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mac-os-x-10-7-3.jpg" alt="Mac OS X 10.7.3" title="mac-os-x-10-7-3" width="626" height="197" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26699" /></p> <p>Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.3 to the public, the third minor update to OS X Lion. The update includes bug fixes including a Wi-Fi stability update, and also fixes a handful of other issues that have effected OS X 10.7. The update also includes support for several new languages, and updates Safari to 5.1.3.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Download Mac OS X 10.7.3 Update</h2> <p>You can …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/secondary-cut-paste-mac.jpg" alt="Secondary Cut and Paste function in Mac OS X" title="secondary-cut-paste-mac" width="620" height="254" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26694" /></p> <p>Mac OS X has a secondary Cut and Paste function that provides the ability to cut and paste additional information without overwriting existing clipboard contents. Highlight something and use the following keystrokes: </p> <ul> <li><strong>Control+K</strong> cuts the content</li> <li><strong>Control+Y</strong> pastes …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iphone-no-data-plan.jpg.jpg" alt="Use an iPhone without a data plan" title="iphone-no-data-plan.jpg" width="200" height="379" class="alignright size-full wp-image-26682" /> To get the most out of an iPhone you’ll obviously want to have internet access, but for those who live in regions where wi-fi access is ubiquitous, you can potentially save some money on a monthly cell phone bill by not having a data plan. </p> <p>No, I don’t mean only <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/02/disable-iphone-data-use/">turning off data</a> on the phone, I mean havi…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/iphone-contact.png" alt="iPhone Contact as vCard (VCF)" title="iphone-contact" width="128" height="128" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-26676" /> Sending contacts from an iPhone is very easy, all data about the contact; from name, phone number, picture, email, URL, etc, can be exported as an inclusive vCard bundle and sent to someone else by email or text message. While we’ll focus on sending contacts between iPhones, these vCards are also usable by other iOS devices, Macs, Windows, and even Android phones.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Send Contacts fro…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/glowing-iphone-charger.jpg" alt="Glowing iPhone charger" title="glowing-iphone-charger" width="619" height="366" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26653" /></p> <p>It’s pretty hard to get excited about a USB cable, but the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&x=0&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&y=0&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=dexim%20visible%20green&url=search-alias%3Dmobile">Dexim Visible Smart chargers</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&a…