Apple OSX, Show/Hide Hidden Files and Folders

By default all hidden files and folders are hidden in Apple’s OSX operating system. Here is a quick and simple way to show these hidden files:

Open Terminal and type the following, note your terminal will show your username:

Computer:~ user$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowFiles TRUE
Computer:~ user$ killall Finder 

To go back to the default (hidden files are..well.. hidden) type:

Computer:~ user$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowFiles FALSE
Computer:~ user$ killall Finder

Alternatively after executing the first command you can alt/option click the finder icon in your dock and force restart.

Apple offer ups Messages Beta, no need to wait for Mountain Lion

Apple is offering up a beta version of their Messages app. Now you can get the same messages you are getting on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on your iMac or Macbook.

Download Messages Beta and get a taste of what’s coming in OS X Mountain Lion. When you install Messages, it replaces iChat. But iChat services will continue to work. And Messages brings iMessage to the Mac — just like on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch running iOS 5. Here are the features you can expect with Messages.

(Source: apple.com)

Windows 7 like window snapping in OSX.

One of my favorite, and most used features in Windows 7 is the window snapping feature that allows you to drag windows to the side of the screen and have them snap to 50% of the screen real-estate. OSX has no such feature built in.

I just came across a great piece of software that mimics these features: Cinch.

Get your free trial here: http://irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/