Moving files with a “cut and paste” in Lion

Finally, Apple implemented an option to move a file after the Copy shortcut has been pressed: instead of regular CMD + C and CMD + V to copy & paste, try CMD + C and CMD + Option + V to copy & move.

Highlight icon in stacks

defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -boolean YES killall Dock This trick add a mouse over highlight when using Grid Stacks..

The very first Mac software I bought: Papers

There are many software missing from the Apple stores… because a Mac version was never released (or it’s no longer developed, as for my beloved CorelDraw…), but sometimes, combining the best features of Mac OS X into a single piece of software, smart developers can really deliver delicious applications. Papers is one of them. It’s [...]

Show path bar in Finder

To view the path bar, a handy and interactive “where are you?” panel, just select “Show path bar” from the Finder’s “View” menu. You can see where  you are at a glance, you can click on upper folders and go to them, and also drag and drop files to upper folders to copy/move them. Alternatively [...]

Play WMV files in QuickTime

Flip4Mac is the solution. If you only  need the codecs for QuickTime (that is: to play files), then you can download the package for free from Microsoft’s website.

Quicktime X preferences

The new version of Quicktime (called X, for 10) has a suprising feature: no features! If you look for a “Preferences…” menu under the QuickTime menu you won’t find anyting. Consider for instance that you want to play a video as you open it – sounds logical, uh? – well, you have to work it [...]