5 simple solutions to problems that often face the Cubs on OS X

OS X has its own philosophy and some things are already happening somewhat differently than other operating systems. By this, you can simply get used to, but you can simplify your life by using simple tools or applications. It is of such small applications that make our work for Mac'om easier and more convenient, I want to tell you in this article.

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Jettison

Problem

I think everyone is familiar with annoying banner system with a notification that one of your disk has been removed incorrectly. In the case of a USB-stick to it in principle, can not pay attention, but if it comes to exterior hard drive, it is best to remove it correctly in order to avoid such messages and possible errors and Troubleshooting. This problem also appears when you close the cover MacBook, and then unplug the USB-drive. And it happens because of the fact that OS X drives mounted leaves the care to sleep and change this behavior by regular means, unfortunately you can not.

Decision

Jettison - is a miniature application that the only role that, fix this problem. After installation, jettison the icon will be displayed in the menu bar, but you will not need to even open it because the application is running in automatic mode. Once your Mac will receive a transition team to sleep - Jettison immediately unmounts all your external drives, and it means that you can safely remove them without the need to "wake up" Mac. Also, if you do not otlyuchili drives, when you exit the Mac from sleep, jettison automatically mount them again, so you can continue working. And of course, in the settings, you can specify exceptions to the drives that you want to extract.

Caffeine

Problem

Apple pays much attention to energy saving in OS X, and in addition to the usual slow disks and going to sleep, to 10.9 added new features like App Nap. It's great to save the battery, especially the transition to sleep, because often we leave the computer for some few minutes, and is returned, half an hour later. But sometimes it is necessary on the contrary to prevent leaving the Mac to sleep. For example, if you are waiting for the download large files or an important call in to Skype. It is very annoying when you come back after a while your Mac'u, waiting to see the result of the work, and see just how it is measured, "snoring" LED.

Decision

Solution to this problem is a tiny utility Caffeine, which simply prohibit Mac'u transition to sleep. On the menu bar will display the icon with a cup of coffee, when pushed, it activates or deactivates Caffeine, by inhibiting the transition into sleep mode or allowing the selection system (installation energy saving). If you are running on battery power, do not forget to turn off Caffeine, when it is not needed.

Council: Caffeine on the appearance of the icons easy to identify the current status of the utility: if the cup is filled with coffee - your Mac It is in the "forced wakefulness", if it is empty - there are system parameters energy saving.

Dwell Click

Problem

If you work at a computer for hours on end, performing thousands of clicks at the same time - your fingers will get tired. Some people are susceptible to it less, some more, but anyway this is a problem. Multiple repetitive clicks - fun unpleasant.

Decision

Dwell Click - a small application with which you can assign to run automatically clicks as soon as you hover the cursor over a particular object. The default is a single click, but you can change it if you want to double-click or right-click.

cursor delay time required to trigger the click, you can specify in the settings. Also Dwell Click is an animation that indicates the activation click. Furthermore, using the application, you can configure hotkeys to perform all three types of clicks. Thus, we get an alternative way to interact with your Mac.

QuickRes

Problem

Although Macbook'i with Retina displays have appeared quite a long time, vseravno some sites and interfaces applications force users to switch to a resolution different from the standard for Retina-displays. And in real life, some more convenient ustnovit slightly lower resolution to obtain an acceptable font size and interface elements. It is not so much a problem as an inconvenience. Apple initially has provided the ability to change resolution images, but that's run for it every time in the system settings of a thankless task.

Decision

We come to the aid QuickRes utility, the name of which it is clear that it is designed for quick changes razreshniya screen "on the fly". This is done via an icon in the menu bar. Between the two elected permissions, you can switch by simple click, the rest - are selected from the dropdown list. It supports all resolution up to 3840 × 2400.
Upload QuickRes $ 4,99

Problem

Color temperature screens of our Mac in the evening it becomes very cold. I think everyone noticed that the evening display starts "otdavavat blue", and in total darkness just did "cut" the eye. For people who work long hours at the computer and can not be shut down in the evening, this may create some inconvenience, up to increased fatigue and eye irritation.

Decision

Certainly better to work in a well-lit room, and not to stay for long periods in front of the monitor. However, if all this is not about you - do not worry, the solution still is. With this decision, yavlyaetya F.lux tiny utility, which, depending on the time of day will automatically change the color profile of the display, making it suitable for lighting. At dusk f.lux smoothly change the display color to a warmer and closer to the dawn will bring him back to the standart profile.

All that is required of you - is to specify your city (if it is not detected automatically) to f.lux identified and remembered the duration of daylight; and select the "warm" evening profile, zavismosti on your preference. For photos or other users who demand accurate color reproduction, it is possible to disable f.lux on time (an hour or before dawn), as well as add specific applications to the exceptions.

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