• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Use a Keystroke to Maximize Finder Windows In OS X

    The Maximize jelly in OS X that makes a screen the full size that the screen should be is great. The command that it runs is called Zoom. There’s another one to minimize screens, as well. The minimize has a keystroke mapped of Command-Shift-M. I use it all the time. You can also map a keystroke to make the windows bigger, invoking that Zoom command. Sometimes, when I plug and unplug the monitor on my desk at work at take my laptop home, I end up with windows stuck where the jellies (what those little buttons in the top corner of the screen are called) are above the menu bar…

  • Mac OS X

    QuickLook

    If you click on a file, folder or image in Mac OS X and then press the space bar to see a QuickLook screen.  Here, you can click on the diagonal arrows pointing outwards to move into full screen – great for showing documents or images during presentations.  While in full screen mode, click on the diagonal arrows again to go back to a windowed appearance. If it is an image then you can will also have an icon to save the image into iPhoto and can option-click on the image to zoom in.