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Hide and show all of your Mac Desktop icons with a keyboard shortcut

Dec 8, 2010 - 5 Comments

The dreaded desktop icon clutter, if you’re working like crazy, downloading and saving a lot of files, it’s pretty easy to flip to your Mac desktop to discover it just littered with icons. Taking the time to tidy up all the files on your desktop can distract you from your workflow and, well, it’s just … Read More

How to Change the Desktop Background Picture in Mac OS X

Apr 18, 2010 - 9 Comments

Making your Mac desktop background look attractive goes beyond just eye candy, it can help to improve your focus or give some inspiration. We’re going to show you how you can easily change the wallpaper on your Mac, and you can set the desktop background to any picture you want. Whether you’re a minimalist and … Read More

How to Hide or Remove Icons from the Mac Desktop

Apr 14, 2010 - 10 Comments

You can really clean up your Mac Desktop by hiding all the hard disk and drive icons that appear by default on it. This is a settings choice that makes it so when you connect a new drive to the Mac, it won’t show up on the desktop, but it will be visible from a … Read More

Show File & Folder Info Directly in Finder & Folders of Mac OS X

Mar 22, 2010 - 1 Comment

You can set Mac OS X to automatically display file and folder information directly within the Finder windows of the file system, much like the desktop of OS X.

Get your Mac desktop ready for Christmas!

Dec 16, 2009 - 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again, just 9 days before Christmas! You can get even more in the spirit by decking out your Mac, so here’s some resources to do just that. From making it snow on your Mac desktop, to virtual christmas lights, holiday music, and themed wallpaper, we’ve got you covered. Merry Christmas! … Read More

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