Disable ‘Resume’ system-wide

Resume is one of the main feature since OS X 10.7 Lion. It’s a system-wide feature that allowing you to immediately get back to the exact state of the app even when system reboots. Use the following command to disable it. defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false Restart your Mac or logout/in to make the changes appear. The commands can be reversed with the command: defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool true

Disable auto-correction in OS X

Apple implemented a lighter version of Auto-Correction to OS X. Perhaps it’s causing more problems than it’s helping, here’s how to disable it. Use the following command: defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false Restart your Mac or logout/in to make the changes appear. defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool true