The iTunes Dock icon can be set to display a “Now Playing” song and artist pop-up that transitions in and out and music starts. Use the following Command:
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Disable reply animation in OS X Mail
If you use Mail you have probably seen the animation when replying to a message. The message seems to slide off the screen. It’s possible to disable this animation:
Change auto check interval Google Notifier
When you use Google Notifier you will have noticed that your mailbox will be checked once every 15 minutes. You can change this interval with the following Terminal command.
Disable Google Chrome’s automatic software update
Google Chrome automatically checks for software updates in the background. If you want to disable the automatic updates to reduce data traffic, you can do this with a defaults write command.
Display the Cover Flow frame rate
The following command will show the cover flow frame rate (as frames per second) within the Finder alongside each filename when flipping through files.
Disable ‘Eject’ menu option in OS X Finder
Disable the menu option: ‘File ▸ Eject [volume]’ (cmd⌘ + E) in the Mac OS X Finder menubar.
Enable the 2D Dock
If the 3D Dock isn’t your taste, you can use Terminal to switch to the 2D visual implementation.