Unveil hidden macOS (OS X) features
Launchpad uses a blurred version of your Desktop image as its background. Using cmd + option + ctrl + B while in Launchpad cycles through the original image, the blurred one, a black and white version and a blurred black and white version.
With the following defaults write command you can adjust the blur radius:
Time Machine will standard use all the available disk space on an external drive or a external server volume. You can setup a limit how much disk space Time Machine may use. Use this defaults write Terminal command:
Safari stores favicons in a database named ‘WebpageIcons.db’ located in the folder: ~/Library/Safari/Icons. It is possible to disable the creation of this database with the following command:
In OS X Lion the thumbnail previews of windows from the same app are grouped together. By hovering the mouse over these thumbnails and scrolling up, you can expand the group of windows. It is possible to display these windows in full size.
In the Mac App Store is a hidden element inspector available that lets you view the source of any page or element. It is possible to extract text or images, and adding your own code through the console option.
The Mouse System Preferences pane does not include an option to enable momentum scrolling. The setting is a hidden preference. Use following command in Terminal to enable momentum scrolling.
Spring-loaded Dock items are supposed to save you time by allowing you to drag a file over the folder/icon. Hover it for a few seconds and the application/folder will open. Use the following command to enable these feature: