Category: Apple

OS X users, here’s a QuickLook plugin to display the dimensions and size of an image in the title bar instead of the filename

There are many sites that list useful QuickLook plugins for OS X users but many of them have missed this one. Now, when you’re in Finder, a simple tap of the spacebar can show you the dimensions of an image and its file size in the title bar:

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But wait, there’s more!

This plugin can also preview and generate Finder thumbnails for unsupported images formats like :

AND it comes with a Spotlight plugin to display informations of unsupported images (WebP, bpg, Portable Pixmap) in Finder’s inspector window. But really, it had me at displaying the dimensions and size of an image, since that’s information I’ve often needed after receiving an image. Real all about it at the project’s GitHub page or just download the installer.

How to Burn Disc Images in OS X El Capitan Without Disk Utility

Apple removed the ability to burn disc images from Disk Utility in OS X 10.11 and newer, and while that makes sense for many Macs that no longer have SuperDrives, CDRW, and DVD burners, for those who use an external burner, use disc drive sharing, or who do have hardware with a built-in SuperDrive, may find it frustrating to lose such a feature. But not to worry, you can still burn disk images and data discs in OS X El Capitan, and you can start the process either from the Finder or from the command line on the Mac.

Source: How to Burn Disc Images in OS X El Capitan Without Disk Utility (OS X Daily)

Stop Spotlight Stalling & Beachballs When Searched in Mac OS X with External Drives

Spotlight is the lightning fast search engine built into the Mac, but some users may have noticed that once Spotlight has been summoned and a file search query is beginning to be typed, OS X freezes up, stalls, and beachballs for anywhere from 10-30 seconds for seemingly no apparent reason. If you’re in a quiet room, you may even hear a little spin up sound as this happens as well.

Source: Stop Spotlight Stalling & Beachballs When Searched in Mac OS X with External Drives

How to Restore a Mac from a Time Machine Backup

While Macs have a great reputation for being stable and rarely experiencing major issues, the reality is that sometimes things can go wrong. Typically this happens when either a hard drive fails or an OS X system update goes completely awry, but if you have set up Time Machine backups on the Mac like all users should, then you will discover that restoring an entire systems hard drive from that Time Machine backup is really quite easy.

Source: How to Restore a Mac from a Time Machine Backup (OS X Daily)

Link: How to Adjust Volume Settings for Individual Audio Devices and Sound Effects in OS X

If you’ve ever been showing a presentation or a video, you know how embarrassing it can be when system sounds such as alerts, errors, and notifications interrupt your audio, especially when you’re projecting to a PA system or loudspeakers.

In OS X, there’s a couple of cool little options that you can apply to your audio settings so that, if you are say, listening to your music while you clean, or showing a movie on your big TV, then you won’t be interrupted by Frog, Funk, Bottle, or any of the other system alerts.

Full article here:
How to Adjust Volume Settings for Individual Audio Devices and Sound Effects in OS X (How-To Geek)