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Command + double click a search item in spotlight to open the containing folder in finder.
You can use image capture app to copy pictures when you connect camera via usb. If you create a "Developer" folder in your ~ it's gonna have a different icon and is canonical place to put all your code in mac world. Clicking wifi tray icon while holding option is going to give you a lot more info and some hidden tools.
If you run: defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture yes then when you hold ctrl-opt-cmd (the three keys to the left of the space bar, so easy to remember) you can click-and-drag a window from anywhere , not just the title bar. (Note: need to restart app first)
e.g. "smash"+h moves the window left with shiftit
Instead of releasing cmd to switch to the application, you can press q to quit it.
That you can hold down certain keys, like i and o, to access a list of similar characters that aren't found on the keyboard. My 1 year old taught me that one.
Creating one-file pdf from large pdf file with simple page drag to the home screen using Preview.
i sometimes compose quick-and-dirty UX flows from mockups this way.
my favourite feature is how the title bar icon in any app that’s editing a file (textmate/ word etc) is a pointer to the actual file unlike windows. - you can drag that file anywhere to move it. - CMD click it to see a breadcrumb menu showing where it is and navigate to the folder on a similar vein, dragging a file into an open file modal box makes it browse to the containing folder. In windows, dragging a file would…
Hold Option key while clicking to unlock all kinds of more detailed informtion and options eg, Option-click the menubar wifi icon and you get all the details of your wifi connection including BSSID of the router you're actually connected to, RSSI, your assigned IP, etc.
Increase Contrast, which I prefer not just for aesthetic reasons (it gives a slightly old-school feel to the interface), but because it delineates areas of windows / apps more clearly: Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase Contrast. This will automatically turn on Reduce Transparency, but I used that setting anyway, to reduce distracting detail.