Perma-Widget

Are you one of those Mac users who loves a particular Widget but hates the fact that you have to use Dashboard to get to it? If so, then I've got the cure for what ails ya. Watch this Geekbit to learn the solution. Also, don't forget to log out and and back in to make the changes take effect. I forgot to add that little nugget to my demo.


The text you need to paste in the Terminal is

defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES

Then hit the Enter key. Free at last, Free at last. Remember to vote for me as Supreme Commander or the WLO (Widget Liberation Organization)!

Geekbit: What's Up, Dock?

You know how when you're doing laundry and you find twenty bucks in your pocket that you had forgotten about? This tip is like that. It's built right into the OS but you'd never know it was there if you hadn't stopped by here and checked our pockets. Thanks to applegazette.com (where I found it) and osxdaily.com (where they found it).


If you've never used the Terminal, this might be a little intimidating but it's really very simple. Here are the commands that I reference in the video:

Enable transparent hidden Dock icons:
Type this: defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES
Press Enter
Type this: killall Dock
Press Enter

Disable transparent hidden Dock icons:
Type this: defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool NO
Press Enter
Type this: killall Dock
Press Enter