Mac Minimalist Has now been up and running for just over 2 months and has had a great start. Here is a quick summary of posts and resources you can find over a www.MacMinimalist.com

1. Disable Desktop Iconsin Mac OS X

2. Text Only Mail Buttons

3. Minimal Flickr Pools

4. Getting More ScreenReal Estate with TwoUp

5. Best way to Minimize Windows in Snow Leopard

6. Hiding Desktop Iconswith Camouflage

7. The Black Desktop

8. Clean Up Your Mac’s Desktop

9. Minimal 2D Leopard Dock

Hot Mac Minimalist Posts is a post from: The Custom Mac

Open Terminal and type in

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1

Then enter

Killall Finder

to restart the Finder. You should now be able to quicklook any folder that has files and see it in the folder preview.

UPDATE: If you ever want to disable it this feature, quit the Finder, then repeat the above Terminal command, but change the 1 to a 0.

Source: Mac OS X Hints

Enable See-Through QuickLook Folders is a post from: The Custom Mac

So which commands do you use? Which are you favorite? You can tell us in the comments below OR click here to tell us on twitter.

What are Your Favorite Terminal Commands? is a post from: The Custom Mac

As it turns out there is a secret stack view in Snow Leopard that modifies the list view option for stacks. Below is a video showing the before and after. It also shows the transitions in slow motion.

To apply this view enter the following into Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES

Than:

killall Dock

This will change the view and restart the dock.

Secret Stack List View Mod is a post from: The Custom Mac

Here are just a few semi-secret keyboard short cuts. Have any we don’t? Please share them!

1. Option + click the sound menu bar icon to bring up inputs and outputs.

2. Full screen Quick Look: Option + Spacebar

3. Zoom Mouse: Control + (Mouse Scroll forward)

4. View invisible files in dialog boxes (SL only): Command + Shift + . (period key)

5. Show Dock item in Finder: ⌘ + Click Dock item.

6. Re-arange Menu Bar items: ⌘ + Click & Drag to desired position.

7. Hide Dock: Option + ⌘ D

8. Sleep Computer: ⌘ + Option + Control + ⏏

9. Shut Down Computer no questions asked: ⌘ + Option + ⏏

10. Yours Here: Put yours in the comments below

Keys For Success: 10 Easy Powerful Keyboard Shortcuts is a post from: The Custom Mac

Disabling Spotlight in Snow Leopard is quite easy. Simply enter the following into Terminal, hit enter. You may need to enter your Admin password.

sudo mdutil -a -i off

To turn it back on just enter the following:

sudo mdutil -a -i on

Source: OSX Daily

Disabling Spotlight in Snow Leopard is a post from: The Custom Mac

A lot of people I’ve talked to don’t know about customizing the Finder window background. This is very easy and requires no special software. So lets get started.

Open a Finder window and in the menubar navigate to View > Show View Options. (or ⌘ + J) From there you can choose a color or image for your finder backgrounds.

There are 3 options for backgrounds. A plane white background, colored or adding your own image as the background.

Here is a Finder window with a simple light blue color:

You can also tell Finder to use an image for the window background. I would suggest you use a large dimension like 1024×800 so when you enlarge the finder window you always see the image. But try to keep the files size down so load times are faster.

Here is a Finder window with a wood background:

This option can be used to create a transparent window look:

Send us your Custom windows!

I we would love to see your custom finder windows. Send us a link or images to caleb@thecustommac.com.

How to Change Finder Window Backgrounds is a post from: The Custom Mac

Here is a quick video showing a few tips for using Safari. I show you how to turn on the status bar, create custom bookmarks, and a few handy keyboard shortcuts. I also talk about some social media plugins, you can that that post here: Social Media tools for safari

What tricks do you employ with safari?

Quick Tip: Safari Tricks is a post from: The Custom Mac

I am happy to announce a new blog today. Mac Minimalist is now up and running. You can count on tips and tricks to simplifying your mac, being more productive as well as finding great software, wallpapers and hardware to get the most out of your mac.

So join us over at www.MacMinimalist.com, and be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed to stay up to date.

(Image: Flickr Member Laure Wayaffe licensed for use under Creative Commons)

Introducing New Blog: Mac Minimalist is a post from: The Custom Mac

We all love our Macs but there are always a couple small “features” that we could all trive without. Here are a few annoying ones and how to stop them. Be sure to share yours as well.

1. Stop obnoxious Bouncing Dock icons (Original Post)

fire up Terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and type in the following and hit enter:

defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE

And then type in the following to restart your dock:

killall Dock

From now on you will not be plauged by the bouncing icons!

And for whatever reason you want to turn it back on you can enter the following into Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool FALSE

and then

killall Dock

2. Disable flash or countdown in Photo Booth

Disabling flash in PhotoBooth is really easy all you have to do is hold the Shift key while you click to take a picture and the screen will not flash white.

Disabling the picture count down in PhotoBooth is just a matter of holding down the Option key while you click to take a picture, your photo will take immediately.

If You combine the keystrokes by holding down Option-Shift, you’ll immediately take a picture without the flash.

3. Toggle hiding the Dock using the keyboard.

A keyboard shortcut I use multiple times a day is Command + Option + D.
This will toggle hiding the dock. Great for anyone working with large windows and applications.

Disabling Annoying Features in OS X is a post from: The Custom Mac