2. Overview
• Class will last approximately one
hour
• Not all will be Mac-specific
• Please ask questions throughout
the presentation
• I hope screen sharing works! :)
3. My Mac History
• Made “The Switch” in March of 2007
• Spend a lot of time studying
personal productivity (blogs like
Lifehacker, etc.)
• Personal goal is to reduce my
reliance on the mouse!! :)
4. Step #1: Learn Keyboard
Shortcuts
• Keyboard shortcuts available on
Apple website
• Goal should be to reduce mouse
usage to absolute minimum
• Hack: Universal Access > Enable
Mouse Keys > Disable Trackpad >
Hit Option key 5x
5. Step #2: Exposé and
Spaces
• Exposé - Allows for corner movements.
My two are:
• Upper right corner - All Windows
• Lower right corner - Desktop
• Spaces - Allows for a large “virtual”
desktop
• Launch apps in separate desktops
6. Step #3: Quicksilver
• Application Launcher on Steroids
• Favorite productivity enhancer on the
Mac
• Quicksilver allows me to keep a large
number of applications open efficiently
• In addition to launching you can create
helpful triggers!
7. Step #4: FluidApp
• Allows for Site-Specific Browsers
(SSBs)
• Makes it very easy to get to sites you
frequent
• No longer have to navigate through
dozens of tabs!!
• Hack: Get Fluid icons off Flickr! :)
