Table of content

Part 1: Security

1    When you leave your computer running   

    1 Passworded screen saver with hot corners   

    2 “On Demand” Passworded screen saver  

    3 Using Fast User Switching to get the login window 

2    At login   

    1 Quick Login or Secure Login   

    2 Even More Secure Login   

3    Web Security   

    1 Setting up a Firewall  

4    File Safeguarding   

    1 Encrypting with File Vault   

    2 Encrypting Only Certain Files   

    3 Encrypting Virtual Memory   

5    Deleting   

    1 Finder Secure Empty Trash  

    2 Even Safer Delete  

    2 Cleaning up what you already deleted

Part 2: The Finder

1    Launching Applications

    1 Adding Applications to the Dock

    2 Adding the Applications folder to the Dock

    3 Dragging a file to the Dock

    4 Forcing an app to open a file

    5 Launch an App using Spotlight or QuickSilver

2    Applications and windows switching

    1 Command-Tab

    2 Quitting and hiding apps in the “Command-Tab” dialog

    3 Switching windows   

    3 Exposé   

    4 Switching app within the F10 Exposé function   

3    Enhancing Spotlight Searches   

    1 Finding where it is saved   

    2 Spotlight everywhere   

    3 Images and PDF in Spotlight  

4    Better Files Organization   

    1 Snap to Grid   

    2 Icon Preview   

5    Moving, Copying and Creating Aliases   

6    Taking screenshots   

    1 From shortcuts   

    2 Choosing the file format 

    3 With the application “Grab”   

7    Dashboard  

    1 Closing widgets quickly   

    2 Getting widgets on the desktop