Tag Archives: System Preferences

How to remove icons from your menu bar

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Michael

When you first start using your Mac, you may have quite a few items in your menu bar. I don’t feel the need for the Bluetooth or Input menu items and I prefer an uncluttered look, so I’ll remove them. But how do you do that? Continue reading →

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Keeping your Mac’s Trash in the corner

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Michael

One of the first things I do on any new Mac is change the Dock so that my Trash is always in the corner rather than floating around as icons are added or removed from the Dock. This makes it very easy to drag items to the Trash because it’s always in the same spot. Continue reading →

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Multi-button mousing with your Mac

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Michael

Macs work with multi-button mouses. This article covers how to configure the Mighty Mouse to support right-clicking and other tweaks to System Preferences for the mouse. Continue reading →

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