MBP coming OSX tips
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OS X tips/tricks
Window views: the column view is (in my humble opinion) the most efficient file browsing available in OS X. Start typing to select a folder, and use arrow keys for a pure keyboard Finder experience.
Window sidebar: a great place to keep custom Smart Searches and folders you access regularly or temporarily. You can even toss in network folders and drives. Good stuff.
Smart Searches: man, these are helpful. I'm not going to get all into why, but I suggest checking them out. In your sidebar you'll see a Search For twistie and some preset searches. Right-click on one and Show Search Criteria to see how they're created. The level of filter detail is astonishing and powerful. Press Command-F (Find) to initiate a new search (or Command-Spacebar to initiate a Spotlight search). The real-time search results and customizability in OS X put other OSs to shame, in my opinion, of course.
In the Finder, go to Preferences and explore your options. You can create a really clean desktop by hiding connected drive icons (they're already accessible in Finder windows) from the desktop and snapping the icons to grids and stuff like that.
Command-Tab works just like Ctrl-` in XP (last Windows I've used, so I can't say anything about Vista or 7), but a little nicer. The consistent key modifiers in the OS and applications is really handy too, N for new (window or file) and E for eject in the finder, which is handy for quick HD removal. I use Command-delete a lot to send files to the trash without using a mouse. Stuff like that.
If I think about anymore, I'll let you know.