Comments on: Little adjustments – from Windows to Mac

By: Kirkrr

Kirkrr — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:15:32 +0000

Like Windows ALT-TAB to cycle through open applications, Cmd-TAB (Apple-Tab) does the same in OS X, with the additional benefit, that you can CMD-Q (Apple-Q) to quit the application from the application switcher that shows up with Cmd-TAB.

IF you use the DOCK (I use Quicksilver to launch everything – the DOCK is strictly a holder of icons for RUNNING applications), you can right click on the icon in the DOCK at quit as well.

For printers, the icon often remains in the dock after printing. Right click on the icon and select AUTO-QUIT. In the future, the print process icon will go away when done.

By: Jim Schimpf

Jim Schimpf — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:06:26 +0000

Don’t worry about apps that don’t stop, the next time you need it, the startup will be that much faster. The memory isn’t an issue since an unused app will have it’s memory paged out so unless you are a Photoshop ninja it won’t cause trouble.

After you find the set of apps that you use all the time you will then have your working set always there ready to go.

Also if you have to shut down apps just right click on the icon in the dock you can pick quit there.

–jim

By: Goobimama

Goobimama — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:35:39 +0000

Master the keyboard shortcuts and you will find yourself working really efficiently. There are a lot of “OS X shortcuts lists” around, just google them.

By: shane blyth

shane blyth — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:14:47 +0000

Think different
Why when you close a window with a spreadsheet in it would i want to close the app.. People often work in application all day and open and close documents in it. The idea with OS X is that you quit the document and leave the application running. If you want tp close the whole app cause your finished with it Command Q quits the whole shooting box.
I got me too but now I understand why it is to me actually more logical.