If you don’t use Time Machine, you might notice that every time you attach a empty hard disk to your Mac, you get asked if you want to use this hard disk Time Machine backups. Disable this dialog box with the following command:
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Change default appointment duration in iCal (Calendar)
iCal has a feature whereby you can easily create new calendar appointments. Just click ‘+’ at the top left of the window and start typing. For example, “Friday BBQ 20:00” will create an appointment on the next Friday at 8 pm and is called “BBQ”.
Disable ‘Empty trash’ options in OS X Finder
Disable the menu option: ‘Empty trash’ and ‘Secure Empty trash’ in the Mac OS X Finder menubar and command + click trash contextual menu.
Change default screensaver password delay options
Since Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard we have the ability to set how long your Mac is asleep or how long the screen saver is on before it requires a password to wake up again. However, you can’t enter your own custom time period.
Disable the Rubber Band effect in Mac OS X
The rubber band effect in Mac OS X (10.7+) appears when you move the mouse up or down in a document and reach the end. The page will jump up and then back down. You can disable this feature with the following command:
Disable “Go to folder” in OS X
The Go To Folder command is the most useful features in the OS X Finder. If you want to lock down a Mac a bit more than usual, you can disable the Go To Folder menu option and keyboard shortcut using a defaults write command: defaults write com.apple.finder ProhibitGoToFolder -bool true To make the command take effect, you need to restart the Finder. killall Finder Revert to the default setting: defaults write com.apple.finder ProhibitGoToFolder -bool false Restart Finder
Change default view style in OS X Finder
When opening a folder in OS X Finder, icon view is the default view style. Unless is has been manually changed through the Finder toolbar. You can change the default view style