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OS X: Hide Your Hard Disk from the Desktop

If you want to hide the Hard Disk icon from your desktop so that you can maintain a clean look, follow this Tech-Recipe. These directions are accurate for all modern versions of OS X including 10.7 Lion.

OS X Lion: Enable Dock Running Apps Indicators

With OS X Lion, Apple has decided to disable the blue lights on the dock that demonstrate that an application is currently loaded into memory and running. For the majority of users who could not care less about memory management, this makes perfect sense. However, many pro users will want to know exactly which apps are running and will want to follow these steps to display the running app indicators in the dock.

How to Install OS X Lion Server

OS X server is now bundled as a optional install with OS X Lion. Here is how to find and install it.

OS X: Display Date on Menu Bar

I never understood why OS X does not provide an easy way to place the day on the menu bar. This tech-recipe describes a work around that will display the date. Now updated for OS X Lion.

Install OS X Lion to Separate Partition

For many of us developers, testing OS X Lion is very high priority. This is how I installed OS X Lion into a separate partition on my MBP.

Facebook: How do I cancel a friend request?

So you requested to friend someone on Facebook, but now you regret it. Luckily, you can quickly cancel this friend request.

Windows 7: Restore Sticky Notes’ Delete prompt window

When you delete a Sticky Note in Windows 7, a small window will pop up and ask you if you are sure to delete the note. If you check the box that says “Don’t display this message again” to get rid of the window, that prompt will never appear again. If you selected this by accident, these directions will show you how to correct it via registry.

Google Chrome: How to Disable the Built-in PDF Viewer

If you don’t like using the built-in Chrome PDF Viewer, you can disable it and go back to doing like you did before.

Android: How to Add Custom Ringtones, Alarm, and Notification Sounds to Your Device

All Android devices come with their own set of sounds for ringtones, alarms and notifications. If you want to use custom sounds that you have found, you will need to follow these steps to keep things working in an efficient manner.

Adobe Photoshop: Restore to default settings

While using Photoshop, many users tweak the program’s settings and end up with unwanted program’s behaviors. This simple guide will show you how to restore Photoshop’s settings to the default state. This has been tested to work in versions CS3, CS4, and CS5.

Create Web App Shortcuts on Your Desktop With Chrome

Using Google Chrome you can create Web App shortcuts on your Windows desktop, start menu, or pinned to your taskbar. This is helpful for open services such as Gmail or Twitter directly from your desktop.

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