Brian's List of OSX Tweaks for web developers

osxtweaks

#OSX Tweaks:
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- Most need reboot to show changes
- Most of these tweaks are just for speed, but some are specific for development
- All of these are to be ran in terminal. The commands to be copy and pasted start after the less-than sign.
- I'm not responsible for any adverse effects to your computer, at all.


##Increase the speed of OS X dialogs boxes:
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .1

change .1 to .001 to make dialogs instantly appear

Default:
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .5

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##Disable Window Animations to Speed shit up a tad
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

Default:
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool true

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##Disable window animations in OS X Finder
> defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true

Default:
> defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool false

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##Disable the Rubber Band effect in Mac OS X
> defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -int 0

Default:
> defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -int 1

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## Disable Notification center in Mac OS X Mountain Lion
> sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui KeepAlive -bool false
> killall NotificationCenter

Default / Re-enable:
> sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui KeepAlive -bool true

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## Enable AirDrop in a wired network and old Macs
> defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true
> killall Finder

Default:
> defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool false

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## Disable the new window animation in Mac OS X
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

Default:
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool true

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## Mac OS X: Disable the creation of .DS_store files
> defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores TRUE

Default:
> defaults delete com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores

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## Disable window shadows

- It works, but it messes with the shadows on the actual menu bars for apps. Looks like Junk.
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUseLeopardWindowValues NO
> defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUseLeopardWindowValues YES

Default:
> defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUseLeopardWindowValues YES
> defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUseLeopardWindowValues NO