Mac keyboard shortcuts and other tips

I've just bought a Macbook (13.3" aluminium, 4gb ram, lovely | battery, non-backlit keyboard, less lovely) and cos I've always been a Windows user there's a lot that is new to me.

Before I give up and install Bootcamp I'll probably discover a bunch of things that I'll want to remember. So I'm going to record them here.

I definitely need a comprehensive reference to Mac keyboard shortcuts. I'm sure there are plenty out there.

It's amazing how disabling it is not knowing all the keyboard shortcuts that one's gotten so used to over time. I shall battle on :)

Here is a list of URLs with keyboard shortcuts.

http://tinyurl.com/axudxr (thanks @vkoser)

http://tinyurl.com/5q86qh (thanks @murdamw)

http://tinyurl.com/5jjp95 ( " )

Nr.	Action	Key combination	Source
1.	Make a screenshot anywhere where you can select the area of the screenshot with the mouse (screen capture)	cmd+shift+4	http://www.intermedia.net/support/kb/default.asp?id=923
2.	Safari: Jump to the address bar (or location bar)	cmd+l	-
3.	Safari: quick page search	fn+(search term)	-
4.	Minimise active window	cmd+m	-
5.	Find my Mac IP address	Apple -> System Preferences -> Network	-
6.	Show desktop(?) (hides like EVERYTHING on screen)	fn+F11	-
7.	Hide window	cmd+H	-
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N.B. Finally got a table going on in Blogger! Thanks to:

http://mlawire.blogspot.com/2007/01/table-formatting-in-blogger.html

Google Chrome in-page search shortcuts

I couldn't work it out by myself: The keyboard shortcuts for jumping through one's Google Chrome in-page search results.

Well, I think I'll use Ctrl+G, hell, why not?! :)

Ctrl+F	Open find-in-page box
Ctrl+G or F3	Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box
Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3	Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box

Google Chrome in-page search shortcuts

I couldn't work it out by myself: The keyboard shortcuts for jumping through one's Google Chrome in-page search results.

Well, I think I'll use Ctrl+G, hell, why not?! :)

Ctrl+F	Open find-in-page box
Ctrl+G or F3	Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box
Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3	Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box

Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 2

This is a nice technical post (kinda) cos I haven't posted in ages (blame goes to Facebook)

Ok, see this little icon on the left. If you use Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 2 you'll see it in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen along with the other annoying icons that sit there doing nothing.

One of the handy features of Intel Exteme Graphics is that it allows you to rotate the image displayed on your computer screen. Obviously you'd only want to do this if you're also able to physically rotate the screen. This is sometimes nice if you're writing a document cos then you can fit a whole page at once on the screen.

I have such a screen (at work) and until today I've had to locate this icon in the corner and go into the menus to rotate the screen.
Today, all that changed. I was pressing some random keys trying to make little e's with accents (é) and it wasn't working, and suddenly my screen flipped.

So here we go. The Intel Extreme Graphics keyboard shortcuts for flipping the display are:

Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 8 = normal
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 4 = 90 degrees
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 6 = 270 degrees
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 2 = 180 degrees

No more fiddling in the menus :)

Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 2

This is a nice technical post (kinda) cos I haven't posted in ages (blame goes to Facebook)

Ok, see this little icon on the left. If you use Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 2 you'll see it in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen along with the other annoying icons that sit there doing nothing.

One of the handy features of Intel Exteme Graphics is that it allows you to rotate the image displayed on your computer screen. Obviously you'd only want to do this if you're also able to physically rotate the screen. This is sometimes nice if you're writing a document cos then you can fit a whole page at once on the screen.

I have such a screen (at work) and until today I've had to locate this icon in the corner and go into the menus to rotate the screen.
Today, all that changed. I was pressing some random keys trying to make little e's with accents (é) and it wasn't working, and suddenly my screen flipped.

So here we go. The Intel Extreme Graphics keyboard shortcuts for flipping the display are:

Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 8 = normal
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 4 = 90 degrees
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 6 = 270 degrees
Ctrl+Alt followed by 0 and then 2 = 180 degrees

No more fiddling in the menus :)