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Useful macOS defaults: Calendar

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.iCal, controlling how Calendar displays and handles events.

2016-05-23 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Contacts

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.AddressBook, controlling how Contacts displays and sorts people.

2016-02-15 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Spotlight

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Spotlight and Spotlight indexing controls.

2015-11-09 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Activity Monitor

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.ActivityMonitor, controlling what Activity Monitor shows.

2015-08-03 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Crash Reporter

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.CrashReporter, controlling how crash dialogs behave.

2015-04-20 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Printing

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs, controlling printing behaviour on macOS.

2015-01-12 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Mission Control and Spaces

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dock (Mission Control settings) and com.apple.spaces, controlling how Spaces and Mission Control behave.

2014-09-22 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Preview

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Preview, controlling how Preview opens and displays files.

2014-06-16 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Launch Services

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.LaunchServices, controlling quarantine warnings and file associations.

2014-03-10 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Mail

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.mail, controlling how Apple Mail looks and behaves.

2013-12-02 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: System Preferences

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.systempreferences, controlling the legacy System Preferences app.

2013-08-19 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Disk Utility

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.DiskUtility, controlling what Disk Utility shows.

2013-04-22 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Dashboard

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dashboard, controlling the legacy Dashboard widgets feature.

2013-01-14 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Screen Saver

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.screensaver, controlling screen saver password and timing.

2012-09-10 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Desktop Services

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.desktopservices, controlling .DS_Store files and Finder behaviour.

2012-05-21 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Screenshots

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.screencapture, controlling screenshot format, location, and behaviour.

2012-01-16 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: TextEdit

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.TextEdit, controlling how TextEdit opens and saves files.

2011-10-03 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Safari

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Safari, controlling the developer menu, privacy, tabs, and more.

2011-06-20 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Terminal

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Terminal, controlling how Terminal looks and behaves.

2011-02-14 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: NSGlobalDomain

Handy defaults write commands for NSGlobalDomain, the global settings domain on macOS.

2010-11-08 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Finder

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.finder, controlling how Finder looks and behaves.

2010-07-12 17:00 Mac

Useful macOS defaults: Dock

Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dock, controlling the Dock's look, size, position, and behaviour.

2010-03-15 17:00 Mac