TUAW Tip: Initiate Bluetooth File Exchange with a keyboard shortcut
I love keyboard shortcuts and I know an awful lot of them but this is one that I either never knew or once knew but quickly forgot. Incredibly handy!
Thanks, Andrew!
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TUAW-lover Andrew accidentally discovered that if you select a file in the Finder and press Apple + Shift + B (aka Command+Shift+B), it...
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How do I turn this off? Really annoying, CMD + SHIFT + B is Blockedit Selection in Coda, wish I could disable send file. Never use that anyways.
December 03 2008 at 4:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe link in my comment is to the download page for Nicholas Jitkoff's 'Service Manager' PreferencePane. It was really handy for turning off that annoying Cmd-Shift-B shortcut that would always launch Bluetooth File Sharing instead of bolding my text. Hope it helps.
October 24 2006 at 2:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI've been using this for years, i'm always making stupid movies and stuff for my phone and this is ideal for just quickly zapping things over.
It's also cool to show off the Mac too, it seems you have to go through hoops to send a file through BT on a PC, so when you show them that pressing a couple of keys does the trick on the Mac they love it.
One of the best shortcuts so far, thanks for sharing! :D
October 11 2006 at 8:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythanks for this information
October 11 2006 at 5:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI am also experiencing Fugu activity. Sigh.
October 11 2006 at 3:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCan we say SAWEET shortcut? I'm not much for'em, but this one I can actually use (and keep my BT icon hidden from the top taskbar now).
October 11 2006 at 2:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat a neat shortcut.
October 11 2006 at 1:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOops.. it's also the command for turning off the Bookmark Bar in Camino..
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There are many keyboard shortcuts in applications, but what makes this one more ... important is that it's a Finder shortcut. And another practical use of this shortcut could be to send any PDF or .jpeg on your desktop to your bluetooth enabled printer! enjoy :-)
October 10 2006 at 9:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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