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Mac 101: OS X Lion's new window resizing features

by Chris Rawson (Jul 24th, 2011)

In all versions of Mac OS X prior to Lion, re-sizing a window meant either clicking the green "traffic light" button in the upper left corner or clicking and dragging the bottom right corner. Windows switchers in particular have found this a frustrating departure from the behavior in other ...

TUAW's Daily Mac App: Moom

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 30th, 2011)

Window managers are numerous on the Mac, with most relying on keyboard shortcuts or edge snapping. Moom is different. Moom integrates into the existing Apple UI by providing a pop-up menu when you hover your mouse over the green "maximize" button in the top left-hand corner of your window. ...

TUAW's Daily Mac App: Flexiglass

by Samuel Gibbs (May 13th, 2011)

There are many things that OS X does well, and a few things that it could do better. One area of potential weakness is window management, and that's where Flexiglass comes in. Flexiglass, a US$7.99 (currently 20% off) app from the Mac App Store, adds to and enhances the built-in window ...

Mac 101: Three Dock tips

by Lisa Hoover (Sep 19th, 2007)

There's a lot to love about the Mac's user-friendly desktop and one of my favorites is the Dock, otherwise known as "that spot at the bottom of the screen where all the application icons line up." Here are a handful of nifty tricks for the dock that new users might like to know about, and ...