Mac Tips
Written by Pete Nurse   

I've just started working with a Mac Lion on a MacBook Air - here is a informal list of gotchas:-

Problem Explanation Fix Source
A process can't be started because it's already running. It's not shown as being open in the dock.
The app may have been installed in the menubar at the top of the screen.
N/A Jing for Mac: Common Questions Revealed
When you have a 2nd screen, the menubar remains only on the 1st screen.  Can the menubar be duplicated?
Hidden files do not appear in the Finder. The Mac doesn't trust me to work with hidden files.
How to Show Hidden Files in Finder - Mac OSX
When first copying files (eg Joomla) to the webserver, files are not updateable.
Under XAMPP, before installing Joomla, selec Get Info (right click) for the containing folder and set all permissions to Read & Write. Mac OSX Server: Couldn't write .htaccess file in files directory
Finder: How do I go directly to a particular folder?
Shift + Cmd + G
Finder: Recursively set permissions. Permissions with XAMPP on OSX
Finder: Go to the parent folder. Cmd + Up Quick Tip: Opening a file / parent directory in Finder by keyboard
Finder: When copying, if you move to another app, the progress bar disappears.
Keyboard shortcut to open applications.
How do you copy & merge? Copy, paste and select Keep Newer.  Or SynchTwoFolders.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=mac+finder+merge
Finder: How do you search for files.  The magnifying glass in the top RHS doesn't seem to do anything. Cmd + F
Install Phing http://www.torkiljohnsen.com/2009/04/06/installing-phing-on-mamp-mac-osx/
Toggle between windows in an application (ctrl+F6 in Windows)
Cmd + `
Java problems under Mac Lion. Mac Lion is not shipped with Java Java for OS X Lion
 
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