Crazy Audacity

Ok, this is only if you are using audacity. I found the following very annoying since I switched. When I save a file, I start typing a name to save as, and the track starts playing in the background, stops or disappears while I'm typing. Why?

This is because hotkeys are still active while saving files. For example, pressing 'R' starts recording, so if you're typing a name with a R inside, it'll start recording.

Go to Audacity>Preferences then the 'Keyboard' Tab, and clear or modify all hotkeys that are only one letter ('S', 'R', etc).

Restore from trash

Problem: You sent files into the trash, and now you want to restore them to the place where they used to be.

Solution: It is impossible to restore files automatically to their original place (if there is, please tell me!). You can copy the file from the trash, and paste it in any place, but it won't find its original place automatically. Bummer.

Different sounds for each contact in Adium

If you chat in Mac OS, you should try Adium. Now the question is, how to set a specific notification (e.g. a specific sound) for one of your contacts only?

Right-click (don't have a right button? not my problem :-p) on the contact, chose 'get info' then go the third tab. There you can set notifications for when this contact signs in, signs off, sends you messages, etc.

Great, isn't it?

Wheel zoom in applications

Problem: You would like to zoom-in or out in an application, for example Firefox or Word, using the mouse wheel. ctrl+mousewheel doesnt do that as it does in Windows

Solution: by default, ctrl+mousewheel zooms the whole OS desktop, which is a bit different. To zoom in an application, just use ctrl+cmd+mousewheel :-)

Softwares

Problem: You had some applications you loved in Windows/Linux. How can I replace them?

Solution: Here are a few links to find applications:

-Alternative to: very interesting web 2.0 site. Based on users' contributions, it proposes alternative to any software you ask for, that you can filter by Platform. Have a go!

-Framasoft/Mac OS X: here is a list of Open Source softwares for Mac OS X, sorted by category. Ok it's in French.

-Mohawke's best of the best free and open-source software collection/Mac: very good selection, sorted by category

-Apple downloads: many third-party software that you can download there. It is possible to sort them by license.

'Enter' key too small

Problem: The Enter key, and the arrow keys too, are too small on the Macbook (white at least).

Solution: Get smaller fingers.

Delete/Suppr key

Problem:There should be a key called 'Delete' that, depending on the context, deletes the selection (file, text...), or the character located after the cursor (backspace would delete the character before). On a Macbook, there isn't.

Solution:
fn+backspace deletes the character after the cursor
cmd+backspace send the selected files to trash

The problem is, on a macbook fn and backspace are opposite keys, and it's impossible to do it with one had :-(