How to Use Split View of Mac OSX El Capitan

One of the most appealing features in the new OS X El Capitan is allowing users to put two apps into one screen together, splitting side-by-side. So that you don't need to switch from one application to another via Mission Control.

(However, please note that not all application in Mac OSX El Capitan support the split screen.)

Follow the steps for splitting the screen:

(1) Go to “System Preferences” -> "Mission Control" -> check the box “Displays have separate Spaces”.

(2) Maximize the screen of an application (in this example, Safari) by clicking the green button at the upper-left-hand corner of the window. The application which support split screen should have 2 arrows in opposite directions within the green button, instead of a "+" sign.

(3) Repeat the procedure of (1) for maximizing another window (e.g. TextEdit) which you want to split the screen.

(4) Now you have 2 applications running full-screen mode. Then launch "Mission Control" and you will see 3 thumbnails at the top of the screen, namely, "Desktop", “Safari" and “TextEdit”.

(5) Drag the thumbnail of "TextEdit" into that of “Safari”, or vice versa, then the windows will be merged into one.

(6) To resize the windows, click and drag the black margin between the 2 screen leftwards or rightwards.

Drag the Black Margins Between 2 Applications to Resize.

Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)

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How to Pin Tab in Safari?

Pinned Tab is a new feature of Safari for Mac OSX El Capitan. For those sites which support Pinned Tab, after one pins the site, a small icon will be shown up at Pinned Tab, otherwise, the first letter will be chosen in lieu of an icon.

Adding a site to Pinned Tab is simple:

(1) Open the site you want to add into the Pin Tab, in my example, Apple.com.



(2) Place the pointer on the site tab and right-click (Control+Click), a box "Pin Tab" will appear.

(3) Choose "Pin Tab" and the Site's pin icon will be added into the Pinned Tab.

Isn't that easy?

Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)

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"Brightness Slider" for Mac OSX Review

Yesterday I come across an app at Mac App Store which is used to manupulate the screen brightness. It is called "Brightness Slider".

Brightness Slider in Mac App Store

Go to Mac App Store -> Download Brightness Slider -> Double-clicked It -> Install

The Adjustment Bar is Located in the Menu Bar.

After the installation, there will be a "Sun-shaped" icon on the menu bar. Click it and you can adjust the brightness by either slide with your mouse or the press up/down buttons.

Brightness in Maximum Level.

Reduce the Brightness. The screen will become completely dark if one slides the bar to the other extreme.

This application is a powerful. With this app, you can control the brightness in the "software level" and the level of darkness could adjust to completely black screen. It frees up 2 function keys of my iBook i5 for other uses.

This app is free at Mac App Store. Worth downloading before it was charged:)

Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)

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Modifying the "About This Mac" Section (2)

About This Mac Section Modified

Finally, I edited the "About the Mac" section as shown in the above image (^^).

Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)

Modder | Producer | Blogger | Youtuber 

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Modifying the "About This Mac" Section

While modifying the iMac G3 with updated hardware, what I focus is to make its outlook as original as possible. However, it will be even more perfect if the "About This Mac" section could be modified. Honestly speaking, it is quite odd to have a Mac Mini shown in an iMac g3 Mod (-. -;)

Today, I found an old article dated 11 Dec 2012, which explains a way to customize the "About This Mac" section of Mac OSX. Accordingly, the Mac Mini icon of that section could be changed to iMac G3 icon, making the Mod more original not only outside but also inside.

Here's the URL:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/79536-mod-about-mac.html

And Relevant Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae9TFZGziQQ

It appears that such customization is not possible for Mac OSX Yosemite.

Written by: Erik Siivel (@siivel.com)

Modder | Producer | Blogger | Youtuber 

Email: siiveldotcom@gmail.com