

While dragging the widget from the Widget bar, press F12 to close Dashboard. Log out and then log back in, and youll be able to pull as many widgets into the Finder layer as you like. Launch Terminal (/Applications/Utilities) then type defaults write devmode YES. If youd rather see a widget all the timenot just when you switch to Dashboardyou can move the widget to Tigers Finder layer, so it appears on the desktop. HelpMate cleans up trash files, cleans out caches, and removes unwanted. Mac HelpMate Also Has Over 200 Maintenance Tools and Proactive Alerts to Help Your Macs Run Faster and Diagnose Problems Before Those Problems Lead to Data Loss. Mac HelpMate performs a long list of functions. utilities that help novice and experienced admins alike with maintenance, support, and other tasks.


You should now see it where it belongs.≽ori Smith Mac HelpMate is a collection of tools and. To do so, click on the widget and press Command-R.Ted LandauĮver put a new widget in your Widgets folder but then fail to see it on the Widget bar? Scroll past where it should be on the bar (widgets appear in alphabetical order) and then back again. Having problems getting a widget to work? Often, all you need to do is reload it. Unfortunately, you cant activate the widgets without resorting to the mouse.RG Press the combo again to make the bar vanish.
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Tired of having to mouse over and click on the big plus sign (+) to bring up the Dashboard bar? Heres a little-known (and undocumented) keyboard shortcut: after activating Dashboard (the default shortcut on most computers is F12), just press Command-equal sign (=) to bring up the Widget bar.
