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=====MacBook and OS X Info=====
[[OS X Annoyances]]\\ 
See also [[Linux Annoyances]] for Terminal on Mac
====Selected OS X keyboard shortcuts====
Common OS X shortcuts ([[davinci_resolve_notes|Resolve shorts]])
|⌘-F, ⌘-G|Find, find again|
|⇧⌘-5|screenshot or screen recording|
|⇧⌘-6|screen capture Touch Bar|
|Power button|Press to sleep/wake; Long press to turn off Mac|

Finder and System Shortcuts
|⇧⌘-C|Open Computer window|
|⇧⌘-F|Open Recents window|
|⇧⌘-H|Open my Home folder|
|⇧⌘-I|Open iCloud drive|
|⇧⌘-O|Open Docunents folder|
|⌥⌘-D|Show/hide Dock|
|⌘-N|Open new Finder window|
|⌘-↑|Open folder containing current folder|
|⌘-↓|Open the selected item|
|⌘-delete|Move selected item to Trash|
|⌘-space|Invoke Spotlight|
|⌘-tab|Open application switcher; keep ⌘ pressed use Tab to get to app you want to use|
|fn-fn|Launch Dictation, start speaking. Press fn when done.|
|⌘-`|Move between open windows in currently active app.|

Document Shortcuts
|⌥-Delete|Delete word to left of insertion point|
|fn-↑|Page up; scroll up one page|
|fn-↓|Page down; scroll down one page|
|fn-←|Home: scroll to beginning of document|
|fn-→|End: scroll to end of document|
|⌘-↑|Move insertion point beginning of doc|
|⌘-↓|Move insertion point to end of document|
|⇧⌘-↑|Select text between insertion point and beginning of the document|
|⇧⌘-↓|Select text between insertion point and end of document|
|∧T|Swap the character behind insertion point with character after it|

Startup Key Combinations
|⌥⌘-P-R|[[https://support.apple.com/HT204063|Reset NVRAM]] or PRAM|
|⇧|Start up in [[https://support.apple.com/HT201262|Safe mode]]|
|⌘-V|Start up in [[https://support.apple.com/HT201573|Verbose mode]], you can enter UNIX commands, to exit UNIX mode type command ''reboot''|

===Key===
|Command (or Cmd)|⌘|
|Shift|⇧|
|Option (or Alt)|⌥|
|Control (or Ctrl)|⌃|
|Caps Lock|⇪|
|fn|


====Casting to Chromecast====
Trying to find free apps to use to cast to Chromecast.  Did not have any luck; here are results 20200314:

^App name^Notes^
|Video cast for chromecast|5 min limit else pay $10|
|Elmedia Video Player|Plays video directly (not screen cast) for 1 min, works, $10|
|MKV Omni Player|never connected to cast|
|Stream to Smart TV|All options cost $$|
|Mirror to Smart TV|Choppy video and no audio. Only "works" with "Fast TV" option. Smooth TV and Audio never does anything|
|Just Stream|Looks like it's starting but stops without any casting|
|Oka Mirror|Isn't able to find any devices, even without VPN|
|Mirror Screen for Smart TV|Works but only for 3 mins|
Note: MacBook must be on exactly the same LAN as the TV.

====Change Machine Name====
Start Terminal and enter these commands to change the machine name to "Slyfox"; replace with your chosen name.
<code>
sudo scutil --set HostName Slyfox
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName Slyfox
sudo scutil --set ComputerName Slyfox
</code>
Then exit and restart Terminal.  You'll see the new computer name, and the command <code>hostname</code> will as well.


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