This document provides 20 tips that can be accomplished in 20 minutes on a Mac. Some of the tips include how to batch print documents, display your iOS screen on your Mac, send directions to your iPhone, find hidden system files with Spotlight, show the library folder, control what launches at startup, enable offline dictation, set up call relay between your Mac and iPhone, perform site specific searches in Safari, send large files via email, lock your Mac automatically, enable automatic updates, display a message at login, never let your Mac sleep with Caffeine, automatically mount volumes at login, maximize your notebook battery life, browse securely with a VPN, quickly schedule appointments, and extend your menu bar.

1. 20 Tips in 20 Minutes
Katie Floyd
MacPeople MUG
April 9, 2015

2. BATCH PRINT
DOCUMENTS

4. DISPLAY OR RECORD
YOUR IOS SCREEN ON
YOUR MAC

6. SEND DIRECTIONS
TO YOUR iPHONE

8. FIND HIDDEN SYSTEM FILES
WITH SPOTLIGHT

10. SHOW THE LIBRARY FOLDER

11. Default Finder View
Where’s the Library folder?

12. Default Finder View
Make sure the home folder is
selected

13. With Library Folder

15. CONTROL WHAT LAUNCHES
AT STARTUP

16. Startup Items

20. ENABLE OFFLINE DICTATION

21. Startup Items

22. Requires Approx. 500MB
Download

24. NEVER BE PROMPTED FOR
WEBSITE PUSH
NOTIFICATIONS

25. The Problem:

26. Solution:

28. SETUP CALL RELAY ON YOUR
MAC

30. Open FaceTime on Mac

31. FaceTime Preferences

32. On iOS

33. On iOS

35. SITE SPECIFIC SEARCH IN
SAFARI

37. SEND LARGE FILES VIA EMAIL

38. The Problem

39. Before:

41. After

43. LOCK YOUR MAC
AUTOMATICALLY

44. Startup Items

47. ENABLE AUTOMATIC UPDATES

48. Startup Items

50. DISPLAY A MESSAGE AT
LOGIN

51. Startup Items

54. NEVER SLEEP WITH CAFFEINE

58. AUTOMATICALY MOUNT
VOLUMES AT LOGIN

63. MAXIMIZE YOUR NOTEBOOK
BATTERY LIFE
Menu
Bar
U*li*es

70. BROWSE SECURELY WITH A
VPN

75. QUICKLY SCHEDULE
APPOINTMENTS

78. EXTEND YOUR MENU BAR