Lion is a welcome progression in the Mac OS X family. It, however, has changed the way a few things work from Snow Leopard and before, so I’ve compiled seven quick tweaks I like to perform.
1.) Unhide the Library folder for your particular user account:
chflags nohidden ~/Library/
2.) Easily install Java SE 6:
java -v
3.) Turn off window-restore when quitting and re-opening apps:
Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> General
4.) Turn off iPhone-style spelling autocorrect:
Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Language & Text -> Text
5.) Disable window animations:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO
6.) Hide applications in the /Applications folder which create clutter: (ex: Dashbaord.app)
chflags hidden /Applications/[application.app]
7.) Adjust font anti-aliasing:
See previous post as the syntax is still current.
I hope these tips prove helpful. I welcome any feedback on any additional Lion-specific tweaks you like to make so please feel free to leave comments below.