With your mouse cursor over top of the word you’d like to look up, press Control + Command + D. A dialog will then pop up with the word defined by the built-in Mac OS X dictionary. While holding down the keyboard combination, you can mouse around to different words in the document.
Mail URL from Safari
Inside Safari, Shift + Command + I will automatically generate a new email message inside of Mail.app and paste the link of the web page you were browsing in the body text.
Open Desktop in Finder
Press Command + Shift + D to open your Desktop folder in the Finder.
Open Utilities in Finder
Press Command + Shift + U to open the Utilities folder in Finder.
Open Applications in Finder
To open the Applications folder, press Command + Shift + A in an opened Finder window.
Instantly Put Computer to Sleep
Option + Command + Eject instantly puts your computer to sleep.
Instantly Shut Down Computer
Control + Option + Command + Eject instantly shuts down your computer.
Diane’s Radio Interviews
Here are recordings of my wife, Diane, discussing her new book, Bonsai Love, 23[xyz-ihs snippet=”Non-Breaking-Space”]Apr[xyz-ihs snippet=”Non-Breaking-Space”]2014 on Vancouver radio stations:
Here is the book launch invitation (click to enlarge):
Diane’s CFRO Interview
Here’s a recording of my wife, Diane, discussing her new book, Bonsai Love, on CFRO radio:
Diane’s CITR Interview
Here’s a recording of my wife, Diane, discussing her new book, Bonsai Love, on CITR radio: