OS X Daily: “Enable Hidden Debug Settings for iMessage, FaceTime, and Bluetooth, in iOS” plus 1 more

Enable Hidden Debug Settings for iMessage, FaceTime, and Bluetooth, in iOS

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 10:31 AM PST

Hidden Debug Settings in iOS

iOS developers and hackers should get a kick out of this. By downloading a few mobileconfig files, you can enable hidden debug settings for Messages, Bluetooth, and FaceTime that log activity and events for each protocol. What you do with that information is entirely up to you, but there’s definitely some room for learning and exploration here.

To enable the debuggers, load this page on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and click each link below, then click “Install” to download a profile to the corresponding debugger:

These can easily be removed afterwards by going to Settings > General > Profiles

No jailbreak is required to use these, but thanks to the renowned jailbreaker Chronic for bringing the debuggers to the public.

11 Must-Know Spotlight Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:46 PM PST

Spotlight is Mac OS X’s powerful built-in search engine. Not only will it find just about any file or folder buried on your drives, but it also doubles as a fantastically quick application launcher. If you aren’t using Spotlight on a regular basis yet you really should start doing so, and with that in mind here are 11 helpful keyboard shortcuts to get the most out of Mac search feature.

4 Basic Spotlight Shortcuts

These are the most basic shortcuts to use Spotlight:

Open Spotlight menu – Command+Space
Open Spotlight in the Finder – Command+Option+Space
Clear Spotlight search box – Escape
Close Spotlight menu – Escape twice

7 Spotlight Usage & Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts

These shortcuts are for interacting and navigating within Spotlight search results:

Open first search item – Return
Navigate search results – Arrow Up and Arrow Down
Open to location of first search item in Finder – Command+Return
Get Info on search item – Command+I
Show Quick Look Preview of Spotlight results – Command key or hover with the Mouse cursor (OS X 10.7 and later only)
Show path/location of search result – Command+Option while hovering over search result
Jump categories in search results – Command+Arrow Up or Command+Arrow Down

Remember these tips and you’ll be mastering Spotlight in no time!

Don’t forget that you can use search operators to improve results by looking only for specified file types or dates, and more. We have plenty more Spotlight tips if you’re interested too, check them out.