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Mac modifier keys

Posting this here for my own use:

⌘/Apple/Command:
This is known as the “Command” key, as in “press Command-q to quit.” This can be used to access most major menu items by pressing the key combination listed next to those items in the menu.
There are several standard commands which are consistent across nearly all Mac applications, [...]


Using a HOSTS file on OS X

In the Windows world it’s a reasonably straightforward process to add pseudo domain names using the HOSTS file usually located in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\. Open the file, add a name / IP address entry, save the changes and you’re off and running. It’s slightly more involved on OS X as this site details. OS X [...]