Full Screen for any Cocoa App!

I was in the market for something that would take Safari and make it full screen. I looked for plug-ins, options to do the same in Firefox, and so on. However, it was difficult to find at first. It turns out that Mac has a built in function that works for all Cocoa apps and is not limited to Safari. It's simple, just hold command and press enter and the frontmost cocoa app will fill the entire screen, knocking out the dock and the menubar, perfect for browsing the internet without being bothered by other things.

Enjoy.

[EDIT]

A note about using this feature, I've noticed that sometimes it just doesn't seem to work. I think this has to do with mouse focus. Even if the mouse is focused on an application, sometimes that application may change that focus so that the command doesn't work. I'm not sure why exactly, but in Safari, I can open a new blank tab and the command works fine, so it is dependent on what's on the page. I have not had any problems with Mail or Finder, but those are simpler programs. 

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The Difference between a blog and a Wiki

Today I wanted to develop some way to find all my Mac OS tips and tricks. I normally store all my Unix and Mac tips in notes inside of Mail. It seems convenient enough, but not easily searchable and I don't really care for the way the Notes part of Mail actually works.


I began looking for other methods, first with Mind Mapping software, then I started thinking on Wiki terms. I mean, what better way, it's hierarchical like files and folders in a directory tree, it's easy to navigate and search through keywords, it's logically organized as opposed to random stuff hanging all over. So, today, I created my own Wiki. On this Wiki I will post tips and tricks to making Mac OS X your own. Everything from tips to get rid of the 3D dock in Leopard, to underlying Unix tips will be added in a structured environment and it will be available to the internet community at large. I doubt I have any readers of my blog, but my Wiki should prove to be more interesting. If you'd like to contribute or learn some new things about how to make OS X behave the way you want it to, go to tomsmac.wetpaint.com.

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