four things to do in TinkerTool

1

Make Stacks more useful Click Dock in TinkerTool’s toolbar. In the Stacks section, “Add stack for recent items” is the most useful as it adds a new stack to the Dock that shows recently used apps when clicked. Right-click this new stack to set it to show recent docs or servers instead. “Highlight selection when using grid view” is also useful. When done, click Relaunch Dock.

2

Customize Finder features The first option in the Finder tab, “Show hidden and system files,” allows you to see all the files Apple normally hides. Only check this box with good reason. Other options, such as disabling sound effects, switching off animation and removing features such as “Eject” are more useful. Turn on those you want, then click the Relaunch Finder button.

3

Get rid of Dashboard Apple disabled Dashboard by default in El Capitan and put an option to restore it, and choose whether it’s displayed as a space or an overlay, in Mission Control’s preferences pane. In earlier versions of OS X, however, Dashboard is turned on by default. TinkerTool allows you to switch it off altogether. You’ll find this option right at the bottom ofTinkerTool’s Desktop tab.

4

Control over screenshots There are lots of reasons for taking screenshots – it’s an easy way to record order confirmations from online stores, say. They’re normally stored as PNG files on your desktop, but you can change their format and destination in the General tab. You can also choose if shadows are included in shots of single windows, and if filenames include the time.