First, enter the “Finder – Applications – Utilities – Disk Utility”, click on the top of the “New Image” button.

Enter the file name and place to save it. Don’t forget “Encryption” option.

Set password to the dmg file

OK, you can set the password now.

Set password to the dmg file

A new Disk Image will be created, double click it and drag the file you want to set passwrd encryption.

Double click the Disk Image you created

OK, if someone want to open the file, password will be asked. So, the file is encryption protected.

Password will be asked to open the file

Bad luck hum, you can drag the gif picture to Safari or Firefox to have a view, but it is too troublesome. Let me introduce you a QuickLook Plugin to view gif picture on Mac OS X.

View gif picture on Mac QuickLook

You can download the QuickLook plugin from here, then double click the “.pkg” file, after installing the plugin, you should restart your Mac to make it work.

OK, tips for mac this week is over, see you 7 days later, enjoy your Mac.

OK, the shortcut is quite easy: press “option” , “shift” and “k” at the same time. See the Apple logo? , have a good time with your mac.

One tip a week, see you 7 days later.

You can click the search icon or click “ctrl”+”Space” button on the keyboard to start Sportlight, then input what you want to calculate, you will see a wonderful menu like this:

Use Sportlight as a Calculator on Mac

It even support brackets:

Use Sportlight as a Calculator on Mac

OK, Mac tips for this week is over, see you next week—–One Week, One Tip.

Mac keyboard

cmd+tab:

To switch among all the programs, release the key when the cursor is on the program you want to use. This is the same as you press “alt+tab” in Windows PC.

cmd+C/X/V:

To coppy/cut/past, the same as you press”Ctrl+C/X/V” in Windows PC.

cmd+Z:

To undo the last operation, the same as you press”Ctrl+Z” in Windows PC.

cmd+shift+3/4:

The most “Microsoft Windows killer” shortcut on Mac! You can just press “Print Screen” key to coppy the whole screen on PC, and youhave to open a program like photoshop to past the screenshot then save it. But things become fantastic on Mac.

Press cmd+shift+3 will coppy the whole screen, more over, the screenshot will be saveed automaticly on the desktop. Press cmd+shift+4 and you can adjust the regional of screenshot, when you loss the mouse key, the screenshot will also be saveed automaticly on the desktop.

cmd+M/H:

cmd+M will minimize the window, and cmd+H will hide the window. If you add option key to be pressed, things will be funny: cmd+option+M will minimize all the window except the

cmd+W/Q:

cmd+W will close the window, just like you click the cross button on the top-left. cmd+Q will quite the program. What is the different? Yes they are the same on Windows, but come on, it’s Mac, you close the window without quiting it means the program will still run at background.

cmd+I:

To check the information of the file you selected. As you right click it and choose “check infor”.

cmd+ arrow key:

To make the function of “Home”/ “End”/ “Page Up”/ “Page Down”—-just press cmd+ Left/Right/Up/Down arrow.

option:

When booting the Mac, press “option” you can choose the boot disk, this is especially useful for the Mac users who installed multi system.

cmd+R

To refresh the web browser, like “F5″ on PC.