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- defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
  This allows you to drag widgets out of Dashboard onto the desktop. Requires the dock to be relaunched to take effect, so type "killall Dock" and press enter. Now, if you click and hold onto a widget in the dashboard and press F12 to return to the desktop, the widget won't disappear with the rest. Put NO at the end to reverse.
- defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
  This allows you to drag widgets out of Dashboard onto the desktop. Requires the dock to be relaunched to take effect, so type "killall Dock" and press enter. Now, if you click and hold onto a widget in the dashboard and press F12 to return to the desktop, the widget won't disappear with the rest. Put NO at the end to reverse.
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- - defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
    This allows you to drag widgets out of Dashboard onto the desktop. Requires the dock to be relaunched to take effect, so type "killall Dock" and press enter. Now, if you click and hold onto a widget in the dashboard and press F12 to return to the desktop, the widget won't disappear with the rest. Put NO at the end to reverse.
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- 3. defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
  This allows you to drag widgets out of Dashboard onto the desktop. Requires the dock to be relaunched to take effect, so type "killall Dock" and press enter. Now, if you click and hold onto a widget in the dashboard and press F12 to return to the desktop, the widget won't disappear with the rest. Put NO at the end to reverse.
- 7. defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo SystemVersion
  Displays useful system stats in the login window. More details here. Replace "SystemVersion" with one of the following for different stats:
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  SerialNumber
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- - 14. defaults write com.apple.safari IncludeDebugMenu 1
    Enables the debug menu in Safari. Type again but with 0 instead of 1 at the end to disable.
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