SmackBook

Why it was recommended

people figured out how to access it back then, with novel uses like smacking your MacBook to change spaces

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What it covers

A very short demo of SmackBook, a hack that used the MacBook Pro's sudden motion sensor so that smacking the sides of the laptop switches desktop spaces. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

ealf

Length

11 sec

Year

2006

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