Prez Art Gorski gives us food for thought. "Here's a reminder of all the different keystrokes you can use at startup and what they do. The interesting thing to note is that if you use a wireless keyboard you must press the key AFTER you hear the startup chime in order for it to work." See the article here: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57570572-263/how-to-manage-os-x-boot-options-with-wireless-keyboards/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt
Want a Different Start Page?
Want a start page that's different and handy to use? Jim Hamm thinks you might. Get background on modifying your start page and other tips and tricks here. "Was interesting to click a few to just see what it was all about,"Jim explains. What impressed me the most was viewing the archive which is up to date to "17.02.12" and reading that the writer is a 21 year old guy who's started blogging early in 2007.
Want to Change Your View?
If changing your startup screen on the Mac appeals to your artistic side, or you just need something fun to do today, Jim Hamm sends us these simple instructions from Kibbles & Bytes newsletter #650.
There's no Terminal commands involved. It works with 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. Of course, you need to be the admin user in order to make these changes. It sounds like it's applicable back to 10.2, but the name and location are different. Let us know if you try it out.