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Figure 10—The hidden Fonts palette provides quick access to typeface options.
Tip 47
Get Photo Stream Pictures via Finder
iPhoto and Aperture allow you to access Photo Stream photos, provided you
have the option selected within the iCloud section of System Preferences
(Apple menu→System Preferences). Photo Stream contains pictures taken by
your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that are automatically uploaded to iCloud
and shared among all your Apple computing devices.
However, starting up iPhoto or Aperture each time to access the photos can
be frustrating if you're in a hurry, especially considering that—on my system
at least—iPhoto has a habit of freezing for several seconds at a time.
The solution is to access the pictures using Finder. Here are the steps to
create a desktop shortcut that you can double-click to instantly access the
Photo Stream images. Note that this won't work if you don't have Photo Stream
or Aperture installed, but they don't need to be running for it to work (unlike
with earlier releases of OS X, Mountain Lion updates your Photo Stream as
a background service, independently of the apps).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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