Smackbook

This is a cute little video showing a clever Mac Hack. Apple laptops include a hard disk motion sensor, intended to stop the hard drive whenever a sudden motion is detected; this was intended to prevent disk crash damage when a laptop was dropped or jarred too hard. But people have been finding ways to use the motion sensor to other ends. In this case, the hacker used to work with two monitors, but wanted to pare that down to one. So he used a virtual desktop app (one which creates two desktop/screen workspaces which you can switch between), and then keyed them to switch when the motion sensor detected a slight jarring of the laptop from the left or right. The result: when he smacks his Mac on the side, a side-to-side transition of desktops occurs, allowing him to switch between virtual monitors in a very tactile manner. Just watch the video, you'll see.