Help desk: Mac OS X Hints.(Secrets)(OS X 10.3 DVD Player and Activity Monitor)

DISCOVER PANTHER TIPS FOR IMPROVING YOUR DVD PLAYER experience, working with Activity Monitor, and mastering the new Open and Save dialog boxes. Plus, use Terminal to find out how much space folders use.

Use a Second Monitor for DVD Playback

If you have two monitors, Apple's bundled DVD Player is now smart enough to put the second one to good use. In OS X releases before 10.3, DVD Player would use only the primary display (the one with the menu bar) for DVD playback. In OS X 10.3's DVD Player, just drag your movie from the primary display to the secondary one, and you'll ...

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