How do you maximize windows?
On Yosemite:
- Double click the window top bar (Like in MS Windows)
or
- Option-click the green dot in the top left.
On older OS X versions: Shift-click the green (+)
Download and use RightZoom. It overrides your green plus (zoom) button and works like Windows maximize. You can add it to your login items in your user account to run every time you start OS X.
