2011-05-19 App Store on OS X a disappointment so far
So far, the OS X AppStore couldn't be called 'wildly popular' since its inception on January this year. . . . (an eBook converter) * XBench (a benchmark for OS X) * Vuze * KisMAC Now I agree that stuff like a . . . be refused in the App Store. But all in all, the OS X App Store could be called a disappointment so . . .
2K - last updated 2011-05-20 08:20 UTC by 1411
2011-09-05 From iPhone to Android
Today, my iPhone 3G lost its reception in the middle of the city, and that wasn't the first time. Since . . . Samsung Kies, a program which runs on both OS X and Windows. Except the OS X version only supports . . . to run Samsung Kies, because the version for OS X does not support the Galaxy Gio''. Samsung Kies . . .
3K - last updated 2011-09-08 08:34 UTC by 1411
2011-09-06 From iPhone to Android
''This is part 2 of my series where I document going from an iPhone to Android 2.3, running on the Samsung . . . phone. Which you are forced to do, because the OS X version of Kies doesn't support the Gio. [http://lifehacker.com/5801473/how-to-sync-android-with-your-mac-as-seamlessly-as-an-iphone . . .
3K - last updated 2011-09-07 06:35 UTC by 1411
2011-09-21 From iPhone to Android
''This is part 7 of my series where I document going from an iPhone to Android 2.3, running on the Samsung . . . 3G modem via USB. This is called tethering, and OS X supports this out-of-the-box, just follow [http://todayontech.com/tether-connect-samsung-galaxy-s-internet-mac-os/ . . .
3K - last updated 2011-09-26 21:19 UTC by 1411
2011-10-05 From iPhone to Android
''This is part 8 of my series where I document going from an iPhone to Android 2.3, running on the Samsung . . . pain in the ass with the combination Android and OS X. There's a whole bunch of sub-optimal and incomplete . . . far as I know, there is no one-stop solution on OS X, unless you use Samsung Kies on OS X, which only . . .
2K - last updated 2011-10-25 08:43 UTC by 1411
2011-10-11 OS X and Vim
Vim comes with OS X by default, but it doesn't come with X11 support. You can always install [http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ . . . copying/pasting doesn't work correctly in OS X. As an example, copy a paragraph of text from . . . the terminal version of vim. To enable this on OS X, I added a hint to my [[Vim]] page. . . .
1K - last updated 2011-10-11 09:49 UTC by 1411
2012-02-09 Writing ethernet packets on OS X and BSD
If you want to write raw ethernet frames, you can use so-called raw sockets. Unfortunately, there's a . . . under BSD and derivatives such as Apple's OS X. Linux allows you to create custom ethernet frames . . . fine. Note: I've tested the code below on OS X, version 10.7 (Lion). I've checked the output . . .
8K - last updated 2012-02-09 15:49 UTC by 1411
2012-03-08 Launchctl on OS X
= Comparison of SysV initialization and launchd = If you're an old-school Unix or Linux person, you're . . . in /etc/init.d with the start or stop parameter OS X does this differently, and superficially, much . . . distinction which I haven't talked about. OS X has the concept of user-specific daemons. These . . . is updated, these changes get written over! OS X does not have a package system to my knowledge, . . .
6K - last updated 2013-11-15 21:13 UTC by 1411
2012-03-20 graphics glitches on OS X Lion
= Graphics glitches = For the past days, I've seen a number of glitches on OS X Lion (update 10.7.3) . . .
3K - last updated 2012-06-14 11:44 UTC by 1411
2012-06-01 OS X Security
After the recent FlashBack debacle, it seems prudent to look at the way you work with OS X. A good way . . .
1K - last updated 2012-06-01 09:46 UTC by 1411
2012-07-09 Mac OS X command line utilities
Recently I upgraded my macbook its SSD drive for a bigger version. Since I wanted to start with a fresh . . . OS X copy, I decided not to use the Migration Assistant . . . an HFS-formatted partition (or volume, in OS X speak). You can zoom in on this disk with the . . . and show all partitions of all disks. Since OS X automatically mounts volumes that a user attaches, . . .
2K - last updated 2012-07-09 09:45 UTC by 1411
2012-07-15 strace on Mac OS X
If you're looking for the Linux ''strace'' command on OS X, stop looking. OS X doesn't have this command, . . .
2K - last updated 2012-07-17 08:33 UTC by 1411
2013-03-27 warning Setting locale failed
I was getting the error from all kinds of Linux programs about "setting locale failed". For example, . . . is that I was using SSH from my MacBook (running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3) to log into my Debian Linux . . . environment variable to the same value as OS X. This conflicts with the LANG environment variable . . . its contents are differently formatted under OS X and Linux. The warning says that it's "falling . . . you can fix this with a similar change on the OS X side, by adding the following two lines to .bash_profile: . . .
3K - last updated 2014-03-28 13:06 UTC by 1411
2013-04-15 State machine in Objective-C
Here's my version of a state machine in Objective-C, useful for your iOS or Mac OS X projects. There . . .
6K - last updated 2013-04-21 11:34 UTC by 1411
2013-06-15 Automatic updating of Google Drive
On my bog standard MacBook Pro, it seems that there's an update problem with Google Drive. It fails to . . . as a standard user, not the Administrator that OS X supplies by default. I found others who share . . .
2K - last updated 2013-06-15 06:16 UTC by 1411
2013-08-26 Testing real capacity of an USB stick
I've read about fake oversized thumb drives / USB sticks, which report a much bigger size than they actually . . . To test the real capacity of an USB stick under OS X, we'll create a test file and write it to the . . .
3K - last updated 2013-11-28 22:35 UTC by 1411
2013-10-25 What is new in OS X Mavericks
I'm running a little comparison of the file system of a Mavericks install and a Mountain Lion install, . . . MacWorld: Get to know OS X Mavericks: Apple Mail 7.0] There's also a number . . .
5K - last updated 2013-12-06 10:09 UTC by 1411
2013-12-20 Performance test of USB ethernet adapters on OS X
I've got two USB-based network adapters laying around here: the official [http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/MC704ZM/A/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter . . .
2K - last updated 2013-12-20 08:29 UTC by 1411
2014-04-16 Python vi keybindings on OS X
If you're used to vi keybindings, and you use Python interactively, you're going to do a lot of cursing . . . on OS X. This is because the readline library (responsible . . .
1K - last updated 2014-04-16 12:40 UTC by 1411
2014-07-11 Xauthority doesn't exist
If you're connecting via SSH from OS X to Linux, you might get the following error: /opt/X11/bin/xauth: . . .
1K - last updated 2014-07-11 11:48 UTC by 1411
2014-10-18 Remapping your keyboard in OS X Yosemite
If you want to remap your notebook's or external keyboard, there's an excellent and free choice available: . . . Takayama Fumihiko]. Upon upgrading OS X yesterday, I found it worked straight away in . . . like to remap that useless Caps Lock key on OS X, get [https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/seil.html.en . . .
1K - last updated 2014-10-18 06:35 UTC by 1411
2014-11-06 From mov to animated gif
On OS X, the standard QuickTime Player application can record (a part of) your screen, or record the . . .
1K - last updated 2020-08-27 10:27 UTC by 1411
2015-03-13 Connecting to Oodrive via FTPS on OS X
For a client, I have to save files to Oodrive. They offer several methods for uploading, one of them . . . It turns out it's quite a hassle when you use OS X. Taking the following steps allowed me to connect. . . .
2K - last updated 2015-03-13 09:53 UTC by 1411
2015-06-06 Dial down the transmit power of your Airport Express
In my neighborhood, there are about 20 WiFi networks visible when I click the WiFi symbol on my MacBook's . . . it doesn't run anymore on the latest versions of OS X. Corey J. Mahler automated a workaround, which . . .
1K - last updated 2015-06-06 11:26 UTC by 1411
2015-06-12 Shortcut to lock OS X
There isn't any standard function to have a shortcut key to lock your screen in OS X. The best way to . . . How to Quickly Lock Your Screen in Mac OS X with Keyboard Shortcut] Do take special care: . . .
1K - last updated 2015-06-12 10:30 UTC by 1411
2015-09-04 View all non-standard kernel extensions on OS X
If you want to list all the drivers (kernel extensions in OS X jargon) that didn't come pre-installed . . . with OS X, open a terminal window and type the following . . . system. As an example, I've got the Logitech OS X driver installed, plus I've got VirtualBox and . . .
2K - last updated 2015-09-08 05:24 UTC by 1411
2015-10-06 Testing NTP server under OS X
When you configure a different time server (NTP server) under OS X, the System Settings panel doesn't . . .
1K - last updated 2015-10-06 05:40 UTC by 1411
2015-11-06 Creating an OS X virtual machine
Automatically creating an OS X virtual machine is getting quite easy and automated nowadays. If you haven't . . .
2K - last updated 2015-12-08 11:54 UTC by 1411
2016-01-08 BSD dd progress
The commandline utilities that come installed with OS X originate from the BSD world. This means that . . .
2K - last updated 2016-01-08 11:14 UTC by 1411
2016-01-09 Compress PNG files with pngquant
A little trick if you want to save some space and/or bandwidth; compress your PNG files. Although PNG . . . there's obviously not a whole lot of color. OS X by default saves the image with 24-bits colors, . . . pngquant homepage is here] and on OS X, it's easily installed with a quick $ brew install . . .
1K - last updated 2016-01-09 20:52 UTC by 1411
2016-04-28 USB speakers
Since ages, I've had these [http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/v20-notebook-speakers Logitech . . . supported on every OS that I know: Linux, OS X, Windows. Until recently, people would ask me . . .
2K - last updated 2016-12-07 07:57 UTC by 1411
2016-05-24 home shortcut key for Firefox on OS X
If for some reason you are moving from Safari to Firefox on OS X, you might miss the Cmd-Shift-H shortcut . . .
1K - last updated 2016-11-22 08:30 UTC by 1411
2016-05-26 Printing on a Kyocera FS2020D from OS X
Here's how you can install a Kyocera FS2020D printer on OS X. First, download and install the driver: . . . things, but most importantly its IP address. On OS X, in System Preferences, go to Printers & Scanners, . . .
1K - last updated 2017-10-05 06:40 UTC by 1411
2016-06-12 Veertu the hidden gem
For my last project, I've been using [https://veertu.com/ Veertu]. I consider it the hidden gem of desktop . . . Veertu is first and foremost an OS X app so looks and behaves very much like you'd . . .
3K - last updated 2016-06-12 13:46 UTC by 1411
Debian guest on CentOS host
The explanation below details the installation of a Debian guest on a Xen host running the CentOS/Red . . . it's done, unmount and copy the file to your CentOS Xen Host. I haven't gotten the stock CentOS Xen-enabled . . .
4K - last updated 2007-09-21 07:29 UTC by 1411
OS X
#REDIRECT [[macOS]] . . .
1K - last updated 2017-06-22 06:24 UTC by 1411
Performance
The subject is: performance measurement of a Linux server. = Measuring bandwidth = First, create a file . . . count=100 (if you're on something BSDish, or OS X, use "1m" as the blocksize) Then simply copy the . . .
6K - last updated 2013-12-20 08:02 UTC by 1411
Vim
[http://www.moolenaar.net/habits.html Tips from Bram], be sure to read them. = Interaction with X = Vim . . . konsole, gnome-terminal or Terminal.app on Mac OS X. With the right options, it's still aware of the . . . with spoofing. If you are using Apple Mac OS X: * You might not have an X server installed. From . . . version 10.8 (Mountain Lion), OS X no longer includes an X server. Download [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ . . . to press Cmd-C to copy the X11 buffer to your OS X clipboard. Alternatively, you can activate X11.app, . . .
9K - last updated 2014-12-12 08:11 UTC by 1411
macOS
= The Library folder = Since uninstalling Mac apps consists of dragging the .app folder to the trash, . . . tools = == pbcopy == To interact with the OS X clipboard from the commandline, use pbcopy: $ . . . BSD userland version of Find is included with OS X, and it's somewhat different from the GNU version. . . . To find all executable files under OS X, type: $ find . -perm +111 -type f Don't forget . . . == Drivers are called "kernel extensions" in OS X speak. They reside in the folder /System/Library/Extensions . . .
7K - last updated 2017-06-22 06:24 UTC by 1411
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