I think most of them work on both Snow Leopard and Lion. Not sure about previous versions. Just type the ones you want to activate/deactivate on the command line and have fun. # Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs) defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 # Enable the [...]
The default time machine backup interval is every hour. Sometimes this can be really annoying so, if you find yourself in need to change this, here’s how: Navigate to /System/Library/LaunchDaemons and locate the file named com.apple.backupd-auto.plist. Inside this file you will find the following content: <key>StartInterval</key> <integer>3600</integer> 3600 means hourly (60 minutes X 60 seconds). [...]
After buying my shiny new ipad2 I, like most other tablet enthusiasts, devoted a fair amount of time in search of the coolest and most useful apps to install. The major problem in most results that google returns is that they all mention the same list: twitter, IMO.im, friendly, dropbox, etc. (for a list of [...]
So here’s the deal: I had planned to purchase a honeycomb-based tablet as my sabbatical leave of absence going away present to myself. I was carefully considering all the pros and cons of both the Motorola Xoom and the new 10″ Samsung Galaxy Tab. Between the two of them discovered the latter has a better [...]
The problem For a while now, i have been searching for a way to stream videos from my living room’s Mac Mini to my other Macs across the house. Especially to my laptop (or in the future to my tablet) when i’m laying in bed. Yes, i know i’m lazy, but one has to take [...]
Today i want to tell you about the best thing since canned tuna: a fantastic application that extends Finder’s functionality to provide you with features like tabs, cut-and-paste, dual-mode, and more. You know, the things that all of us have missed in Finder, one time or another. It’s appropriately named TotalFinder (in honor, i’m guessing, [...]
I could not figure out why the hell Safari 5 was running so slow in my personal mac, when compared with the one i use for work. Until i read some nice tips on the subject, namely this one article. To make the story short: I had installed (a long long time ago) a couple [...]
Apple had an event yesterday. And i saw that it was goooood. Seriously now, i was pleasantly surprised by – well – the surprises that were shown by Steve and co. Here’s a brief sum of coolness: iLife 11 This update to the iLife family of products is one of the best ever, in my [...]
It recently came to my attention the existence of this heavily-client-based web framework to develop desktop-like applications called Sproutcore and is backed up by Apple (there is another cool alternative called Capuccino). Basically it relies on Javascript to create nice desktop-like applications, but on the web. Ever since i heard about node.js i have been [...]
I have to say this: looking for a simple music player for OSX is like searching for a needle in the middle of lots of big sticks; it should be easy, except the needle is under the carpet. Nevertheless, between trying out iTunes , Songbird , and a few other options, i have always felt like there should be something, you know, simple and memory efficient.
Cool as it may be, i cannot but feel disappointed with Apple’s newest unveiling – the iPad: No camera – Really? In this day and age of videoconferencing?!? What are you guys thinking? No GPS – It does have assisted (wifi/3G) GPS but it’s not quite the same, is it? Especially when you don’t have wifi or [...]
They could have, I don’t know, used the name of the application as the process name. No? I’m just saying…
I always forget this, so I might as well write it down. According to Apple’s support pages: Choosing another default email application Open the Mail application (/Applications/Mail). From the Mail menu, choose Preferences. Click the General button. Choose your default email client from the pop-up menu. Choosing another default Web browser Open Safari (/Applications). From [...]
One of these days, accidentally, I removed isync from my mac. After *a lot* of googling around I found this page that saved my life: http://www.feisar.com/isync_tips.html Here are the steps. You can do one of 3 things to restore isync: 1) Restore iSync from your Time Machine backup (or any other backup you’ve made). 2) [...]
One of these days, accidentally, I removed isync from my mac. After *a lot* of googling around I found this page that saved my life: http://www.feisar.com/isync_tips.html Here are the steps. You can do one of 3 things to restore isync: Restore iSync from your Time Machine backup (or any other backup you’ve made). Copy a [...]
I’ve been loving my Mac Book Pro so far. OSX is, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant pieces of software engineering I have ever encountered; I almost feel sorry for not “going mac” earlier in my life. But, no matter how good it is, the only thing that has been going constantly through [...]