About Mac OS X Mac OS X is an operating system created and sold by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh computers. It first debuted in 1999 with Mac OS X Server 1.0. It is based off of NeXTSTEP, NeXT's operating system, which in turn is based off of the Mach kernel. It is against the Mac OS X EULA to ...
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1.4.5 install seems to have creaetd root synergy client - how do I remove it?
I installed the MacOS 1.4.5 Synergy on my Mac, and now I've got a bit of a problem: as far as I can tell, root runs a synergy client on startup.
As a result, "root" appears to own Synergy's ...
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Mac crash report info - what can I learn from it?
My Mac (MacBook Pro, 10.7.3 OS) is crashing a couple of times a day. I started this behaviour just recently, and for no apparent reason. I've done a disk check and it all seems fine. When it crashes, ...
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How to remove DS_Store forever for good (not hide them but remove them)?
How do I remove and prevent from ever being created the DS_Store files on Mac OSX?
I found this article, http://krypted.com/mac-os-x/no-more-ds_store-files/, that describes preventing them from ...
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Execute Script when leaving a window
is it possible to execute a Script (Applescript/Shellscript) when I leave a window (and when I switch back to it)?
What I want to do: I want to pause my VM when I leave the VM-Window (vmrun pause ...
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Why does rsync skip a sub-folder named “core”?
I'm using the following command to synch files from one folder to another on my local OSX system:
rsync -avC ./src ~/Sites
Inside of ./src there are several sub-folders:
./src/assets
./src/core
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How to turn off ad hoc network in OS X
So I create an ad hoc network every now and then on my mac for various reasons, and I have found lately that when i click on the wifi icon in the mac bar, even when the network is not on, it still ...
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How do I leave a WiFi network on OS X without turning AirPort off?
I'm unable to find info on how to use networksetup or some other tool on OS X that will allow me to disassociate/leave a WiFi network without turning off AirPort or removing the preferred networks ...
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When I try to install OS X Lion from USB on a HDD whose previous Snow Leopard installation became corrupted
Basically here is what happens when I try to install Lion from USB on a HDD with a corrupted Snow Leopard installation:
Press power button on Mac
Hold option
Select EFI Boot (USB drive direct from ...
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Unable to Retrieve Supply Levels in Print Queue
Retrieving the supply levels of my printer in the print queue application used to work fine but now I get an Information Not Available error. In the error logfile it says Unable to query ink levels.
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Close SSH connection
I'm using Mac's Terminal App and I know how to connect to an external server via ssh (ssh -l username domain.com). But how do I close the connection once I'm done? Thanks.
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Disable unsafe USB removal warning on OSX
Is there anyway to remove the warning message that pops-up on OSX when you remove a USB device without ejecting it properly?
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How to use Terminal to delete all .svn folders recursively?
what command can I type into Terminal so that I can:
delete all .svn folders within a folder (and from all subdirectories)
but not delete anything else
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Can I use the `<cmd>` key in terminal Vim at all?
Following on from my other recent question:
How do I map <cmd>-<shift>-f to run Ack plugin in Vim?
Is is possible to use the <cmd> key in Vim at all?
If Vim doesn't recognise the ...
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Automate subject in Apple's Mail.app
At the company I work with, we use [client-domain.com] prefixes before the actual subject line of emails as kind of a rough tagging system.
Is there any way that one could automate this so when I ...
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How to create new Virtual Machine (VMWare) on OSX?
Is there any free product that I can use to create new VMWare Windows virtual machine on OSX 10.6.2?
Is seems to me that there is no OSX version for VMWare Player.
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Google Search Results Hijacking in OS X
I'm noticing an occasional browser hijack for search results when I first click on a session in Google Search. I'm taken to a website not intended that's only in an ip address format that's another ...
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Dead key sequence for quotes works oddly in Eclipse in MacOS X
I'm using an US-International Keyboard in MacOS.
The normal behavior for dead keys in every application is, for example, if I press the key sequence ', it understands that the comma doesn't carry ...
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Deleting application password stored in Keychain on OS X
I'm trying to delete an application password. I'm using the security delete-generic-password command. When I execute it via terminal, everything works fine – it does delete the password.
When I ...
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How do I delete calendars in Outlook 2011 on OSX 10.7?
How do I delete calendars in outlook 2011 on OSX 10.7
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Connection problems via Wifi (multiple devices)
I'm having connection issues with my router (Linksys WRT610N) at home. There are a number of things that are happening (may be more, this is just what I've mainly noticed)...
1) Using my laptop ...
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How do I map <cmd>-<shift>-f to run Ack plugin in Vim?
I'm new to vim and I'm trying to map a key combo for running the Ack plugin found here: https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim
I want to map cmd-shift-f to run the Ack command :Ack. I've added the ...
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Removing location menu bar in OS X
I have the location menu bar entry which looks like an compass arrow pointing north east.
This is not a third party application but a privacy service setting. I can usually move and remove entries ...
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How to make a local user be able to edit files created by _www user and group on OS X?
I'm using OS X Snow Leopard. I have a web application hosted locally in the web server folder with _www user and _www group.
I'm unable to edit those files with my local user, who is part of the ...
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Is there software that allows multiple users to simultaneously and independently share a personal computer running Mac Os?
Like BeTwin. For example, I have Macbook Pro with one Mini DisplayPort (for additional monitor) and two USB port (for additional mouse and keyboard).
How can i implement it on Mac OS Snow Leopard?
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Archive calendar events
I'm using Mac and iCal synchronized with my google calendar and unfortunately iCal has problems syncing the calendar which is most probably due to there being too many events. (iCal even crashes ...
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Can't install Windows 7 through VMware Fusion, missing CD/DVD drivers
I'm trying to install Windows 7 32 Bit. There is no "easy install" for the VMware Fusion 4 setup as shown in this vide. http://www.vmwarefusionlearningcenter.com/intro-to-fusion.html#3
And when I ...
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Magic Trackpad is not scrolling or rotating
I've recently bought Apple's Magic Trackpad and was informed about its requirements for Snow Leopard.
I have currently installed Snow Leopard on my Mac but my Magic Trackpad still isn't doing all of ...
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How to I create an open smb share on a Windows 7 box?
I have a Windows 7 (Home Premium if that matters) box witch I want to set up a SMB share on for a network media player to play videos from. Ideally I would like this to be open so it can be copied ...
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Unable to edit files in _www group on OS X
I am using my MacBook as a local dev environment. In order to make the files publishable I had to give my web folder user and group of _www:_www using chown.
I'm using another account to log into my ...
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How to connect Snow Leopard Mac to a NAS that is running Samba?
How do I connect to a SUN Systems NAS that is running Samba as its interface software? The PCs that I have running Windows 7 connect fine and all applications run successfully accessing the NAS.
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Get number of processor ticks on Mac? [migrated]
How would I find:
The number of nice ticks
The number of user ticks
The number of idle ticks
The number of system ticks
I am on Mac OS X Snowleopard with an 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Is ...
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Tumblr custom domains don't load at all
This seems really obscure, but for some reason ALL Tumblr sites that use a custom domain don't load for me. Regular Tumblr subdomains do load, though.
For instance, this loads for me: ...
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Cisco VPN Appliance - Install client via browser on Mac OS X Lion
We use a Cisco VPN Appliance at $work and I'm having trouble getting the VPN client to work on a Mac.
After I authenticate it tries to install an SSL VPN Tunnel through whatever browser I'm using but ...
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How do I stop OS X from automatically inserting closing quotes?
I have recently inherited a MacBook Pro from a colleague who has left the company. One of the annoying features that they had set up is that in every window/application that I can type the system will ...
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Can't search for a certain word in a PDF on OS X
I'm searching this PDF (84 pages) for the word 'software', which appears regularly – but neither Safari or Preview can find it.
If I search for 'soft' it finds instances like "VISSOFT', which is ...
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Mac OS Lion Terminal: Add blank line after command output?
How can I configure my .bash_profile to add a blank line after any command output?
Thanks.
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Find the location of a currently open file in Keynote [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to tell full path of file on Mac?
If I've got a file open in Keynote (and probably other iWork apps), how can I discover where that file is located on disk?
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Using Windows Virtual PC Images in Parallels
I have a dual-boot bootcamp install of OSX and Windows 7 on my Macbook Pro. On the Windows install, I've created a series of Windows XP Mode installs so that I can access each IE browser in its native ...
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Where to get X11 for OS X 10.6 without the installation CD?
In order to get GIMP working on OS X I'm told to install X11 from CD. Unfortunately I don't have such a CD. Is there an other way to get X11 working for OS X?
If I start GIMP I do get the following ...
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is there any good free antivirus program for OS X? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Choosing a Good Antivirus for Mac OS X
Free Mac OS X Anti-Virus Software?
Is Anti Virus Software needed for a Mac (OS X); If so free solution?
is there any good free ...
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Backing up Mac OSX to Windows/Samba share
This should not be this hard ... is there an easy way to back up a mac to a windows share?
so far, I've tried the suggestions here, but am getting error:
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Imaging Windows HD with a OS X Disk Utility fails, “Invalid Argument”
I have a Windows laptop HDD that I want to create an image file with, using OS X's Disk Utility.
When I try to create an image it fails (invalid argument). I created a video of me attempting to ...
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iMac fan is constantly spinning
I recently left for vacation, and when I came back yesterday, my computer was behaving quite strangely.
Now it will boot up fine, all is good, but the fan is loud, and constantly moving! This has ...
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Include the URL of all hyperlinks in the document's text
In an effort to go "all txt" I need to find a way to make the links in .doc files visible in the text, so that the URLs will remain accessible when I paste the the text into .txt documents.
Will any ...
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Margin problems when printing PDF using LPR on OS X
I'm printing a PDF document using LPR on OS X, to a Canon MP190 printer.
When printing the same document (Letter paper size) from the Preview app, the margins are correct.
When printing using LPR, the ...
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What is the Putty equivalent command for Mac OS X?
In my Windows system, I was able to create a tunnel by running the command below using Putty:
putty.exe -D 12345 -P 8888 localhost
I'm not used to Mac yet and I would like to try it out on Mac. ...
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Reading Ruler for Mac OS X
I'm looking for a reading ruler for Mac OS X.
To be precise: I don't want to measure something. I have to read long texts, which can be very exhausting. A line or marker which is easy to move would ...
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OS X alternatives to iTunes for playing FLAC
I am new to OS X and their player iTunes doesn't seem to like FLAC (they support only ALAC). I am looking for a player to play FLACs.
I know VLC does the job, but is there any player that can:
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File sync and version control on LAN with a Drobo?
I work in a office with another video producer and we have a networked drobo. Currently we are using Backuplist+ to sync files to a common folder between our Mac Pro's. Works fine, but it's hard to ...
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How to know which RAM slots are in use in a Macbook Pro?
I'd like to upgrade the memory of a 15" Macbook Pro. It came with 4GB out of the box, but I don't know if it came as 1x4GB or 2x2GB.
Is there a way to know that, before unscrewing the computer?
