Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) is the 7th version of Mac OS X released on August 28th, 2009.
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Force date/time/clock sync
My Snow Leopard macbook is set to Set date and time automatically: Apple Americas/U.S. (time.apple.com), but despite sitting idle for several hours (with internet connection), it has yet to do any ...
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Snow Leopard Terminal unable to write Capital P
I cannot type a capital P on my Terminal, it automatically changes to "## adjust to taste".
I deleted all keyboard mappings under Terminal Preferences. I also reset all the Keyboard Mappings under ...
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How can I set the trackpad preferences in OS X Snow Leopard using a script?
I'm using 10.6 Snow Leopard and the Better Touch Tool (redefine trackpad functions, etc). I have a that when I restart several options in the trackpad system preference pane revert to OS X defaults. ...
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Can I use a Terminal command to switch to a specific space in OS X 10.6?
Is there any terminal command I can use to switch directly to a space in OS X 10.6 ?
Something like:
spaces switch 2
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Why do I sometimes get double extension names in OS X?
Sometimes when downloading files, I end up with a file like "foo.txt.txt". Sometimes I end up with just "foo" (and then manually change the extension later).
Is this a common problem with OS X? What ...
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Vagrant complaining virtual box isn't installed when it is
I've installed virtual box 4.1.6 and vagrant-0.8.8 on my mac osx 10.6 box. When I run vagrant it complains that virtual box isn't installed. Any idea how I tell vagrant where virtual box is?
This ...
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X11.app (on SnowLeopard) won't start
Today I discovered that X11.app no longer works on my Mac. I'm not sure when this happened. I think it's been several weeks since I last used an X11 application.
By "no longer works" I mean it does ...
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How to find the process that is running on a given port in OSX
I want to run a web application on my local OSX Lion machine. When I go to http://localhost:8080 there is already a process running so I get the following message:
Status Code: 404
Exception: ...
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/etc/hosts file loses changes on OS X restart
I'm doing web development on Mac OS X (10.6) and to speed this up created a few virtual hosts with short, easy-to-type names like sandbox.drupal7.loc and gwwc.drupal7.loc. I did so following the ...
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Mac OS X consumes so much memory
I use a Mac for software development. It has 4GB of RAM (cannot be upgraded), and when I power it on, without any programs run by me, it consumes 2GB of memory. I develop a Rails app and the server ...
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How to quickly delete a wallpaper in OSX?
In OSX I have it setup so that the wallpaper is set to a directory with various images and it changes automatically. Sometimes an image will come up and it's one that I'd like to delete. What's a ...
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Prevent mouse from deactivating screensaver in OSX
In OSX, when the screensaver is activated, I don't want to be able to deactivate it with a mouse, just with a keypress. But I don't want to enter a password. I just want to be able to deactivate the ...
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How to switch terminal to full screen in Mac OS X
Is there a way to go full screen with Terminal in Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
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Create a New FTP User in Snow Leopard Without Creating a New Account?
I want to create a new user for my Snow Leopard's built in FTP but I don't want to have to create a new account on OS X itself. How do I do that?
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How do I review MacOS Parental Control overrides?
I use Parental Controls in MacOS 10.6.1 to limit the amount of time my kids use the computer. Sometimes, my kids seem to be getting more time than they're supposed to get, or at times of day when they ...
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Bring the windows of two different apps in mac os to the front?
How do I easily bring to the front of the screen the top windows of two different application in Mac OS X? I prefer to use the keyboard only.
Example Scenario:
Say there are 10 Firefox and 10 ...
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VPN hangs when reconnecting in Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
Sometimes my router will loose internet connection or the settings may get reset while I'm logged into my companies VPN. The VPN automatically disconnects. When I try to reconnect, the connection ...
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JVM disappeared on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8
I'm working in Eclipse one night, (also using Android's DDMS from the commandline). The next morning, I open the lid... attempt to run Eclipse and get an error.
me$ sudo ...
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Is it possible to migrate apps individually from one mac system to another?
I have filemaker installed on my Snow Leopard machine, and I have a fresh Lion install. I'm looking into using the user migration tool - But it doesn't allow selection of apps, it's either all or ...
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How do I rename the boot drive on a mac
I've accidentally (while resolving another issue) named my mac boot drive ./Home 1, or .:Home 1 as it appears in /Volumes.
paul-reinheimers-mac-pro:Volumes paulreinheimer$ ls -als
total 16
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How to launch second process of a program from Spotlight on Snow leopard
I usually launch programs from Spotlight, and there is one program that I want to launch second process. The program in particular is Mathematica. The second process of Mathematica allows me to keep ...
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Why does OSX Lion hang when my backup drive starts up?
I'm on Lion 10.7.2, I did a migration from Snow Leopard, and everytime I try to do something on my computer that requires some CPU - i.e. after effects scrubbing of the time line - the computer ...
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iPhone calendar events not showing in iCal (Snow Leopard, iPhone 4S)
My wife's iPhone4S is all set up with iCloud synching, etc. However, she does not have Lion yet so she can't sync to iCal through the cloud.
Anyway, in iTunes the Sync Calendar option is checked, ...
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Automator workflow hangs when run as folder action
I've got an Automator workflow that is supposed to backup the contents of my USB stick whenever I plug it in (after asking for a confirmation). It works if I trigger it manually within the Automator ...
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Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on Snow Leopard?
Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on OS X, specifically Snow Leopard?
I cannot find a way of doing so currently. Am I missing something?
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Can't create user on Mac with dscl command
I was trying to create a postgres user using the command
sudo dscl . -create /Users/postgres
But failed. Got the following output
create: Invalid Path
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14009 ...
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Cannot continue incremental backups after restoring from Time Machine
I recently restored a machine (running Snow Leopard) of mine from Time Machine and the restore went well. After restoring, I attempted to back up to Time Machine again (on the same external hard drive ...
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OS X disk utility error
I have an iMac running Snow Leopard and it shows low disk space. In the disk utility, if I try to verify my hard drive, it gives me an error and says to click "Repair Disk Permissions".
When I ...
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What is SFLIconTool?
I came across a process called SFLIconTool. Its Unix executable is in the following location:
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Can't connect to my Samba server
I can't seem to connect to my Samba server on my Mac anymore. It used to work perfectly fine, but I recently changed my internet service provider and I think that may be an issue. I say that because ...
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sudo sysctl -w kern.tfp.policy=1 fails?
I tried to setup the kern.tfp.policy to one but it does not let me do it.
sudo sysctl -w kern.tfp.policy=1
kern.tfp.policy: 2
sysctl: kern.tfp.policy: Invalid argument
How can I set ...
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Can I do a fresh install of Snow Leopard from external DVD drive?
The optical drive in my macbook (aluminum late 2008) is broken totally. Instead of buying a new drive, I'm planning to install a SSD on that bay. I'll also buy an external DVD drive (connects with ...
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How to install bpython for python3 on OSX?
How can I install bpython, or another good python shell, on OSX 10.6, for python 3?
Calling easy_install bpython installed it for python 2.6 (same with ipython). Nor brew nor macports seem to even ...
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VirtualBox: Guest Addition for Mac OSX guest in Windows host? [closed]
I have Windows 7 host, and Mac OS X installed as a guest with VirtualBox. How can I install the Guest Additions? Do they exist for Mac OS X guest?
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Find files in Mac OS X by permissions setting?
I recently needed to restore my Mac (10.6.8 v1.1) from a backup and while the machine is stable and intact, a scattering of files have incorrect permissions in my user account which is interfering ...
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Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer - strange error from boot - install of Snow Leopard
I have an "Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM" Mac mini.
I am trying to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Currently the Mac mini is running Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.8.
While Installing Snow Leopard 10.6.4 from an ...
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How to check hardware compatibility for Mac Mini before upgrading to Snow Leopard?
I am using a Mac Mini (having a light white logo – an older Mac Mini model). It is using Leopard 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to 10.6.8.
I want to check is it possible to install?
If it is possible, ...
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Still unsolved error installing on macports. “Dependency not found”
I am trying to install 'ipe' on Snow Leopard via macports. The command I am running is "sudo port install ipe". This is the output:
Chriss-MacBook:macports chris$ sudo port install ipe
Warning: No ...
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MySQL Post-Installation on a Mac OSX Snow Leopard
I installed MySQL on a Mac OSX Snow Leopard and got the mysql service started but I couldn't login as root to reset the password.
Couldn't login as root either.
$ ./mysql -u root
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Is there an Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard?
I was looking for Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard.
I had heard that the official release for iOS 5 was also going to be Snow Leopard enabled.
I could not find Xcode 4.2 + iOS5 for Snow Leopard on Apple's ...
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How can I turn off extra mail sent to administrator?
I have a server-config Mac mini set up at home. When I had Snow Leopard on it, I had started setting up a mail server, but left it in a half-configured state of some kind. I've since upgraded to ...
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Can't remove an OS X user account
I installed some development environment which created a postgres user account. The user is actually an OS X user account with the name of 'postgres'. This is different from a user account within ...
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How do I create a symbolic link in Mac OSX?
I have a .sh file that I need to create a symbolic link. I would like to be able to access the file using the Terminal.
The command I use is:
ln -s /path/roo.sh /usr/bin/roo
But when I type roo, ...
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Multiple Instances Of Applications in Parental Controls - Allowed Apps List After Snow Upgrade
After upgrading several systems from Leopard to Snow Leopard there are now multiple instances of several applications listed in the System Preferences > Parental Controls > Allowed Apps
The ...
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Where are the “inner workings” of Exposé in OSX?
I need to alter the action of "App Exposé" in Lion so that it behaves like the old Exposé in Snow Leopard that showed all apps at once.
Does anyone know where I would find the files that control ...
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Is there any (dis)advantage to formatting my Mac to use a Case Sensitive File System
I reformatted my MacBookPro recently and decided to format in a case sensitive file system. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Upon doing some installs it seems Steam doesn't support case ...
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Command-Tab to X11.app in Mac OS X 10.6 doesn't focus X apps
If I have an application open in X11.app on Mac OS 10.6 and I switch away to another app and then back with Command-Tab, none of the X application come to the foreground.
How can I make this happen?
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Can access web server from lan, but not internet
Right, well as the title says really.
OS X Snow Leopard web server, all the latest updates.
I can connect it to it on the LAN, but not on any external ISP...sorta.
Can't connect to the domain on ...
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Why won't Thunderbird shutdown? Instead it hangs?
This issue seems to have been floating around for a long time on various support forums, but I've yet to find a definitive resolution. I've upgraded Mozilla Thunderbird at least once or twice without ...
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Remove Zoom Slider in Word 2011 Status Bar
I need to remove the Zoom Slider in the Status Bar in Word 2011.
Normally, it looks like this:
When resizing the window, it blocks page numbers and word count, and there is a perfectly usable ...
