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Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8

I wanted to remove applications from location services in the security and privacy settings on MaC OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. (The apps were still listed even though they were uninstalled.) I found the ...
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How can I disable extended keyboard characters in OS X Lion?

I'm using Textmate on OS X Lion and I used to be able to use Shift+Alt+W to "Wrap selection in open/close tags" but this no longer works for me. Instead I get a weird double comma character when I ...
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Where are the “Connect to Server” settings stored in Mac OS X?

Where are the "Connect to Server" history and favorites stored in OS X? Hopefully they are in a pList file somewhere as I'd like to sync them between computers using Dropbox.
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How to zoom without following the cursor in OS X

In OS X Lion, I want to zoom in to an area of the screen, and then lock the zoom there regardless of where I move my cursor (by default the zoomed-in area will follow my cursor position). I read ...
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Remove application from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.7

I'm trying to test the installation of an application which uses Location Services (Core Location) on Mac OS X 10.7. At the moment, it never prompts me for permission to grant the application access ...
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How to back up OS and application preferences on Mac OS X Lion for reinstalling?

The title pretty much says it all. I'm happy to copy folders, or use a utility. I know a lot of preferences are kept in ~/user/Library/Application Support.
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How can I uninstall a startup item in Mac OS X 10.5.8? Where is the “Accounts” preference pane?

I use OS X 10.5.8. How do I prevent some programs from opening upon startup? I have tried to find the "Account" Preference Pane on my iMac, but cannot find it even by trying to find it from previous ...
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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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OS X equivalent to Windows Key + P

What is the equivalent in Mac OS X to the Win+P key, which opens the external display options?
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Is there a way to manage and sort lots of wireless networks on OS X?

On OS X you can manage your wireless networks; that is drag them to set preferred order, delete ones you don't want any more, etc. The only problem is that there is a tiny window which only shows ~4 ...
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How to configure the IPv6 address on Mac OS X 10.6?

I have automatically configured IPv6 address on my Mac OS X 10.6: $ ifconfig ... en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 00:16:cb:94:1a:79 inet6 ...
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What caused my Mac OS X Lion Screen Savers and Desktop Pictures to go missing?

The same issue has been reported here http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1195057 The files exist in the regular system folder, but they are missing from the list in System Preferences. ...
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Is it possible to turn off application state saving in OS X Lion?

In OS X Lion it saves the state of an application before you exit an app so that when you start it you can pick up where you left off. This is a cool feature and all, but I would prefer to disable ...
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How can I change the preference for what program opens a type of link in OS X?

I recently upgraded Thunderbird to version 5, and I installed the plugin that allows the calendar tab to read/update webcal calendars. Previous to the update, I had a Basecamp milestone calendar, a ...
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No “Displays” in System Preferences

Apparently I don't have the option to configure my displays in Mac OS X. The option "Displays" has been removed from the System Preferences. Is there a way to restore this?
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Allow OSX to selectively include certain types of files in Recent Documents

The System Preference > Appearance > Number of recent items > Document setting is all-or-nothing. Is the a way to [allow|prevent] additions to the Documents list based [File ...
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What happened to the Sharing option in System Preferences?

I'm not seeing the Sharing option in System Preferences. Here's a screenshot of my System Preferences:     I'd like to disable the Web sharing option so that I can start Apache. I'm ...
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Account Preferences Crashes

When I click on System Preferences > Accounts, I get a crash [every single time]. Here are a few interesting snippets from the "Problem Report". Any ideas on how to tackle this? Process: ...
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Show the currency symbol *before* the number in OS X

I’m using the latest Mac OS X (10.6.4). It’s possible to customize the currency notation in System Preferences › Language & Text › Formats. However, it doesn’t seem to be possible to choose ...