26 August 2010

OSX: Disable Skype Splash Screen on Mac OSX

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How to disable the loathsome splash screen when Skype starts

OSX: Mac OSX Screencasts – Tips and Learning

Short note to share websites which offer very good quality Screencasts on Mac OSX and software. One free, and other for not much money.

OSX: SuperDuper – The Other Backup Software

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SuperDuper is the other backup program for OSX. It’s has one killer feature that Time Machine lacks.

OSX: Path Finder Review

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It took me a while to get used to Path Finder. Now I can’t imagine using the OSX Finder at all.

OSX: Spirited Away

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Spirited Away will minimise unused programs to the Dock so that my screen remains uncluttered. Importantly, I remain focussed on the program I am working on.

OSX: Sizeup – Screen Layout Using the Keyboard

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If you only buy one utility for Mac OS X, make it SizeUp. It’s my absolute favourite, even ahead of TextExpander.

OSX: Bash Flash – Killing the Flash Plugin

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The Adobe Flash player doesn’t run well on OS X. This utility makes sure that it’s easy to see if it is running and kill it immediately.

OSX: iStat Menus. System Status in the Tool Bar

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iStat Menus places a whole bunch of system information in the Menu Bar. Everyone should have it.

OSX: Fuzzy Clock

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Fuzzy Clock is a neat OS X utility for displaying the time in a more human way in your Menu Bar

Review: goSerial – Console Break for Network Devices on OSX

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This is a quick look at the serial console program for Mac OSX called goSerial. There are not many serial consoles programs available and I wanted to review this for my own use.

Dynamips, Dynagen, GNS3 0.7, IOS15.0 and Snow Leopard OSX

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It works.

Using Choosy for OSX. A Better Way to Use Multiple Browsers.

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I use multiple web browsers all day. One for typical web, and another for network management. I need a way to easily select which one I want.

OSX: Changing Hibernation Mode – UPDATED

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OSX has a feature that enables three different modes of hibernation. If you hibernate often, you should consider changing the default.

Monolingual and Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server

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Notes on using Monolingual on Snow Leopard Server

Switching Network Locations From the Menu Bar

You have now configured and applied the Network Profile. You can easily switch between the Locations by open System Preferences, Network, and using the Location menu which is just a bit too manual for me.

Configuring Network Locations in Mac OSX.

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When you are working in a lab environment, you often need to connect your laptop to different networks so that you can test stuff. For simple change like an IP address or a default gateway a script is useful. But you may want to have a much more sophisticated profile, such as different proxy servers and multiple ethernet ports. And if you are working on different sites, each one with different IP addressing and DNS details, and maybe even different proxy settings or 802.1x. Mac OSX has a way for configuring multiple profiles for your Ethernet connection ( or Airport wireless).

Monolingual, OSX Leopard and Snow Leopard – Saving Space

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I use Monolingual to save space on the MAC OSX. Quick word on how much space you can save and how to do it.

OSX: Snow Leopard and TFTP Server-ing

If you use TFTPServer on your MAC (and just about everyone does), the developer says a new version is coming soon.