How to disable the loathsome splash screen when Skype starts
OSX: Mac OSX Screencasts – Tips and Learning
5 June 2010 By 1 Comment
OSX: SuperDuper – The Other Backup Software
29 March 2010 By 1 Comment
SuperDuper is the other backup program for OSX. It’s has one killer feature that Time Machine lacks.
OSX: Path Finder Review
27 March 2010 By 4 Comments
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
23 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
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
21 March 2010 By 3 Comments
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
21 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
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
21 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
iStat Menus places a whole bunch of system information in the Menu Bar. Everyone should have it.
OSX: Fuzzy Clock
21 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
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
14 March 2010 By 6 Comments
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.
Using Choosy for OSX. A Better Way to Use Multiple Browsers.
6 March 2010 By 3 Comments
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
21 February 2010 By 2 Comments
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
3 January 2010 By 2 Comments
Notes on using Monolingual on Snow Leopard Server
Switching Network Locations From the Menu Bar
4 December 2009 By 2 Comments
Configuring Network Locations in Mac OSX.
3 December 2009 By 5 Comments
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
20 September 2009 By 1 Comment
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
8 September 2009 By 1 Comment
