If you are wanting to organise your dock with separators, you can run the command below in terminal to create a spacer. >> defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{ “tile-type” = “spacer-tile”; }’ killall Dock A line separator can also be “installed” but this is creates vertical lines which is only suitable if the dock is horizontal… Read More »
Taking screenshots is one of the most useful features on a computer. Mac makes it really easy to do with cmd+shift+4 and by default this saves it on the desktop. To change this make it save into a folder, make a new folder and call it something like “Screenshot”. Then open a terminal command and… Read More »
It is actually a bit of a pain removing Java from OSX but by that I mean it’s only 3 steps instead of 1. Basically run these commands here: sudo rm -rf “/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin” sudo rm -rf “/Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane” sudo rm -rf “~/Library/Application Support/Java” Reference: http://osxdaily.com/2017/06/16/uninstall-java-mac/
Here is a neat cheat sheet of character codes for the likes of proportional, infinity, the Greek alphabet and more. Ref: http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/accents-mac.pdf
If you have ever wondered how to open an application using terminal, the command is very simple. > open -a application_name For instance: > open -a Calculator.app Note that auto-complete will place a forward slash like this > open -a Calculator.app/ You will have to remove it. Your current directory in terminal should be the… Read More »
I had the pleasure if installing Windows 8.1 onto a machine because I was having driver compatibility issues with Ubuntu. It was like taking a step back in time. Took almost all day to install windows 8. Then install the security updates, then upgrade to 8.1. What a mission. However, it’s good to be back… Read More »
There is a neat tool to rename files very quickly. Install it with brew via >> brew rename I had to remove the dot from this file name: 2016-10-24 19.12.15.jpg because the system that I was using was poorly designed and expected a file extension after the first period. I ran >> rename -nvs ‘.’ ”… Read More »
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It’s a lot quicker and less hassle to build from a tarball but lets face it, it’s just not as fun :). Let’s go through a simple sample process. There is an open source code call cpuminer that turns your computer into a bitcoin miner. Back in the days, this is how bitcoin mining all… Read More »
The key to understanding what all this means it is important first understand the difference between a login shell and a non-login shell. Types of Shells A login shell is when you are logging in remotely to another machine via ssh. You generally need to login. A non-login shell is when you are already logged into… Read More »