Category Archives: Mac

Articles related to the Apple Mac, OS X, etc.

Installing gitolite on a Mac

Posted on November 25, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

How to install gitolite on a Mac. Continue reading →

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Resetting the iPhone

Posted on November 21, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

iPhone suddenly shut down and was unresponsive, as if the battery were completely dead. Continue reading →

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OS X, Apache, Tomcat, and mod_jk

Posted on September 23, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

I spent some time with a colleague from South Africa yesterday. He’s a long-time Windows user that writes in Java. He has a new MacBook Pro, and we scratched our head why Apache+mod_jk+Tomcat was blowing up on him. JAVA_HOME The … Continue reading →

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How to Reveal Hidden Files and Folders in a Mac OS X File Dialog

Posted on September 7, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

It turns out that there is an undocumented (or poorly documented) key combination to show and hide hidden folders and files. Press Command-Shift-Period (⌘⇧.) to toggle hidden files and folders on and off. Continue reading →

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OS X Preview’s Hidden Powers

Posted on March 25, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

Link to an article that lists useful features of the OS X Preview app. Continue reading →

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Making a Mac Tab to Drop-Down List Controls

Posted on February 23, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

Developers, and power users in general, tend to like using the keyboard for moving around because it’s ofttimes faster to push a key or two than pick up the dominant hand, grab the mouse, click, then move the hand back … Continue reading →

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Reset Passwords on Tiger without an Install Disk

Posted on January 27, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

I was asked to reset the passwords on an old Mac. This is usually done by booting with an install disk for the right version of the operating system. Determine OS Version The OS version was not displayed on the … Continue reading →

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Operating the Second DVD Tray on a Mac via the Keyboard

Posted on January 24, 2011 by James Reuben Knowles

On Macs with two DVD drives, both can be opened and closed from the keyboard. The primary drive can be opened and closed normally, with the eject key (⏏). The secondary drive can be opened and closed holding down the … Continue reading →

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Getting NeoOffice to Work on Snow Leopard

Posted on September 5, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

You may find that NeoOffice does not launch after installing Snow Leopard. There is a fix. Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard Upgrade Gotcha: Black Screen

Posted on September 5, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

How to avoid getting a black screen when upgrading your computer to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Continue reading →

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