Tag Archives: os x

How to Install gcc 4.7 on Mac OS X

How to Install gcc 4.7 on Mac OS X using MacPorts. Continue reading

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Fixing Mountain Lion Runaway parentalcontrolsd

How to correct parentalcontrolsd running with a high CPU load under Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8). Continue reading

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Installing gitolite on a Mac

How to install gitolite on a Mac. Continue reading

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OS X, Apache, Tomcat, and mod_jk

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

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

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

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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Getting NeoOffice to Work on Snow Leopard

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

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

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Focus On Functionality with Objective C

Interfaces are an important polymorphism tool in languages like Java and Delphi. Objective C protocols are similar, but some syntax may not be obvious at first. Continue reading

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