Authors: Chris Seibold

Tags: #COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Macintosh

Mac Hacks (39 page)

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Quicksilver, Quit the Finder

RAM

problems with, Your Mac beeps at you instead of starting
upgrading, Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro , Preparing for the Hack

random access memory (see RAM)

recognition of Bluetooth device, Have Your Mac Automagically Recognize You – Putting It in Action

Recovery Disk Assistant, Create a Bootable Flash Drive – Create a Bootable Flash Drive , Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive

recovery disk, creating, Create a Bootable Flash Drive – Create a Bootable Flash Drive

recovery key, It’s Better to Be Better

Recovery Mode for Mac, Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting

recovery partition, Create a Bootable Flash Drive

copying to flash drive, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
limitations of, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive

repeating keys, restoring previous behavior of, Make Those Keys Repeat

resources (see books and publications; system resources; website resources)

restarting Mac, Startup troubleshooting

Resume feature, turning off, Turn Off Resume – Turn Off Resume

rm command, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files

root account

changing a file’s owner to, Automating Apache
enabling, Enabling the Root User – Enabling the Root User

router

IP address of, Secure Your Wireless Network
MAC addresses, restricting, Restrict MAC Addresses – Restrict MAC Addresses
password for, Basic Steps
resetting to factory defaults, Unhacking the Hack

RSS, enabling in Safari, Help Safari Get its RSS Groove Back

Ruby, installing Homebrew using, Install Homebrew

S.M.A.R.T. status of hard drive, Your hard drive is making noises

Safari

ClickToFlash plug-in, Disable Flash
RSS support, enabling, Help Safari Get its RSS Groove Back
User Agent switch, setting, Trick sites into not needing Flash

Safari Reader, printing from, Safari Reading List

Safe Boot for Mac, Startup troubleshooting

Save As command, restoring previous behavior of, Get Save As Back the Way You Expect It

say command, Harmless Unix Tricks

screensaver, password for, Screensaver/Sleep Password

scripts (see AppleScripts)

scutil command, Preparing for Profile Manager

security, Monitor Your Network Traffic – Firmware Password

(see also privacy)

of files, Protect Sensitive Files – Beyond the Hack

disk image for, Hiding Files in a Disk Image
encryption for, It’s Better to Be Better – Using Your New Drive
hiding files from Spotlight, Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear
invisibility for, Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear
invisible partition for, Beyond the Hack
Library folder for, The Quick and Easy Way: Bury It in Your Library
when erasing, Encrypt a USB Drive

of Java, Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac

OS X firewall, Using Mac OS X’s Firewall – Using Mac OS X’s Firewall

physical security, Add Physical Security Measures to Your Mac – Firmware Password

firmware password, Firmware Password – Firmware Password
login password, Login Password
screensaver/wake password, Screensaver/Sleep Password
security cables, Security Cables

for wireless network, Secure Your Wireless Network – Unhacking the Hack

security cables, Security Cables

seeds, for torrents, Master Torrents , Share Torrents

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) status of hard drive, Your hard drive is making noises

services

adding to Services menu, Create a Service with Automator – Adding a Keyboard Shortcut
creating with Automator, Create a Service with Automator – Create a Service with Automator
downloading, Find and Uncompress the File
existing, using, Customize the Services Menu – Adding a Keyboard Shortcut
finding online, Find the Service You Need
installing, Move the File
keyboard shortcuts for, Adding a Keyboard Shortcut
running, Create a Service with Automator , Using the Service

setfile command, Make It Disappear

shell, Harmless Unix Tricks – Harmless Unix Tricks

Shift key, in keybindings, Speed Things Up with Keybindings

SIMBL (SIMple Bundle Loader), Full Screen for (Almost) Any App – Full Screen for (Almost) Any App

single-user mode, Firmware Password

slash, double (//), preceding comments in keybindings, Speed Things Up with Keybindings

sleep, password for waking from, Screensaver/Sleep Password

smcFanControl, Procedure

Solid State Drive (SSD), Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro

sort command, Create a Service with Automator

sorting text, Create a Service with Automator – Create a Service with Automator

Sourceforge, portable Mac applications from, What Your Home Folder Means to You

Speakeasy Speed Test tool, Do You Have the Bandwidth? – Do You Have the Bandwidth?

special characters, in keybindings, Speed Things Up with Keybindings

Spotlight

hiding files from, Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear
running applications from, Quit the Finder

SSD (Solid State Drive), Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro

SSID broadcast, disabling, Disable SSID Broadcast – Disable SSID Broadcast

SSL certificate, for Profile Manager, Preparing for Profile Manager

standard user account

changing administrator account to, Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard Account – Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard Account
when to use, Get to Know Your User Account

startup chime sound

changing, Change the Startup Sound – Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?
silencing, Change the Startup Sound – Change the Startup Sound , Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?

Startup Disk, creating, Backing Up with Disk Utility

startup problems, Startup Problems – Reset your PRAM

static IP address, Fake a Static IP – Fake a Static IP

stealth mode, Using Mac OS X’s Firewall

Subscribe to Feed extension, Help Safari Get its RSS Groove Back

sudo command, Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion

Sync Folders action, Keeping everything synced

system resources used by applications, Force quitting greedy processes

tablet, turning MacBook into, Turn Your MacBook into a Tablet – The MessagePad in Use

target disk mode, Firmware Password

tcsh shell, Harmless Unix Tricks

technical support, Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro

TechTool Pro, Startup troubleshooting

telnet command, Harmless Unix Tricks

Terminal, Harmless Unix Tricks – Harmless Unix Tricks

customizing Dock using, Customize the Dock with Terminal – Have the Dock Display Only Running Apps

directories

creating, Creating Directories and Working with Files
navigating, Navigating Around Your Mac – Navigating Around Your Mac

ejecting external drive using, Step 3: Eject Your Drive

emulators for, changing, Harmless Unix Tricks

files

comparing, Fancy Command-Line Moves
copying, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files
deleting, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files
listing, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Fancy Command-Line Moves
moving, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files
warnings for commands affecting, Creating Directories and Working with Files

help for, Harmless Unix Tricks

help on commands, Harmless Unix Tricks , Fancy Command-Line Moves

partitioning hard drive using, Beyond the Hack – Beyond the Hack

processes, killing, Harmless Unix Tricks

processes, viewing, Harmless Unix Tricks

prompt in, Harmless Unix Tricks

running, Harmless Unix Tricks

Unix commands, Navigating Around Your Mac – Fancy Command-Line Moves

(see also specific commands)

text

editing

keybindings for, Speed Things Up with Keybindings – Speed Things Up with Keybindings
nano text editor, Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion

sorting, Create a Service with Automator – Create a Service with Automator

TIFF files, Generating the image , Composing the icon

tiff2icons command, Composing the icon

tilde (~)

indicating home directory in Terminal, PLIST Files for Hackers , Harmless Unix Tricks
representing Option key in keybindings, Speed Things Up with Keybindings

Time Machine, Time Machine – Time Machine

top command, Harmless Unix Tricks

Tor software, Control Those Cookies – Control Those Cookies

torrents, Get the Apps – Share Torrents

traffic cam images, adding to desktop, Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info – Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info

Transmission client, Get the Apps , Master Torrents

troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Mac OS X – Reset your PRAM

Apple technical support, Troubleshooting Mac OS X
applications not responding, An application stops responding – An application stops responding
applications using too many resources, Force quitting greedy processes
beeping sounds, Your Mac beeps at you instead of starting
Finder not responding, The Finder stops responding
hard drive problems, Your hard drive is making noises – Your hard drive is making noises
PRAM, resetting, Reset your PRAM
RAM problems, Your Mac beeps at you instead of starting
Recovery Mode, Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting
restarting Mac, Startup troubleshooting
Safe Boot, Startup troubleshooting
startup problems, Startup Problems – Reset your PRAM

TrueCrypt software, Beyond the Hack

Tumblr blogging site

bookmarklets in, Get a bookmarklet
creating a blog, Step 2: Get Set Up

TVShows 2, Get the Apps – Install TVShows 2

Unix

commands, Navigating Around Your Mac – Fancy Command-Line Moves

(see also specific commands)

installing Unix applications, Install Homebrew – Install Homebrew

shell for, Harmless Unix Tricks – Harmless Unix Tricks

Terminal application for (see Terminal)

USB drive (see flash drive)

user accounts

administrator

changing to standard account, Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard Account – Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard Account
setting up, Get to Know Your User Account

Library, accessing from, Get to Know Your User Account

managed, Get to Know Your User Account

root

changing a file’s owner to, Automating Apache
enabling, Enabling the Root User – Enabling the Root User

standard, Get to Know Your User Account

types of, Get to Know Your User Account

User Agent, setting, Trick sites into not needing Flash

Users folder, location of, Transferring your user account

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