optn the terminal and type:

defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

you can now download apps that cant get on the regular mac app store. not cracks or keygens. just regular apps that you cant get on apples app store.

you can download it here

make sure to run software update too and get all the updates for your osx lion

id like the rumours of the new macbook air / pro to be true.

id like a 13″ macbook air with a retina screen and a quad core i7 and a 250gb ssd and 16gb of (upgradable) ram (though id buy one with less ram in it and buy some sodimms from ebay because its a tenth of the price…).

they probably wont make that, but id settle for a 15″ version with the same spec.

id also like the thunderbolt displays to have discrete graphics cards in them [upgradable ones would be perfect] so that i didnt need to waste battery power from my laptop when i didnt need high end graphics performance (which is pretty much never).

goto system preferences > trackpad > more gestures

tick ‘application expose’ and pick a gesture from the dropdown list

application expose will let you switch between all open windows of whichever application you are using

to turn off the reminders on your mac (so that only your phone beeps)

open ical > preferences > advanced

tick ‘turn off alerts’

now you will not get reminders on your mac!

if you have ever wanted to quickly email the link to a webpage to someone (i often mail links to my gmail account) its a bit of a drawn out process:
highlight the url, copy it, open mail.app, click create new mail, fill in a subject line and finally paste in the url.

there is a MUCH faster way.

since you are already on my site, just press

cmd + shift + i

a new mail message will appear with a pre filled out subject line and the url in the body.
all you need to do is to type in the recipient name.

:D

1) login to your facebook account
2) goto events (in the left hand bar)
3) click on the maginifying glass in the top right
4) pick ‘birthdays’
5) click on the maginifying glass in the top right again
6) pick ‘export birthdays’
7) click on the url that facebook presents to you
8) pick your options when ical asks you to subscribe

you can get the birthdays calendar to update like any other calendar in ical, but it is only a one way sync – from facebook to ical.
changes you make in ical will not update facebook.

here is a list of things i did, and the things to do if this happens to you:

1) phone the police. they will give you a crime scene number. you need this. also, they have sirens and forensics, which makes you feel better and is generally cool.

2) go here apple support log in and get the serial numbers of your stuff. give it to the police. they can use the numbers if they find your gear to tie it to you. tell the police that your stuff may be able to tell you where it is, show them #3

3) go to ‘find my iphone’ and click each device and click the ‘email me when located’. you do have find my iphone installed and activated, right?

4) change all your passwords (banking, email, social networks, paypal, amazon – everything)

5) phone your bank, report missing personal details and cards, just incase. tell them you got broken into and personal details could have been stolen, they will flag your account to watch for suspicious transactions.

6) phone your insurance and tell them everything thats gone missing and report any building damage, give them your police crime number from #1

check with your insurance if they cover any damage to the property, or missing laptops, some dont unless they are specificlly named in the policy.

get stuff fixed.

leverage your social network. (maybe by writing a blog post about what just happened on your iphone and asking people to share it about) post the spec of your missing gear

my missing gear is:

macbook pro mid 2010
macbook 5,1
17″ anti glare screen
unibody
8gb ram
240gb ocz vertex 2 ssd
dvdrw
serial: W89281ZM8YB

32gb ipad (1st gen) wifi
serial: GB032SUZZ39

other stuff was taken too :(

please share this post about so that i might be able to get my stuff back.

thank you all

Jonathan

1) login to your facebook account
2) goto events (in the left hand bar)
3) click on the maginifying glass in the top right
4) pick ‘export events’
5) click on the url that facebook presents to you
6) pick your options when ical asks you to subscribe

you can get the calendar to update like any other calendar in ical, but it is only a one way sync – from facebook to ical.
changes you make in ical will not update facebook.