Vagrant with sshfs and public network
Vagrant with sshfs. You can use sshfs in vagrant with only a private network. This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a single machine and dont…
Osx mojave beta
osx mojave beta is available to the public. To get it you have to sign up at apples btea program website. Once signed up, you can click the link for…
Migrate music from itunes to google play
Migrate music from itunes to google play. 1) goto play.google.com/music 2) sign up (the free service is fine, when it asks for a payment, you can select 'google play balance')…
Google home and chromecast
After playing with my google home mini for a few days I decided I needed a chromecast (I have appletv, roku boxes, and an old android tv box, but none…
Privacy settings
This post is a combination of previous posts about privacy settings in mac and ios. Safari do not track: Safari gives users the option to enable the 'do not track'…
Vagrant with NFS and public_network
Vagrant with NFS and public_network. You can use NFS in vagrant, but it requires a private_network to work; This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a…
How to remove the harddrive from a 2014 mac mini and install an ssd
At work we had a mac mini 2014 that needed an ssd harddrive upgrade. This post has a short video and some info on the process documenting how to remove…
How to install macOS High Sierra GM
This is a short post about how to install macOS High Sierra GM on your mac. You will need an apple developer account. Log in to developer.apple.com Click the 'install…
LG 34um95 Yosemite resolution bug
The LG 34um95 yosemite resolution bug is pretty annoying. I have an lg 34um95 screen - it runs at 3440x1440 - its a great screen, unless you have upgraded to…
SSHFS mount remote drive in finder
This post will show you how to mount a remote ssh filesystem as a 'drive' in osx using a bash script, osxfuse and brew. There are a few ways to…
Selection of podcasts I subscribe to
Here is a selection of podcasts I subscribe to [RSS] PARANORMAL PODCAST[RSS] Practical Backpacking™ Podcast[RSS] Sasquatch Chronicles[RSS] The Unexplained with Howard Hughes[RSS] The Gralien Report[RSS] The Bigfoot Field Guide[RSS] The…
Show hidden files in Finder
This post will show you how to show hidden files in finder (like .htaccess). There isn't an easy 'on/off' switch for it, instead, you have to enable it from the…
Shutdown sleep lock screen keyboard shortcuts mac osx
This post lists all the shutdown / sleep / lock screen keyboard shortcuts mac osx that I have found on my macbook air. (I haven't discovered the combos myself -…
How to change the number of icons in launchpad
How to change the number of icons in launchpad - this is a great tip: change the number of icons in launchpad! if you use launchpad a lot (I don't,…
Games console emulation android
Games console emulation android - I recently got a jxd s5110b android game tablet thing. My first driod. It is basically a small android tablet, but with hardware controls for…
Record your screen on mac with quicktime
This post will show you how to record your screen on mac with quicktime. This is something I use constantly at work (making help guides with this method is fantastic)…
Colour man pages
I have been experimenting with the solarized colour palate for my console screens. One thing that I needed was colour man pages (I use man pages all the time) I…
How to permanently show the tab bar in finder
How to permanently show the tab bar in finder: In OSX Mavericks, Apple added a well overdue feature: tabs. I just found this out, you can permanently show the tab…
Everything you need to know about tags in OSX Mavericks
Everything you need to know about tags in OSX. OSX Mavericks introduced an interesting new feature: tags. Tags are used almost like folders. Except that the files that show when…
Osx console emulators
This post is about osx console emulators. It should help you pick the best emulators for your games jump to: Game Boy / Color / Game Boy Advance Nintendo Entertainment…
Apple recall all macbook air ssd drives sold between june 2012 and june 2013
Apple have recalled all the 64gb and 128gb ssd drives that are installed in macbook air's bought between june 2012 and june 2013 if you have an affected machine, you…
Very cool tip for osx mavericks and twitter shared urls
This is a very cool thing I just found in safari on osx mavericks. if you have your twitter account linked to your os [it asks you the first time…
Best practice for mac security
This post is a collection of things to form a best practice for mac security. 1) enable password after sleep or screensaver. settings > security > require a password immediately…
How to encrypt external usb flash drives on mac osx
This post will show you how to encrypt your external drives so that your data remains safe. it really only works with new drives though, so if you have a…
Browse time machine backups from a different computer
If you keep backups on time machine you can browse these backups from a different mac. there is a little trick to it, but its simple once you master it…
How to encrypt your mac harddrive with filevault
Enabling encryption on your macs harddrive is easy. goto system preferences > security and privacy > filevault click the padlock in the bottom left hand corner type your password click…
Hidden games in your mac console
I didnt know this. there are hidden games in your mac! they are accessed from the terminal. 1) dunnet. open terminal emacs -batch -l dunnet its a mud. its quite…
Icloud file browser plain cloud
This is a cool app. plain cloud lets you manage the files you have stored in icloud from your mac. it shows a list of all the apps that have…
Use siri to generate secure passwords
Finally a use for siri! you can use siri to generate secure passwords. thanks to the wolfram alpha integration inside siri you can ask: wolfram alpha password and siri will…
My first impressions of ios7 and osx Maverick
So, I watched wwdc on my apple tv. here are my first impressions: osx Maverick. adds a few things that are needed. tabs on finder. cant wait. the multi monitor…
How to change the default mail client in osx
This post will show you how to change the default email client in osx. it will let your chosen email client be used for both mailto: links and for the…
Bluestacks run android apps on your mac osx
Bluestacks run android apps on your mac! bluestacks is an awesome app for your mac: It lets you run android apps on your mac! Bluestacks is a virtualised android environment…
Airmail osx email app and sparrow alternative now available
Airmail is an excellent app. Ive been using it since it was available as a beta, and its now launched in the app store! http://airmailapp.info
How to show hex values in safari element inspector
This is an awesome tip that I just stumbled over :) I was trying to view the colour of an element in my site (the background colour of the body…
Open man pages in safari or other browsers in osx
This is an excellent tweak to make to your osx or linux system open man pages in safari (or firefox or chrome): man pages are great, but they arent the…
How to disable sleepsafe hibernate mode on your mac
How to disable sleepsafe hibernate mode on your mac. Your mac has a few cool features to let it wake form hibernation quickly. one is called sleepsafe. sleepsafe works by…
Change the default notification center sound on osx
This post will show you how to change the default notification sound for the osx notification centre. firstly, there are a couple of rules: 1) the file has to be…
How to disable osx notification center
This post will show you how to disable the osx notification center. the notification center on osx is a good idea, but I personally dont ever use it, so I…
Delete dmg disk image automatically on eject on mac osx
This post will show you how to delete dmg disk image automatically - it will delete a mac disk image file (dmg) when you eject it from your mac There…
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