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…
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…
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,…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
How to stop the mac osx help app from being always on top
The osx help app is very good. there is a lot of information contained within it, but it has an odd behavior that none of the other osx apps have:…
How to show bluetooth signal strength in osx
This post shows you how to see the strength of signal for your connected bluetooth devices in osx lion and mountain lion. open system preferences > bluetooth alt + click…
Speed up osx right click by disabling smart zoom
This is a pretty cool tip. in osx lion and mountain lion the right click gesture [two finger tap on the pad] is a little slow. it turns out that…
How to change the default save location from icloud to my mac
How to change the default save location from icloud in osx mountain lion and newer. The default save location for icloud enabled apps is no longer on your own hard-drive.…
Access osx built in wifi analyser from airport icon
Osx has a lot of built in tools. there is a wifi analyser / packet capture tool to open it, just hold down ALT + click on the wifi icon…
Re order or re-arrange items in osx menu bar
I just found this out by mistake! while trying to alt+click on the timemachine icon in the osx system bar thing in the menu bar I held cmd instead of…
/etc/hosts host file editor for mac osx
/etc/hosts host file editor for mac osx: gasmask is an app that sits in your system tray and lets you edit the hosts file when you need, and allows for…
How to fix VirtualBox cant operate in VMX root mode in mac osx
With the release of osx 10.8.2 all my vitrualbox virtual machines stopped working with the error VirtualBox cant operate in VMX root mode. Fortunately virtualbox developers are very quick to…
How to send audio from mac to airplay speakers
This is an excellent feature of mountain lion. you can send your audio output to airplay enabled devices (apple tv or airplay speakers) to send the audio to an airplay…
How to disable osx mountain lion smooth scrolling
This post will show you how to disable smooth scrolling in osx mountain lion. open terminal type defaults write -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool NO smooth crolling will now be disabled!
Application cant be opened because it is from an unidentified developer osx mountain lion
Application cant be opened because it is from an unidentified developer: On mac osx, if you download an application that isnt from the app store, or from an arbitrary list…
How I fixed my mountain lion battery issues on a macbook air 2012
I upgraded from lion to mountain lion on my Macbook air 2012. This is how I fixed my mountain lion battery issues on a 2012 macbook air. As soon as…
How to enable power nap in osx mountain lion
This post will show you how to enable power nap in osx mountain lion. you need to have an SSD to enable this feature. if you have a 2011 or…
How to set wikipedia as the default dictionary in osx
You can wikipedia as the default dictionary in osx. I use the dictionary all the time, and I'm constantly in wikipedia, so this one is useful at least for some…
How to tether your mac to your iphone using personal hotspot
This post will show you how to setup a wireless internet connection from your mac to your phone so that you can get internet through your phones 3g connection! assuming…
Make osx lion mouse and trackpad scroll in different directions
This is an excellent tip. if you like the natural scrolling in osx lion for your trackpad, but want the old style scrolling for your mouse, then it is possible.…
Satellite eyes – mac wallpaper from your current location
I saw a post on lifehacker the other day for a small app that sets your desktop wallpaper from a bing satellite image based on your current location! the app…
How to mount a macox dmg image file in linux
This post will show you how to mount a macox dmg image file in linux. firstly, open terminal sudo mount -o loop /path/to/image.dmg /place/to/mount now your dmg file will be…
Block outgoing connections on your mac with little snitch
Little snitch is a fantastic little app. Using little snitch you can block outgoing connections on your mac. its like a reverse firewall for your mac. it allows you to…
Osx mountain lion power nap
By far the best feature announced at wwdc 2012 is osx mountain lions power nap. it will download app and os updates and will make time machine backups while your…
How to disable are you sure you want to open this application dialog osx
This post will show you how to disable the annoying popups when you try to launch an application for the first time on osx optn the terminal and type: defaults…
Osx hackstore now open
The osx hack store is now open you can now download apps that cant get on the regular mac app store. not cracks or keygens. just regular apps that you…
Apples official flashback removal tool
Apple have released their official flashback removal tool you can download it here make sure to run software update too and get all the updates for your osx lion
How to eject a stuck dvd or cd from your mac
This will show you how to eject a stuck dvd or cd from your mac 1) try holding the eject key, it may work 2) try dragging the mounted cd…
How to change the osx lion login wallpaper
This will show you how to change the login screen wallpaper background image in osx lion. the file you need to change is called /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/ NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png simply rename the image…