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…
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,…
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…
Show full path in finder title
Show full path in finder title: This post will show you how to show the full path in the title bar of your finder windows on mac osx. open terminal…
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:…
Install mc for mac osx – GNU Midnight commander
mc for mac osx! GNU Midnight Commander - mc - is an excellent orthodox text mode file manager. mc runs in your console, and has mouse support. It also has…
How to disable warning when changing file extension osx
This post will show you how to change the warning that happens in osx when you try to change the file extension in finder. open terminal type in defaults write…