OS X: Create ZIP archives without hidden System files
Get rid of these .DS_Store files when sharing ZIP files with friends…
OS X: Delete single objects from Time Machine backups
I already posted a step-by-step guide on how to delete old backups from your Time Machine drive in order to free up space. What I did not mention in that article was how you can delete single files & folders… Continue reading » “OS X: Delete single objects from Time Machine backups”
OS X: Free space on your Time Machine backup drive
Searching through the web I did not find any up-to-date help on how to properly remove old Time Machine backups, in order to have more space available. But when trying the most easy and obvious way, I figured out that’s how Apple intended to do it…
OS X: 10.7 Post-Upgrade checklist
I just upgraded to OS X Lion and put together a post-upgrade checklist with more or less important things I had to take care of.
OS X: set Front Row to show preferably on secondary Screen
This is the best solution I found in the world wide web to overcome the missing feature, to use Front Row on a secondary display screen.
OS X: Airport lässt sich nicht deaktivieren
Heute hatte ich ein seltsames Problem mit AirPort auf meinem Mac. Und zwar konnte ich AirPort nicht mehr über das Menüelement deaktivieren. Es passierte einfach gar nichts, wenn der Befehl ausgewählt wurde. Nach kurzer Suche fand ich den Grund in… Continue reading » “
OS X: Airport lässt sich nicht deaktivieren
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Mysterious “You have new mail” in OS X Terminal
Resolve the mystery about the strange notice “You have new mail” in your OS X Terminal window.
OS X: Geek Alarm Clock
Find out what a Geek’s way is to set an audio-visual Alarm Clock under OS X
Safari: How-to add a “Tweet this”-shortcut
How-to add a “Tweet this”-shortcut to Safari, in order to tweet the webpage you are currently browsing.
OS X: Connect to the MAMP MySQL Server via Terminal
When you have installed MAMP (Mac Apache, MySQL, PHP) on your Mac, you may want to connect to it’s MySQL Server using the OS X Terminal.app. I describe here, how this can be achieved.