OS X: Remove delay of the Dock
Mit folgendem Befehl im Terminal.app lässt sich die kurze Verzögerung entfernen, bevor das ausgeblendete Dock angezeigt wird: defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock
List of Apple App Store Countries
Here’s a quick extract of all the Countries in Apple’s itunesconnect.com to which developer’s can publish their iOS apps to (as of December 25, 2012):
OS X: How-to remove unknown Login Items
I noticed recently, that I had a grayed out item named “Unknown” in my login items list in OS X Lion, even indicated with a warning icon next to it. But I couldn’t remove this – obviously missing – item from… Continue reading » “OS X: How-to remove unknown Login Items”
Does Serious Sam 3 run on an iMac (Mid 2011) and OS X Lion?
Yes, it does! Seriously. Even on “Ultra” with GPU Settings on “High”. Period.
Automator-Service to add Task to Wunderlist
I started using the fantastic app “Wunderlist” for my personal Task Management on the Mac, of course with synchronisation to iPhone and the web. Thanks to a Blog post from James O’Donnell on Scribd, I got my hands quickly on the required AppleScript. However, I didn’t like the fact that he made the script ask for a new User Input which will be created as new task – rather than just taking the currently selected text. So I adjusted his AppleScript code and put it into an Automator Service workflow, which you can download here.
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”
Project Server 2010: Export Status Report Responses using Excel
Microsoft didn’t spend too much time on the “Status Reports” module in Project Server 2010, leaving it with many disadvantages and even a somewhat not so intuitive handling. This affects especially the extraction of Responses to Status Reports. That’s why I developed my own SQL-Query to export these responses to an Excel Pivot-Table.
Project Server 2010: How-to add Notifications for your Users
Unfortunately Microsoft’s Project Server 2010 doesn’t allow an administrator to set default settings for Notifications for all Users. So I had to figure out a way how I can “force” my Users to receive certain Notifications – and I dug into the Database for that.
Windows 7: How-to Hide the Libraries Icon and Window-Previews
On my new corporate computer installed with Windows 7 OS, these two things bugged me from the very beginning: how can I remove this unnecessary “Libraries” folder from the desktop (still didn’t figure out what it is for) and how… Continue reading » “Windows 7: How-to Hide the Libraries Icon and Window-Previews”