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More of a reminder to myself, - sometimes you may need to see those hidden files on your system.
In Terminal type:
"defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE" press the return key, then
"killall Finder" and obviously press return again.
To revert this, write "TRUE" instead of "FALSE"
If you need to test your RAM, Microsoft offer a free tool called windiag. The tool has its own loader, so it works autonomously for Intel or AMD processors, this means it works for Intel Macs or Linux Systems just as well as for Windows machines. You can download the ISO file here, burn a bootable CD and boot your computer from the CD. That's it.
Go here for the German windiag website.
And here's a reminder on how to burn an ISO disc image in Mac OS X:
1. Insert a blank disc.
2. Start Disk Utility.
3. From the File menu, choose Open Disk Image and select the ISO to be burned.
4. In the list of volumes, you will now see an item representing the ISO file. Select it.
5. Click the Burn button and follow the instructions.
This reminder is courtesy of vocaro on macosxhints.com. Thanks!
If your Mac won't shut down, there's a big chance the problem lies with iDisk Sync being turned on (in System Preferences), - it can even cause problems in manual mode. It may also use up a large chunk of local disk space, because the system keeps a copy of your iDisk's contents.
If Apple won't do it, manufacturers will: Nokia and Sony Ericsson ( P1, P990, W950i...) offer their own iSync plugins:
A new feature in Leopard is the inclusion of an application called "Screen Sharing" - it is apparently based on Apples Remote Desktop. The Screen Sharing app (which Apple suggests we use via the iChat app where it is built in as a feature), is actually a separate application located in
/System/Library/CoreServices/Screen Sharing.app
Mac OS X Hints posted the following hint, which greatly improves usability of this app, by adding favourites and the Bonjour-Browser, - enter the following command in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing ShowBonjourBrowser_Debug 1
Apparently some people have problems sending files from their phones to their Mac under Leopard. There's a new item in the System Preferences under "Sharing" called "Bluetooth Sharing". This must be activated to accept files sent from phones.
My Apple, this is not so impressive... (From Heise Security) via MacRumors.com:
Leopard's firewall] is not activated by default and, even when activated, it does not behave as expected. Network connections to non-authorised services can still be established and even under the most restrictive setting, "Block all incoming connections," it allows access to system services from the internet.
Read on..
Easy Crop is a lightweight drag&drop utility to crop images, supporting various image formats. Drag an image you want to resize/crop into Easy Crop, select the required size and drag the result into the application you want it in, e.g. Ecto or Mail. No steps like saving in between. Nice!
What I use it for most of all, is rotating portrait pictures, this never really seems to work from Preview and many other photo apps...
Especially as a companion for the blogging tool Ecto, Easy Crop comes in very handy. Regarding Ecto this function should be built in really. But it isn't. It is no freeware, but the price I think is OK at $15.00 for a family pack.
A great little freeware app called PearLabelizer does an excellent job where the Address Book isn't quite good enough: Printing all kinds of labels for mailouts.
Eine nette kleine Ergänzung zum Apple Adressbuch, um anständig Etiketten drucken zu können: PearLabelizer.
Hint 1: Add predefined labels like Avery, Zweckform and Herma from the PearLabelizer website. Download and drag & drop the .plld files onto your PearLabelizer preferences window.
Hint 2: Format your font appearance from the keywords in the Address Book tab in the preferences by selecting Keyword e.g. [firstname] and choosing Format from the menu.
Leopard will require Macs with "an Intel processor or a PowerPC G4 (867 MHz or faster) or G5 processor." Other system requirements include a DVD drive, built-in FireWire, at least 512MB of RAM (additional recommended), and at least 9GB of hard disk space.
Though seemingly mild, the 67MHz increase will exclude a handful of Mac system, namely the 800MHz PowerBook G4 (Titanium), 800MHz PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver), 800MHz iMac G4, 800MHz iBook G4, and 800MHz eMac.
via appleinsider.com
OS X 10.5 "Leopard" will most likely be available from October 26th.