Posts Tagged osx
OS X Terminal Slow at startup
If you are using Mac OS X you might have noticed that, Terminal can become noticeably slow on launch. Terminal application should be fast enough, since it does not have any complex UI or plugins to be loaded. Unfortunately, it became so slow that it takes atleast 10 seconds after it's launch, before
Read Full PostCut & Paste in Mac OS X Lion
Mac Os X never had an option to "cut" files within the finder and everyone kind of missed it, especially the windows users. But Apple has include this option in Lion OS X. Many of you all have already discovered it and are using it. So let's see how can you cut & paste in Mac OS X. You can si
Read Full PostTurn Off Auto Correct in Mac OS X Lion
You might have noticed the "Auto Correct" feature of OS X Lion. It's really helpful but at times it becomes simply annoying. For example, when I tweet I do not want my tweets to be auto-corrected. You might want to turn off this feature cause it tries to auto correct tech terms, slang and many o
Read Full Postmysql.sock path in Mac OS X
In my last post I discuss how to enable PHP over Apache in Mac OS X lion and today I bumped into a new problem. The problem is that when you install MySQL on Mac OS X and try to connect it via PHP, you will get an error. This error is thrown due to the fact that the path of the MySQL sockets are dif
Read Full PostEnable Apache,PHP in Mac OS X
Mac OS X comes with Apache,PHP pre-installed but is not enabled by default. Just when you get on to your new Mac OS X you definitely want to enable these. The following steps should help you enable PHP over Apache and you can start rolling. Enable PHP module in httpd.conf We first need to enabl
Read Full PostUse Spotlight as calculator
This is a quick, short but nifty trick in OS X. When I shifted from Windows / Linux to MAC, I used calculator the old way. Open the calculator first and then punch in the values to get results. Probably Spotlight thought a better way out and said why punch the arithmetic equations in some other util
Read Full PostTask Manager in MAC
When you are using an Operating system, no matter MAC or Windows you need a task manager. Task manager is nothing but an application which shows you the process, programs of an operating system and you can see the memory , processor power consumed by them. The name "Task Manager" is not standard nam
Read Full PostApple : Not a review but My Experience with OS X Lion
So I was one of the lucky ones who got free upgrade to OS X Lion because my Apple machine was purchased between June 06, 2011 and July 20, 2011. I am not going to call it as a Review since there are many over the internet. Instead what I am going to share is my experience with OS X Lion ever since
Read Full PostOS X LION: How to change Launchpad’s background color
With OS X Lion comes the great Launchpad which allows you to launch applications with just one click. And hence changing it's background should also be straight forward. It does not actually changes the background, but instead changes "effects" of the current background image or desktop's wallpaper.
Read Full PostApple : apt-get command for MAC
Heard OS X is more like Linux ? But you might wonder that apt-get does not work by default in MAC OS X. Some folks are in love with apt-get and find it easier to install new applications using apt-get. So in this post I am going to show you how you can make apt-get to work in MAC OS X. To make
Read Full PostApple : How to redeem your free copy of Lion OS X
Yes, the latest version of OS X is out and is called Lion . You can upgrade it from the App store or right from the website, it costs 29.99 USD. However, if you have purchased your MAC between June 06, 2011 and July 20, 2011 then your system qualifies for a free upgrade to OS X Lion. YaY !! Nice
Read Full PostFirst day with MacBook Pro for a windows users
I have been a Windows and Linux user ever since I came to know a computer is ! Yes, of course DOS as well in the beginning. Yesterday, was my first day with my MacBook Pro and just like the everyone else I too started to like MAC. As some friends say MAC is just a hyped version of Linux and you st
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