Mac Backups Made Easy with Carbon Copy Cloner

Jan 29, 2007 - Leave a Comment
Make a disk image backup of a Mac hard drive

Backups. A dreaded word because it is tedious and boring. You say it and people go fleeing in all directions plugging their ears. So what do you do? Have no fear Mac users, Carbon Copy Cloner is here for you to make Mac backups easy. Say hello to your newest friend, Carbon Copy Cloner. Carbon … Read More

4 Command Keystroke Tricks to Ease Navigation in Mac OS X

Jan 26, 2007 - 5 Comments

Navigating around Mac OS X is significantly easier than competitive operating systems, and that’s largely thanks to the Dock, Expose (Mission Control), Spotlight, and the improved Finder, which is the OS X file system. Of course there are also third party apps that people swear by, such as Quicksilver, but with so many great features … Read More

airport – the Little Known Command Line Wireless Utility for Mac

Jan 18, 2007 - 95 Comments
airport wi-fi network command in Mac OS X

Hidden from the casual Mac user is a spiffy command line utility that allows you to view, configure, and troubleshoot your Mac’s wireless connection, entirely from the Terminal of MacOS and Mac OS X. This command has a help file but is otherwise but not much documentation, and judging by the obscure location of the … Read More

10 Must-Know Startup Commands for Older Macs

Jan 12, 2007 - 4 Comments
Finder logo

A variety of keyboard shortcuts and commands can be used during a Mac system startup to access various features, systems administration utilities, and troubleshooting tricks. Some of these startup keys may be slightly different on PPC and Intel Macs, but many of the features remain the same, whether it’s accessing safe-boot mode, hardware tests, single-user … Read More

12 Command Line Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X Terminal

Dec 19, 2006 - 20 Comments
Terminal in Mac OS X

The command line in Mac OS X can be a very powerful and fun tool, so it’s good to know how to maneuver around if you find yourself in it. By default, the Mac OS X Terminal uses the Bash shell, which is what these keyboard shortcuts are intended for. So if you’re ready to … Read More

How to Customize your Terminal Prompt

Dec 11, 2006 - 58 Comments
Terminal in macOS

Whether you use the Terminal occasionally or regularly, you might find it appropriate to change the way it looks beyond the color scheme and transparency settings. How about changing the actual command line prompt? It’s quite easy, and can be a fun way to further customize your Macs appearance.

MacSaber – Turn your Mac into a Lightsaber

Dec 6, 2006 - 4 Comments

Have you ever wished your Mac was as light saber?? Of course you have! Ok maybe you haven’t, but wouldn’t it be cool if you swung your Mac around and it made light saber sound effects? Indeed that would be cool. MacSaber is a hilarious app that uses your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s SMS controller … Read More

Use Spotlight from the Command Line with mdfind

Dec 5, 2006 - 8 Comments

Spotlight is one of my favorite features of Mac OS X, I probably use it more than even the Dock. Being able to hit command-space to quickly locate documents, emails, and launch Applications is endlessly useful. For some of us, it’s necessary to be in the terminal, and wouldn’t it be cool to have this … Read More

How to Launch Application on System Start in Mac OS X

Nov 29, 2006 - 40 Comments
Login items in Mac OS X

Mac users may find it helpful to automatically launch an application upon system start of Mac OS X. Basically this means as soon as the Mac is done booting, the approved auto-launch apps will open themselves once the user has logged into the Mac and the Mac OS desktop has displayed. You can add as … Read More

Instant Dictionary Keystroke in Safari for Mac: Control-Command-D

Nov 27, 2006 - 5 Comments

Here’s a very useful key combination that allows you to instantly summon a dictionary from the web browsers in Mac OS X. If you’re in Safari (and many other Mac OS X apps and browsers), hit control-command-D keystroke together while you hover over a word, a dictionary will pop up with that words definition!

CoconutBattery – Get Extended Battery Information of Mac Laptops

Nov 26, 2006 - 6 Comments
Coconut battery icon

If you own a Mac laptop, you’ll want this great app. CoconutBattery provides the usual current battery charge information, but that’s not what makes it cool. Anyone that has owned a device operated by rechargeable batteries can tell you that over time the capacity diminishes. That is what makes CoconutBattery so unique, it provides detailed … Read More

iStumbler – Search Wi-Fi Networks Easily from Mac

Nov 20, 2006 - 22 Comments
iStumbler Mac network scanning tool

Want to search for available wi-fi networks quickly and easily from a Mac? Have you ever been on the road with your MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iBook or PowerBook and needed to find a Wireless access point quickly to send a quick email, post an important blog entry, or check the latest news? Me … Read More

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