Read Mac Hacks Online

Authors: Chris Seibold

Tags: #COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Macintosh

Mac Hacks (38 page)

K
keybindings,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
–
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
commands for,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
escape sequences for,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
modifier keys in,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
KeyBindings folder,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
keyboard shortcuts
for Automator
applications,
Step 5: Make Your Utility Useful
conflicts with, removing,
A Shortcut for Notification Center
for Duplicate, changing,
Get Save As Back the Way You Expect It
for Notification Center,
adding,
A Shortcut for Notification Center
–
A Shortcut for Notification Center
for Save As, changing,
Get Save As Back the Way You Expect It
for services,
Adding a Keyboard Shortcut
keys, repeating,
Make Those Keys Repeat
kill command,
Harmless Unix Tricks
killall command,
Transferring your user account
KompoZer HTML editor,
Make a Web Page
–
Make a Web Page
L
launchctl command,
Truly Killing Notification Center
launchd daemon,
Automating Apache
–
Automating Apache
Library folder,
Get to Know Your User Account
hiding files in,
The Quick and Easy Way: Bury It in Your Library
KeyBindings folder in,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
making visible,
Reveal Your Library Folder
–
Reveal Your Library Folder
Preferences folder in,
PLIST Files for Hackers
library, iTunes
on external drive, ejecting
automatically,
Eject iTunes
–
Step 5: Make Your Utility Useful
moving,
Move Your iTunes Library
Lion, OS X
bootable flash drive for,
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
–
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
installer, copying to flash drive,
Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
–
Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
recovery partition,
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
locks for computer,
Security Cables
login hooks,
Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?
Login Items
disabling,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
setting startup sound using,
Change the Startup Sound
logout hooks,
Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?
ls command,
Creating Directories and Working with Files
,
Fancy Command-Line Moves
M
MAC (media access control) address, restricting,
Restrict MAC Addresses
–
Restrict MAC Addresses
MacBook
battery, replacing,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
,
Preparing for the Hack
–
Preparing for the Hack
color of, changing,
Give Your Polycarbonate Mac a Dye Job
–
Finished Project
hard drive, replacing,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
–
Preparing for the Hack
improving performance of,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
–
Preparing for the Hack
RAM, upgrading,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
,
Preparing for the Hack
turning into a tablet,
Turn Your MacBook into a Tablet
–
The MessagePad in Use
MacFlip software,
Procedure
macros (see keybindings)
Mactracker website,
Turn Your MacBook into a Tablet
man command,
Harmless Unix Tricks
,
Fancy Command-Line Moves
managed user account,
Get to Know Your User Account
manpages,
Harmless Unix Tricks
MarsEdit blogging tool,
Get the full Mac blogging experience with MarsEdit
–
Get the full Mac blogging experience with MarsEdit
Maximizer,
Full Screen for (Almost) Any App
–
Full Screen for (Almost) Any App
media access control (MAC) address, restricting,
Restrict MAC Addresses
–
Restrict MAC Addresses
media files, adding to blogs,
Finder: The Mac Blogger’s Secret Weapon
memory (see PRAM; RAM)
Minecraft server,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
configuring,
Configuring Minecraft
external IP address for,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
installing,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
port forwarding for,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
–
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
requirements for,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
running,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
mkdir command,
Creating Directories and Working with Files
mkv files,
Install TVShows 2
modifier keys, in keybindings,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
mogrify command,
Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
–
Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
montage command,
Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
–
Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
mount for iMac,
Get that iMac out of the Way
–
Installing the Articulated VESA Mount
Mountain Lion Server
Profile Manager on (see Profile Manager)
upgrading,
Manage Your Devices with Profile Manager
Mountain Lion, OS X
Autocorrect, turning off,
Turn Off Autocorrect
bootable flash drive for,
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
–
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
clean install of,
A Clean Install of Mountain Lion
–
Clean Install with One Mac
installer, copying to flash drive,
Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
–
Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
invisible files, making visible,
Reveal Your Library Folder
Library folder, making visible,
Reveal Your Library Folder
–
Reveal Your Library Folder
Notification Center
keyboard shortcut for,
A Shortcut for Notification Center
–
A Shortcut for Notification Center
removing applications from,
Make Notification Center Less Intrusive
–
Make Notification Center Less Intrusive
removing notifications from,
Make Notification Center Less Intrusive
–
Make Notification Center Less Intrusive
starting and stopping when needed,
Hacking the Hack
turning off,
Truly Killing Notification Center
recovery partition,
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
repeating keys, restoring previous behavior
of,
Make Those Keys Repeat
Resume feature, turning off,
Turn Off Resume
–
Turn Off Resume
Save As command, restoring previous behavior
of,
Get Save As Back the Way You Expect It
Web Sharing, enabling,
Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion
–
Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion
mp4 files,
Install TVShows 2
music
adding to blogs,
Finder: The Mac Blogger’s Secret Weapon
free,
Get Free and Better-Sounding Music for iTunes
–
Get Free and Better-Sounding Music for iTunes
mv command,
Creating Directories and Working with Files
,
Creating Directories and Working with Files
O
open command,
Make It Disappear
Open Directory Master, for Profile Manager,
Setting Up Profile Manager
Option key, in keybindings,
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
osascript command,
Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?
P
packet analyzer,
More Information with Private Eye
–
More Information with Private Eye
packet sniffing,
Restrict MAC Addresses
packet switching,
More Information with Private Eye
Panopticlick,
Achieve Network Anonymity
parameter random access memory (PRAM),
resetting,
Reset your PRAM
partitions on hard drive,
Partition that Drive Nondestructively
–
Beyond the Hack
creating
Boot Camp Assistant for,
Partition that Drive Nondestructively
reasons for,
Partition that Drive Nondestructively
Terminal for,
Beyond the Hack
–
Beyond the Hack
hidden,
PLIST Files for Hackers
invisible,
Beyond the Hack
listing,
PLIST Files for Hackers
passcode, forcing on a device,
Device Management
password
choosing,
Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard
Account
,
Screensaver/Sleep Password
,
Add WPA2
differences between, importance of,
It’s Better to Be Better
for disk image encryption,
Hiding Files in a Disk Image
for Disk Utility
encryption,
Encrypt a USB Drive
for FileVault2 encryption,
It’s Better to Be Better
for firmware,
Firmware Password
–
Firmware Password
for login,
Login Password
for router,
Basic Steps
for screensaver/wake,
Screensaver/Sleep Password
for WPA2,
Add WPA2
Password Assistant,
Turning Your Administrator Account into a Standard
Account
,
Screensaver/Sleep Password
performance
analyzing,
Preparing for the Hack
improving,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
–
Preparing for the Hack
periods, double (..), indicating parent directory,
Navigating Around Your Mac
Photoshop Elements, creating icons using,
Generating the image
–
Generating the image
PHP, enabling,
Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion
physical security,
Add Physical Security Measures to Your Mac
–
Firmware Password
firmware password,
Firmware Password
–
Firmware Password
login password,
Login Password
screensaver/wake password,
Screensaver/Sleep Password
security cables,
Security Cables
ping command,
Secure Your Wireless Network
PLIST files,
Fun with PLIST
editing,
PLIST Files for Hackers
–
PLIST Files for Hackers
for Finder,
Quit the Finder
,
Quit the Finder
location of,
PLIST Files for Hackers
plug-ins
list of,
Full Screen for (Almost) Any App
SIMBL running,
Full Screen for (Almost) Any App
plutil command,
PLIST Files for Hackers
port forwarding, for Minecraft server,
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
–
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
portable storage (see external drive)
PRAM (parameter random access memory),
resetting,
Reset your PRAM
pranks,
Screensaver/Sleep Password
preference panes, removing,
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
Preferences folder,
PLIST Files for Hackers
privacy,
Achieve Network Anonymity
–
Control Those Cookies
(see also security)
anonymizers for,
Control Those Cookies
cookies
blocking,
Control Those Cookies
deleting,
Control Those Cookies
preventing root user from seeing personal
files,
Enabling the Root User
testing information given out by browser,
Achieve Network Anonymity
Tor software,
Control Those Cookies
–
Control Those Cookies
Private Eye software,
More Information with Private Eye
processes
killing,
Force quitting greedy processes
,
Harmless Unix Tricks
viewing,
Harmless Unix Tricks
Profile Manager,
Manage Your Devices with Profile Manager
–
Conclusion
APNS certificate for,
Setting Up Profile Manager
configuring,
Setting Up Profile Manager
–
Setting Up Profile Manager
DNS, configuring,
Preparing for Profile Manager
enrolling devices in,
Enrolling into Profile Manager
–
Automating Enrollment and Random Management Tips
forcing passcode on a device,
Device Management
hostname for,
Preparing for Profile Manager
new features of,
Conclusion
Open Directory Master for,
Setting Up Profile Manager
pushing apps to devices,
Device Management
–
Device Management
SSL certificate for,
Preparing for Profile Manager
static IP address for,
Preparing for Profile Manager
web service for,
Preparing for Profile Manager
wiping a device using,
Device Management
property list files (see PLIST files)
Psst app,
Change the Startup Sound
pwd command,
Navigating Around Your Mac

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