Posts tagged as 'Apple'
Apple Time Machine
At work the other day they gave me an external hard drive so I can start saving things on to. I didn’t really think much about it, so i just plugged it in and forgot about it. After a while I I went back to one of my Spaces and saw a window I had … Continue reading
Show/Hide Hidden Files In OS X
I come from a PC background. I’ve used Windows all my life. I used Mac every once in a while in college but for the most part I’ve stuck with Windows. I finally switched over to Mac 5 months ago after having so many problems with Vista that I just couldn’t take it any more. … Continue reading
Access Remote Database On Mac With DB Solo
I’ve worked on Windows all of my life. About 6 months ago I finally got tired of Vista so I decided to buy a Mac. For the first couple of months I didn’t do much with the Mac because I didn’t have all of the programs I needed for it. As of today I think … Continue reading
Clean Archive File in Mac OSX
Every time I come across a small issue I have with the Mac, there is always a way to fix it so it isn’t a problem anymore. My latest issue was when creating zip files on the Mac, the zip file acts odd on the PC. If you have ever had this problem, you know … Continue reading
How To Restore Default Mac Icons
Wow. Mac icons are tricky. Everything has to be exact in order to work correctly. I decided I wanted to pimp out my Mac by changing the icons of the HD and Time Machine. I started with Time Machine. I wanted to change it to the DeLorean from Back to the Future. Nerdy, I know. … Continue reading
Fun Things To Do Using Terminal
Let’s start off with something fun. Not only can your Mac read text files for you using something like say -f mytextfile.txt, but it’s also fun to make it say random things. Simply type the word “say” (no quotes) and then whatever you want it to say. For example if you type say how are … Continue reading
