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AFP vs SMB
I have an external hard drive set up on a Mac mini that I’d like to access over the network. I thought it would be easiest to use AFP, but I ran into permissions problems, receiving errors such as “You...
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Kerberos for SSH authentication
I had a problem using Kerberos for SSH authentication on a MacBook Pro using Mac OS X 10.5.5. After lots of trial and error, I knew: I could get Kerberos tickets using both the GUI and kinit (i.e. they...
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New on GitHub: utilities
I spent some time over the last few weeks pulling together lots of command line tools that I’ve written over the last few years. I’ve shared them on GitHub. Some fill in gaps that I wish *nix systems...
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New open source projects: Maid and TabCarousel
I’ve been hard at work taking some code I had originally written for myself and packaging it up as two open source projects. I’ve been very happy about the amount of interest I’ve received in both. I...
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My thoughts on GitHub for Mac
I recently wrote a comment for “GitHub for Mac: Easier Updates”. Since it sums up my feelings on several subjects (including my feelings about the future of OS X), I thought I should repost it here....
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Maid presentation
Since I wasn’t able to make it to the newhaven.rb meetup, I ended up presenting about Maid at ICRuby today. I was happy there was quite a bit of interest. I thought I’d share my (quick and dirty)...
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Command line CSV viewer?
From my question on StackOverflow (CC BY-SA 3.0): Anyone know of a command-line CSV viewer for Linux/OS X? I’m thinking of something like less but that spaces out the columns in a more readable way....
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Maid v0.3.0 release!
I released Maid v0.3.0 yesterday, after using Maid v0.3.0 Beta 1 for over a week myself. It was also downloaded 36 times, without any known bugs reported by beta test team. From the change log: Only...
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MFMessageErrorDomain error 1035 sending mail
From a discussion on Apple Support Communities that I participated in: This worked for me as well, even though I created my mail account in Leopard. I just recently started using a digital signature —...
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Major unpatched OS X bugs
Both bugs sound pretty serious. Unpatched Mac bug gives attackers “super user” status by going back in time. This vulnerability can allow an attacker root access to OS X. Time related bugs like this...
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Google to Discontinue 32-bit Chrome for Mac Next Month
Google to Discontinue 32-bit Chrome for Mac Next Month – OMG! Chrome. It’s sad that I could run the latest Chrome on a Pentium 4 Dell found on the side of the road, but not on the Core Duo Mac mini I...
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Unsaved documents in Apple apps that use Documents in the Cloud are...
iCloud: Unsaved documents in Apple apps that use Documents in the Cloud are automatically saved to iCloud. How one man’s private files ended up on Apple’s iCloud without his consent – The Washington...
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Chrome dropping support for OSX 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8
Today, we’re announcing the end of Chrome’s support for Windows XP, as well as Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8, since these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and...
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Macbook charger teardown: The surprising complexity inside Apple’s power adapter
Have you ever wondered what’s inside your Macbook’s charger? There’s a lot more circuitry crammed into the compact power adapter than you’d expect, including a microprocessor. This charger teardown...
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Easy request logging on OSX
Here’s a great way to capture HTTP request/response traffic on OSX. Source: Easy request logging on OSX
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