Wednesday, April 23, 2014

How to prevent .DS_Store file creation over network connections


To configure a Mac OS X user account so that .DS_Store files are not created when interacting with a remote file server using the Finder, follow the steps below:
Note: This will affect the user's interactions with SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV servers.
  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Execute this command:
    defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
  3. Either restart the computer or log out and back in to the user account.


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1629

Super Simple and Free CD to mp3 conversion via iTunes

I thought I need software for extracting cd to mp3, but I don't need.
We can make mp3 via iTunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq_6k-34fz0

Sunday, April 20, 2014

How to Change a Mouse Pointer Size in Mac Os X

Open up "System Preferences" > "Accessibility" > "Display" on left panel

then you can see scroll for Cursor Size.


http://www.wikihow.com/Change-a-Mouse-Pointer-Size-in-Mac-Os-X

How to print all the columns after a particular number using awk?


awk '{ s = ""; for (i = 9; i <= NF; i++) s = s $i " "; print s }'
cut -d' ' -f 9- ./infile

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5081916/how-to-print-all-the-columns-after-a-particular-number-using-awk

How to change host name on MAC OS X

Using terminal software

$ sudo scutil –-set HostName "wanted host name"
$ sudo scutil –-set HostName "NewMacBook"

http://osxdaily.com/2010/09/06/change-your-mac-hostname-via-terminal/


How to change the Shell in Mac OS X Terminal

To permanently change your default Terminal shell:
  1. Choose Preferences from the Terminal menu.
  2. Select the option "Execute this command (specify complete path):"
  3. Change the selected text entry from /bin/tcsh to reflect a different Terminal shell, such as:
    /bin/bash
    /bin/csh
    /bin/zsh
    /bin/zsh-4.0.4 (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier)
    /bin/zsh-4.1.1 (Mac OS X 10.3 or later)
    /bin/ksh (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
  4. Close the Terminal Preferences window.
  5. Quit and open Terminal again. The first and subsequent new Terminal windows open with the shell that you designated in Preferences.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ta27005

Software for editing photo for mac.

I thing Pixelmator is one of best program for me likes light program at below softwares.

You can choose graphic software according your need. 

http://www.maclife.com/article/gallery/20_great_imageediting_apps_mac_and_ios#slide-2