Installing fonts on mac osx
Just copy them to the following location /Users/xxx/Library/Fonts
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Locking Mac Screen
To lock your screen you can use a key-combination of: SHIFT + CTRL + EJECT You need to also enable a “Require password after sleep or screen saver begins” feature in “System Preferences -> Security.
Connecting with Virtual Machines on Mac
First of all, please download “Remote Desktop” (Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.1.1) from this website: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads then open the “Remote Desktop Connection” app, and specify the IP address. When system will be loaded use the username and password to log in.
Total Terminal – Quake like console
Install and enjoy: http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/
Useful paths
Paths on Mac: /etc/php.ini /private/etc/php.ini /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf /etc/hosts
How to show full directory path in Finder window title
To display full path: defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES To revert this changes: defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool NO Apply changes with: killall Finder
Where can I find the previous versions of Mozilla Firefox ?
Mozilla allows us to download all releases from this location: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases Shortcuts: Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Mozilla Firefox 3.0 How to use all of them ? Double click each package and when installer ask you to move the .app file to “Applications” folder, do that, but to “Desktop”. Rename them: and now move… Read More »
Enabling bash terminal highlightning
Open ~/.profile Add following lines: export CLICOLOR=1 export LSCOLORS=CxFxCxDxbxegedabagacad Colors: a black b red c green d brown e blue f magenta c cyan h light grey A block black, usually shows up as dark grey B bold red C bold green D bold brown, usually shows up as yellow E bold blue F bold… Read More »
SSH Connection
Open terminal and type: ssh <host> -l <username> <password> Then log in as sudo if needed: sudo su – Other useful commands: – Logging in to mysql: mysql -h <host> -u <username> -p – Logging in to mysql on some port: mysql -h <host> -u <username> -p –port=<port> use <db-name> source <sql-file> – Unzipping: unzip… Read More »
How to create empty spaces in Dock
Today I found a nice post about the way to create a spaces in the Dock. Just execute 2 following commands in your terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}'</li> killall Dock If you want to remove it, drop them to the trash. UPDATE: Replace the quotation mark characters with the keyboard, because after you… Read More »