| Hint Title | Date | Viewed | Cmnts |
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Use .Mac and Mail to send from non-.Mac addresses
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Tue Nov 14 2006 |
5,032 | 3 |
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Use .Mac personal domains without using iWeb '08
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Thu Aug 23 2007 |
12,125 | 7 |
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Use /etc/hosts to block ads at the local level
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Tue Nov 15 2005 |
36,693 | 21 |
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Use 10.2 force quit dialog to confirm app lockups
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Fri Sep 13 2002 |
4,598 | 6 |
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Use 10.3 Server Admin Tools to manage 10.2 Server
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Fri Aug 27 2004 |
5,348 | 1 |
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Use a 'jump to time' shortcut in QuickTime Player
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Mon Jul 27 2009 |
5,893 | 1 |
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Use a 'speed dial' homepage in Safari
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Mon Oct 13 2008 |
19,813 | 10 |
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Use a .Mac slideshow as a desktop background
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Tue Jul 15 2003 |
6,362 | 4 |
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Use a Belkin wireless dongle with OS X
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Wed Aug 31 2005 |
54,968 | 7 |
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Use a black image to instantly blank an Apple LCD
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Thu Oct 13 2005 |
12,242 | 17 |
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Use a Brother MFC-420CN as networked card reader
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Fri Jan 13 2006 |
8,854 | 3 |
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Use a browser as dedicated html help viewer
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Thu Jun 19 2003 |
5,239 | 5 |
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Use a Canon PiXMA ip1600 via Samba
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Fri Jul 07 2006 |
14,944 | 2 |
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Use a CGI script to display SNMP information
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Tue Oct 03 2006 |
7,298 | 1 |
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Use a Chromium build with left-positioned tab close buttons
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Wed May 12 2010 |
5,915 | 4 |
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Use a Classic-only printer as your OS X printer
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Thu May 02 2002 |
2,350 | 8 |
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Use a commercial domain name with a dynamic IP
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Tue Jun 29 2004 |
35,703 | 21 |
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Use a cron job to prevent hard drive spindown
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Wed Oct 24 2001 |
26,047 | 11 |
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Use a custom video converter for iMovie HD projects
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Mon Dec 01 2008 |
7,880 | 0 |
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Use a D-Link DWL-G122 USB WiFi Dongle
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Wed Feb 02 2005 |
381,406 | 52 |
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Use a D-Link DWL-G122 USB WiFi Dongle - revisited
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Tue Feb 14 2006 |
121,936 | 35 |
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Use a desktop screenshot as a screensaver
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Fri May 13 2011 |
35 | 1 |
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Use a Firefox plug-in to ease QuickTime movie saving
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Tue Jan 23 2007 |
19,315 | 6 |
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Use a folder action script to manage screenshot files
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Mon Oct 18 2004 |
9,375 | 1 |
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Use a Folder Action to create a 'wannabe' iPod Shuffle
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Thu Jun 04 2009 |
4,601 | 1 |
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Use a free app to convert raster images to SVG
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Tue Nov 21 2006 |
11,781 | 6 |
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Use a free LDAP server with Address Book
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Tue Apr 29 2008 |
60,627 | 14 |
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Use a free plug-in to add 'close on middle click' to Safari
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Tue Apr 15 2008 |
9,334 | 8 |
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Use a free program to simplify dragging from Terminal
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Wed Aug 29 2007 |
7,236 | 27 |
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Use a free third-party Java tool to truly compress PDFs
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Fri Jan 15 2010 |
14,528 | 12 |
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Use a free tool to add chapter markers to podcasts
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Mon Jul 11 2005 |
12,191 | 3 |
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Use a free tool to simplify ARD configuration
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Tue Feb 17 2009 |
6,877 | 0 |
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Use a freeware script to Get Info on multiple items
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Sat Sep 07 2002 |
3,088 | 0 |
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Use a Front Row plug-in to shut down a Mac
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Wed Jan 28 2009 |
17,419 | 6 |
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Use a G4- or G5-optimized Firefox build
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Fri Nov 12 2004 |
27,688 | 29 |
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Use a G5 as headless port/drive extender and MIDI server
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Thu Jul 09 2009 |
7,875 | 10 |
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Use a GE Universal Remote as an Apple Remote
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Wed Dec 23 2009 |
13,471 | 6 |
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Use a Gmail account for basic file backups
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Tue Dec 07 2004 |
10,668 | 10 |
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Use a GUI editor with the UNIX Pine mail program
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Wed Jun 12 2002 |
10,872 | 11 |
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Use a GUI tool for system management - revisited
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Fri Nov 02 2001 |
4,511 | 12 |
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Use a hidden AppleWorks equation editor
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Thu Nov 07 2002 |
4,942 | 2 |
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Use a hidden gesture to change volume in Logic Express 9
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Wed Apr 28 2010 |
4,966 | 3 |
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Use a high initial iTunes bit rate for music conversion
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Fri Jun 20 2003 |
10,875 | 10 |
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Use a Java client to access VNC servers
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Mon May 13 2002 |
18,340 | 7 |
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Use a keyboard shortcut to change Locations
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Mon Jan 16 2006 |
15,940 | 8 |
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Use a keyboard shortcut to show the main iCal window
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Sun Nov 16 2003 |
7,306 | 8 |
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Use a Keyspan USB-to-Serial adapter with Virtual Box
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Tue Jul 29 2008 |
21,983 | 3 |
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Use a laptop as a mobile wireless power meter
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Thu Apr 08 2010 |
10,656 | 11 |
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Use a large display with a G3 iBook at high resolution
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Mon Mar 27 2006 |
12,970 | 9 |
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Use a Linksys NSLU2 NAS appliance on 10.3
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Wed Aug 18 2004 |
67,346 | 7 |
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Use a Linksys NSLU2 to update dynamic DNS info
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Mon Dec 31 2007 |
12,543 | 2 |
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Use a Linksys print server with PCs and Macs
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Wed May 23 2007 |
40,363 | 3 |
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Use a Linksys router to extend an AirPort network
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Thu Jun 08 2006 |
69,656 | 6 |
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Use a Linux box as an iTunes music server
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Mon Jul 28 2003 |
263,691 | 90 |
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Use a Linux file system for Mac/PC drive sharing
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Mon Feb 23 2004 |
45,585 | 10 |
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Use a Logitech MediaPlay mouse via USB Overdrive
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Wed Jan 19 2005 |
11,699 | 3 |
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Use a longer alphanumeric passcode on the iPhone
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Tue Sep 02 2008 |
27,804 | 8 |
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Use a Mac instead of an iPod as stereo system source
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Fri Jul 06 2007 |
20,851 | 42 |
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Use a Mac to improve foreign language skills
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Fri Apr 17 2009 |
5,972 | 8 |
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Use a MacBook with the main display off
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Fri Jun 09 2006 |
217,840 | 36 |
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Use a MacBook with the main display off, revisited
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Fri May 04 2007 |
70,625 | 16 |
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Use a Mail.app rule to stop Far East spam
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Thu Apr 24 2003 |
10,479 | 10 |
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Use a master password on 'managed' machines
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Wed Sep 01 2004 |
9,944 | 6 |
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Use a menu extra to get unread Mail count in all mailboxes
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Fri Jan 23 2004 |
7,697 | 5 |
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Use a miniaturized Buddy List in iChat
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Tue Jun 06 2006 |
9,407 | 8 |
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Use a MySQL-provided database management tool
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Tue Mar 22 2005 |
9,821 | 21 |
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Use a non-Wacom tablet in Mac OS X
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Mon Mar 15 2004 |
32,307 | 12 |
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Use a one-button mouse with Maya PLE
|
Mon Jun 10 2002 |
4,427 | 4 |
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Use a Palm III with Isync via Belkin USB2Serial
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Mon Oct 20 2003 |
4,775 | 7 |
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Use a PC GeForce card in your Mac
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Fri Jul 12 2002 |
59,708 | 65 |
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Use a PCI FireWire card for selective device startup
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Wed Aug 06 2003 |
2,698 | 3 |
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Use a Perl script to automate Flash content
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Fri Apr 15 2005 |
8,336 | 3 |
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Use a photo feed as screen saver or Desktop background
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Mon Apr 21 2008 |
9,543 | 2 |
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Use a PlayStation gamepad on OS X
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Mon Sep 08 2003 |
29,117 | 8 |
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Use a PocketPC GPS on a Mac
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Wed Jan 22 2003 |
6,496 | 4 |
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Use a portable version of Firefox on both Macs and PCs
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Thu Sep 15 2005 |
9,757 | 7 |
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Use a PowerBook's built-in keyboard and external display
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Wed Mar 26 2003 |
21,339 | 22 |
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Use a Quick Look plug-in to view Entourage email in Finder
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Fri Nov 06 2009 |
4,936 | 2 |
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Use a RAM disk for quicker batch processing
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Thu Jan 26 2006 |
20,499 | 10 |
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Use a RAM disk to speed browsing on slower Macs
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Mon Aug 30 2004 |
27,832 | 14 |
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Use a RAMdisk to manage downloads
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Tue Jan 11 2011 |
8,993 | 11 |
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Use a random background image in Terminal
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Tue Jul 17 2007 |
8,792 | 9 |
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Use a remote computer's iTunes info in Linkinus
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Mon Feb 22 2010 |
4,861 | 0 |
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Use a remote control with number buttons and iTunes
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Thu May 04 2006 |
5,648 | 8 |
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Use a reverse SSH tunnel to get around firewalls
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Fri Feb 25 2005 |
86,672 | 18 |
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Use a rule to ignore Gmail spam emails in Mail
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Thu Jun 12 2008 |
9,241 | 4 |
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Use a run-on-drive-connect SuperDuper backup script
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Thu Mar 19 2009 |
18,029 | 8 |
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Use a Sanyo 4900 phone as a wireless modem
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Thu Dec 05 2002 |
32,211 | 26 |
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Use a script and launchd task to keep AirDisks spinning
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Tue Apr 08 2008 |
10,188 | 6 |
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Use a second ethernet card for internet sharing
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Wed Sep 11 2002 |
38,160 | 25 |
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Use a second keyboard to control Ableton Live
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Tue Aug 26 2008 |
10,394 | 3 |
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Use a seconday display for EyeTV's full screen menu
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Fri Dec 01 2006 |
8,468 | 3 |
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Use a secure disk image to store account data
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Sat Sep 07 2002 |
5,295 | 12 |
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Use a shell script and Growl to report a router's status
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Thu Apr 08 2010 |
8,437 | 6 |
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Use a shell script for incremental backups
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Fri Oct 07 2005 |
14,977 | 10 |
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Use a shell wrapper to make Mac du like GNU du
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Wed Jul 02 2003 |
5,898 | 5 |
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Use a shortcut to reach iPhone 3.0's search screen
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Mon Jun 22 2009 |
6,483 | 10 |
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Use a simple taskbar to organize X11 windows
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Mon Jul 28 2003 |
10,691 | 13 |
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Use a Smart Album to find iPhoto5 movies
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Tue Feb 15 2005 |
6,502 | 4 |
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Use a Smart Folder to remove certain iChat log files
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Thu May 08 2008 |
8,744 | 1 |