| Hint Title | Date | Viewed | Cmnts |
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How to use a spatial Finder in OS X
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Thu Jan 21 2010 |
8,688 | 28 |
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Take a picture with the iSight camera when a folder is opened
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Thu Jan 21 2010 |
23,725 | 3 |
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Automatically zoom new pages in Safari
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Wed Jan 20 2010 |
12,872 | 7 |
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Keep magicJack window hidden
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Wed Jan 20 2010 |
13,548 | 15 |
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One way to fix an overheating graphics chip in an iMac
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Wed Jan 20 2010 |
52,370 | 24 |
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One method of ripping just the audio from a DVD
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Tue Jan 19 2010 |
25,268 | 15 |
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10.6: How to open Freehand MX files in Snow Leopard
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Tue Jan 19 2010 |
17,651 | 4 |
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Get properties of Mail message in frontmost window
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Tue Jan 19 2010 |
6,002 | 1 |
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No new hints today
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Mon Jan 18 2010 |
4,623 | 4 |
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Use a free third-party Java tool to truly compress PDFs
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Fri Jan 15 2010 |
16,317 | 12 |
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Create a size-limited playlist of random albums in iTunes
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Fri Jan 15 2010 |
13,256 | 5 |
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Use Tab-completion for SSH 'host' aliases
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Fri Jan 15 2010 |
15,766 | 6 |
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View next unread message in a Mail window via the keyboard
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Thu Jan 14 2010 |
7,527 | 3 |
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10.6: Another way to view any text file in Quick Look
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Thu Jan 14 2010 |
13,372 | 10 |
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10.6: Make some open source screen savers work in 10.6
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Thu Jan 14 2010 |
10,310 | 5 |
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10.6: Set power saving modes on laptops via Terminal
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Wed Jan 13 2010 |
12,043 | 6 |
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Geolocate a number of IP addresses via shell script
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Wed Jan 13 2010 |
17,216 | 13 |
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Remotely trigger torrent downloads via email from iPhone
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Wed Jan 13 2010 |
14,739 | 12 |
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Group Address Book entries without using Groups
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Tue Jan 12 2010 |
7,391 | 9 |
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10.6: Run screen savers on top of the login window
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Tue Jan 12 2010 |
10,844 | 3 |
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Install and configure Tripwire from source
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Tue Jan 12 2010 |
18,761 | 9 |
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Use an alternative Earth-from-space desktop picture
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Mon Jan 11 2010 |
7,648 | 1 |
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Uninstall applications installed from packages
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Mon Jan 11 2010 |
59,495 | 7 |
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10.6: Improve multi-country support in Address Book
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Mon Jan 11 2010 |
8,545 | 9 |
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Password generation via a free app and built-in OS X tool
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Fri Jan 08 2010 |
18,245 | 13 |
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Control third-party menu bar icon order via Automator
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Fri Jan 08 2010 |
16,372 | 9 |
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Clear just one type of Recent Items from the Apple Menu
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Fri Jan 08 2010 |
13,383 | 3 |
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Solve iTunes window size issues when removing displays
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Thu Jan 07 2010 |
7,420 | 7 |
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Use a third-party MP3 volume normalization tool in iTunes
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Thu Jan 07 2010 |
29,082 | 11 |
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Show only exact duplicate tracks in iTunes
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Thu Jan 07 2010 |
32,826 | 27 |
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Create highlighter pen effects in TextEdit
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Wed Jan 06 2010 |
20,021 | 15 |
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Easily hide files or folders from users in the Finder
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Wed Jan 06 2010 |
33,142 | 4 |
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Fix a 'Could not set indexing status for volume' Spotlight error
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Wed Jan 06 2010 |
7,557 | 0 |
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10.6: Disable the Problem Reporter in Snow Leopard
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Wed Jan 06 2010 |
17,415 | 8 |
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Find files created or modified by an installer
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Tue Jan 05 2010 |
22,610 | 20 |
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Create a Mac Pro-like metal desktop background
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Tue Jan 05 2010 |
16,274 | 13 |
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Enable write flag on Drop Box files via Folder Actions
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Tue Jan 05 2010 |
6,294 | 5 |
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Make Little Snitch and GlimmerBlocker work together
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Mon Jan 04 2010 |
20,923 | 20 |
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10.6: Remove time/date stamp from screen shot filenames
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Mon Jan 04 2010 |
22,851 | 12 |
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Hide the GrowlTunes menu bar icon
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Mon Jan 04 2010 |
15,921 | 7 |
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Happy New Year!
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Fri Jan 01 2010 |
5,152 | 3 |
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10.6: See time zone map change based on seasons
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Thu Dec 31 2009 |
10,683 | 10 |
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Programmatically change URLs for Opera Speed Dial links
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Thu Dec 31 2009 |
8,118 | 7 |
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10.6: Fix an Apple Software Restore font issue
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Thu Dec 31 2009 |
7,998 | 3 |
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One possible cause of a slow-to-launch iPhoto
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Thu Dec 31 2009 |
17,282 | 10 |
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10.6: Add RAW support for some unsupported cameras
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Wed Dec 30 2009 |
11,656 | 10 |
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10.6: Force the sytem to use ._ resource forks in SMB mounts
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Wed Dec 30 2009 |
14,664 | 2 |
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Find an Airport Extreme's WAN address in Terminal
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Wed Dec 30 2009 |
13,642 | 6 |
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Quickly archive and/or delete Gmail messages in Mail.app
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Tue Dec 29 2009 |
22,187 | 13 |
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Lock and unlock a Mac using Bluetooth detection
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Tue Dec 29 2009 |
62,126 | 34 |
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Recover open Eudora windows after restoring from a backup
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Tue Dec 29 2009 |
4,979 | 2 |
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10.6: Set default auto-rotate and scale Preview's Print dialog
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Mon Dec 28 2009 |
10,715 | 2 |
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How to fix programs that were improperly added to the Dock
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Mon Dec 28 2009 |
9,092 | 5 |
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10.6: Use wake-on-demand to help conserve energy
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Mon Dec 28 2009 |
15,165 | 18 |
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No new hints today...
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Fri Dec 25 2009 |
4,598 | 1 |
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Don't send Command-Tab, etc. in ARD and screen sharing
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Thu Dec 24 2009 |
15,333 | 15 |
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Control auto-opening windows on mounted Volumes
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Thu Dec 24 2009 |
15,215 | 3 |
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10.6: Use some very old scanners under Snow Leopard
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Thu Dec 24 2009 |
28,796 | 14 |
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Convert HTML documents to FictionBook format
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Thu Dec 24 2009 |
6,140 | 0 |
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Use Automator to fix Outlook invites that iCal rejects
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Wed Dec 23 2009 |
7,586 | 2 |
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10.6: View small movies at the correct size in Snow Leopard
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Wed Dec 23 2009 |
6,995 | 3 |
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Use a GE Universal Remote as an Apple Remote
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Wed Dec 23 2009 |
17,835 | 6 |
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One fix for a non-working onboard iSight camera
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Wed Dec 23 2009 |
9,042 | 0 |
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Use an 'rmdir' function that's smart about .DS_Store files
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Tue Dec 22 2009 |
8,793 | 10 |
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Use Stickies as a constant 'To Do' reminder on the Desktop
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Tue Dec 22 2009 |
11,542 | 2 |
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Replacements for the lost screen sharing Bonjour browser
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Tue Dec 22 2009 |
9,752 | 8 |
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Use built-in PDF tagging feature to help organize files
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Mon Dec 21 2009 |
12,652 | 9 |
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Add currently-playing track an iPhone/iPod playlist
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Mon Dec 21 2009 |
7,489 | 0 |
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Fix a DNS resolution failure
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Mon Dec 21 2009 |
29,188 | 8 |
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Set preferred search result match in Address Book
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Fri Dec 18 2009 |
6,305 | 0 |
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Re-enable text-only zoom in Safari
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Fri Dec 18 2009 |
9,183 | 5 |
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One possible fix for a Mac that won't sleep its display
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Fri Dec 18 2009 |
11,354 | 4 |
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One fix installations stuck at 'Preparing...'
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Fri Dec 18 2009 |
7,429 | 3 |
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Boot some MacBook Pros via an ExpressCard solid state drive
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Thu Dec 17 2009 |
26,942 | 42 |
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Set up Windows 7 'Aero Snap' workalikes in OS X
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Thu Dec 17 2009 |
22,768 | 8 |
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Create a nearly invisible floating analog clock
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Thu Dec 17 2009 |
15,826 | 8 |
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Play a retro video game in VMware Fusion 3
|
Thu Dec 17 2009 |
10,040 | 10 |
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Monitor connection of laptop power supply
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Wed Dec 16 2009 |
7,966 | 10 |
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Enable sound in 64-bit Windows in VirtualBox
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Wed Dec 16 2009 |
10,612 | 4 |
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Use an open source app to generate new passwords
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Wed Dec 16 2009 |
6,330 | 11 |
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An IR command for exiting Front Row via EyeTV remote
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Wed Dec 16 2009 |
7,185 | 9 |
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Remove double shadows on text objects in Keynote, etc.
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Tue Dec 15 2009 |
10,090 | 2 |
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10.6: See total run time in QuickTime X
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Tue Dec 15 2009 |
5,611 | 2 |
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Find the fastest DNS using a free tool
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Tue Dec 15 2009 |
28,097 | 11 |
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Fix Boot Camp Assistant's 'too many large files' problem
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Mon Dec 14 2009 |
10,643 | 7 |
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10.6: Easily manage the built-in web server with AppleScript
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Mon Dec 14 2009 |
10,000 | 7 |
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10.6: A temporary fix for non-working F8-F12 keys
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Mon Dec 14 2009 |
8,502 | 3 |
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10.6: Prevent a VLC crash when watching videos with subtitles
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Mon Dec 14 2009 |
15,202 | 7 |
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Set files' modification time from Finder
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Fri Dec 11 2009 |
8,687 | 14 |
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10.6: Create a shared Boot Camp/OS X encrypted partition
|
Fri Dec 11 2009 |
12,401 | 0 |
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Add Quick Look Support for MKV Files
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Fri Dec 11 2009 |
27,580 | 16 |
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A possible fix for a 'blind' Bonjour
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Thu Dec 10 2009 |
11,095 | 3 |
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10.6: Catch a bouncing Dock icon
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Thu Dec 10 2009 |
6,981 | 0 |
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Work around an AppleScript bug in iTunes 9.0.2
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Thu Dec 10 2009 |
5,233 | 6 |
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Change the user on networked Time Machine backups
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Thu Dec 10 2009 |
8,512 | 4 |
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Permanently disable spell checking in Stickies
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Wed Dec 09 2009 |
7,701 | 7 |
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A quick way to import DV and DV-AVI files into iMovie '09
|
Wed Dec 09 2009 |
14,543 | 1 |
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Uninstall an AppleScript application from within Itself
|
Wed Dec 09 2009 |
7,264 | 16 |
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A simple way to create PDFs from the command line
|
Tue Dec 08 2009 |
17,910 | 10 |
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Move the cursor during Page Up, Page Down scrolling
|
Tue Dec 08 2009 |
13,865 | 6 |