I am running iTunes 11.1.3 with OS 10.9.1
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I am running iTunes 11.1.3 with OS 10.9.1
First thing I do when I get a new system is to redirect downloads from ~/Downloads to /tmp.
The advantage with this adjustment is that in /tmp files older than a week is automatically deleted (and at every restart). Almost all files I download don't need to be stored, for example: 1. Installers. Run the installer (or dmg) from /tmp and then forget about it and it is automatically deleted within a couple of days. 2. PDFs I just want to read (or possibly print) once. 3. Templates, e.g. expense reports and similar (typically .doc or .xls). I download it, fill it in, generate a pdf and e-mail to the appropriate recipient. No need to keep the original template. 4. Torrents. Download the torrent, add it to your torrent client and then there is no need to keep the original torrent file around anymore. Besides, a lot of the files I download using torrents I just "use" them once so they can be also be downloaded to the same folder as the torrent is stored in, that is /tmp. If I ever need a file that has been deleted from /tmp I just go to the browsers download history and download it again. Happens me maybe once or twice/year. So much easier than trying to find a file among hundreds of randomly named files in the Download folder. I also always drag /tmp to the sidebar in the Finder and use it for - ta-da - temporary storage of files I work with briefly. Then I never need to cleanup my Downloads or Documents folder ending up in situations where "Hmm, what is this six months old file? Should I keep it or not?". If I put it in /tmp I know that The very few downloads I want to store more permanently I just select Save as… when I click the download link and directly store them where they are supposed to go. I just wished I could change the download folder for applications such as Bluetooth receive file, Skype, Mail.app etc. They still fill up my download folder in a very useless way. Applescript to work around a Finder bug in Mavericks
Jan 06, '14 06:00:00AM • Contributed by: Dana Nau
Mavericks introduced several bugs into the Finder. One of them is that in List View, the Finder frequently loses track of the column widths, and makes the Name column so wide that the other columns aren't visible unless one scrolls the window horizontally.
The following Applescript resets the column widths to something sensible. It uses a couple kludges to work around some *other* Finder bugs that Mavericks introduced. -- Reset the width of the Finder's Name column to something sensible. tell application "Finder" set thisFolder to target of front Finder window set the current view of front Finder window to list view -- In previous versions of OS X, the next line would tell the Finder to set the width -- to exactly 300. In Mavericks, the Finder uses it as a *minimum* width. set width of column id name column of list view options of Finder window 1 to 300 -- The following kludge is necessary to get the changes to "take". I got it from -- Dr. Drang at www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/10/quick-switch-to-big-finder-icons close front Finder window open thisFolder end tell Import lists into Reminders app on Mac from a plain text file.
Jan 03, '14 05:50:00AM • Contributed by: BobK_77
I wanted to import lists into the Reminders app on the iMac. (iCloud syncs the lists to other devices ... when sync is functioning correctly.) The Reminders app's import function acts only on .ics files. Went seeking solutions for plain text files.
Found Ben's Applescript at http://benguild.com/2012/04/11/how-to-import-tasks-to-do-items-into-ios-reminders/. It provides a nice technique to import a list from a plain text file into the Reminders app on Mac OS X. Bash Function to open man pages in new terminal window
Dec 30, '13 06:30:00AM • Contributed by: tmoswift When I'm stumbling around the command line, I usually need to keep various man pages open for reference. I always forget I can get a dedicated man window from the Help or Contextual menus. This bash function allows you to open a man page in a new window directly from the command line.
Just put this function in your .bashrc file, and when you use the man command, the information opens in Terminal's Man Page specific window setting style. If you don't want to override the default 'man' command operation, you can change the function name to something else. This function expands on OS X's x-man-page url scheme. And of course, there are plenty of alternate ways to view man pages such as in preview, ManOpen, or Bwana. Smallduck is the true author of this hint; I'm merely spreading the word.Easily rearrange mail accounts in Mavericks Mail.app
Dec 27, '13 05:45:00AM • Contributed by: _fluffy While you can easily rearrange the order of your accounts in Mavericks' mail sidebar, when composing a message there is no easy way of rearranging the accounts as shown in the "From:" dropdown box in a new message; accounts are listed in the order in which they were added, which, in the case of using iCloud Keychain, may be vastly different than the order that you want them in. Fortunately, there is an easy procedure to rearrange them:
In this way, the accounts will be removed and readded to Mail in the order that you want them to appear. Touch camera icon in lock screen to turn off flashlight
Dec 19, '13 07:10:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
In iOS 7, suppose you trigger the flashlight via Notification Center.
After using the flashlight, you don't have to swipe up the Control Center and tap the flashlight icon again to turn it off—no, no. There's a simpler way. Trigger the lock screen, and then simply touch the camera icon in the bottom right corner: The flashlight goes off.
I recently started having severely shortened battery life on my Magic Trackpad. It turns out the fix is pretty easy.
When researching the problem, I found the standard fix reported over the last few years was to "update service" in OS X's bluetooth preferences. Looking for that option in Mavericks proved fruitless. Finally, out of desperation, I selected the option to disconnect the trackpad, then re-associated it. Immediately, the day-old batteries showed a 100% charge instead of the prior 10% and I've had no problems since.
Light-duty coders may be a bit frustrated when a browser or compiler chucks an error that cites a line number. Yes, you can get lovely third-party editors that make it much easier to work with such things, but what if you're keen on simple TextEdit?
Hit Command+L to open a "Select Line" dialog. (It also lives, oddly, under the "Find" sub-menu.) Type in a line number and you're off to the races!
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I don't know whether this is a common issue. From time to time, I find myself changing an event in my calendar (which may have originally been recurring) that is static and that I now want to become recurring. At least sometimes, Calendar will not let me change the event from static to recurring.
This problem forces me to manually copy all relevant information into a new recurring event. I find it frustrating.This may be because this is achieved transparently in Outlook at work. Anyway, I found somewhat of a compromise. Duplicate the event (many ways including right-click on it then select Duplicate). Open the duplicate event, and set it to the desired recurring period. Of course, don't forget to discard the original static event. For some reason, whereas the original static event could not be made to recur, the duplicate static event can be. This is not elegant by any standard even the lowest but is simple enough. |
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