Cain Manor

When in an open/save dialog box, or in the Finder,  pressing Command + Shift + G will allow you to directly type in a directory path.

When in an open/save dialog box, you can drag a folder into the dialog box to change to that directory.

I used this to pair my headset with my iMac, and make calls using Skype.

Set the headset to be discoverable

Turn off the headset.
Press and hold the headset button for about eight seconds, until you hear the startup tone and then five quick high beeps.
The headset is now discoverable and will remain so for about five minutes. The status light blinks while the headset is discoverable.

Turn on Bluetooth on the other device and search for devices

On the device, turn Bluetooth on and set the device to search for other Bluetooth devices.
On the device, choose iPhone Bluetooth Headset and enter the PIN code 0000.

/usr/centeris/bin/domainjoin-cli join DOMAIN USERNAME
service sshd restart
service likewise-open restart

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defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
killall Finder

From TUAW

drutil eject

or

drutil tray open

net localgroup administrators <- See who is part of the adminstrator group
net use g: \\nas\media <- Mount share as g:
net use g:\\nas\media /USER:cainmanor.local\gregcain <- Mount share as g:, for user gregcain in domain cainmanor.local
net use g: \\nas\media /DELETE <- Delete share
net use /PERSISTENT:yes <- Make current connections persistent across reboots

My most used are…

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