Character Palette in OS-X
CMD + Option + t
Archive for the ‘OS-X’ Category.
Disable Crash Reporting in OS-X
Try -
sudo defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none
Cisco VPN - Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem
Running Cisco VPN on OS-X I would get “Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem” whenever I would try to connect. I tried rebooting, moving from Wireless to Wired (and rebooting in between), and nothing would work. However,
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/CiscoVPN restart
seems to fix the issue.
Stop iPhoto or Aperture from opening when you plug in your iPhone
Open “Image Capture”
Open “Image Capture” preferences
Change “When Camera is Connected, open [no application]“
Easy way to ping a range of IP Addresses
nmap -sP 10.1.1.0/24
When I need to find an open IP, this is a decent way to do it. I wish there were a way to find IPs that don’t respond, but this works for now. This won’t work if your network bans ICMP traffic, or your host doesn’t respond, but is alive.
How to disable Front Row menu items
Front Row has a few menu’s that never get used (Podcast on my 42″ TV?) These have always bugged me. This gives you three ways to disable them, depending on your level of comfort with the command line and UNIX. The names of the files to remove should be clear. Please don’t remove FRSettings and FRSources. I’m using Podcast as an example, but you could just as easily use Photos.frappliance.