Toggling hidden files on Finder
Open automator, choose “run shell script” under “utilities” then use the following code. Save it. STATUS=`defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles` if [ $STATUS == YES ]; then defaults write…
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How to disable adobe update manager
You need to create com.adobe.AdobeUpdater.Admin.plist and set its boolean value to true. To achieve this i. Launch Terminal and go to /Applications/Utilities/ ii. Paste the following into the…
Reinstall ports
Reinstall ports To reinstall your ports: Save the list of installed ports: port -qv installed > myports.txt Uninstall all installed ports: sudo port -f uninstall installed Clean any…
How to Install Java 6 on Mac
Have you installed the latest OS X (10.9)? If you need to install Java 6 go to this page http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?viewlocale=en_US Do not forget to change the setting “allow…
Disable .MobileBackup on Lion
Did you suddenly find no more space on your mac? Did you discover that .MobileBackup is taking a lot of space? I usually use an external drive to…
Toggling between Java 6 and Java 7 on mac
Raise an hand who does not have two versions of Java installed on your computer namely Java 6 as distributed by Apple and Java 7 as distributed by…
Custom delay time and animation speed
Custom delay time You may have noticed that there is a short delay before the Dock appears when your mouse hits the edge of the screen. There is…
How to disable Adobe Updater on OS X Mountain Lion (updated)
Go to LaunchAgents folder cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents Remove or rename com.adobe.ARM.whatevernumberisthis.plist you can also check what it contains to see if it is the right one. –Updated Only manually…
Java Web Service doesn’t start — Bad installation. No JRE found in configuration file
Got some problem with the lastest java? After the last java upgrade Apple removed a Java plugin from all Mac-compatible Web browsers. Java Web Start splash screen process…
How to switch from Java 6 to Java 7 on Mac. No Java runtime present, requesting install. [updated]
An automated option is to use the script described here: https://www.racoonlab.com/2013/08/toggle-between-java-6-and-java-7-on-mac/ How to re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 applet plug-in and switch java version. Have you installed…