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Category Archives: Solutions
Where does the AppStore version of DaVinci Resolve Studio 12 store its projects?
Make sure to make regular backups of this folder:
Windows not detecting unallocated space after extending virtual disk
You’ve extended a virtual disk in Vmware or Proxmox for a Windows virtual machine, but the disk appears the same size in Disk Management?
XQuartz.pkg stalls at “verifying” in El Capitan
I don’t know why OS X El Capitan sometimes fails to verify XQuartz 2.7.9 package (the process just gets stuck despite “Allow apps downloaded from anywhere” on “Enabled”). What I know, however, is that you can still install it via Terminal as easy … Continue reading
Resuming link between Apogee Duet and keyboard volume controls
Oftentimes when I wake up my MBP from sleep mode or reconnect the Thunderbolt hub, Apogee Duet stops responding to keyboard sound volume controls. When it happens, I can still change Duet’s volume from Maestro or Audio MIDI Setup.app, just not using the keyboard … Continue reading
Fix Color Picker in TextMate 2 under OS X Mavericks
To fix the Color Picker of TextMate 2 under OS X Mavericks (10.9), do the following: open ~/Library/Application Support/TextMate/Managed/Bundles/Bundle Support.tmbundle/Support/shared/lib/ui.rb, near lines 74-75 replace “AppleScript Runner” with “System Events”. That’s it.
Xcode 4.6 stalls at “Creating universal binary” in OS X 10.9
If you’ve just upgraded to OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”, but chose to stay with good ol’ Xcode 4.6.3, it may stall at “Creating universal binary” when building projects.
Forcing ReadyNAS to update via SSH when all else fails
One of our ReadyNAS Pro 6 refused to update its firmware (called RAIDiator) to 4.2.24 (the latest as of writing) no matter how I tried. Neither local or automatic updates had any success; reinstalling the OS through the boot menu … Continue reading
MODx Evolution: removing spam links
My friend’s MODx Evolution based website was hacked and he’s asked me to help him fix it. Every page of his website was “infected” with invisible links to viagra webshops. The code of those links was as follows: <div style=”position:absolute;left:-2311px;top:-2794px;”><a … Continue reading
“Show in Finder” not working in Mountain Lion
In OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2) there is a very annoying bug which prevents “Show in Finder” (or “Reveal in Finder“, “Open in Finder“) functionality (usually a menu item) from working in many applications including TextMate, TotalFinder, Transmit, The Unarchiver, … Continue reading
Fix for applications (TextWrangler, Chrome, Evernote, iPhoto …) crashing on startup in Mountain Lion
Update: if you’re using OS X 10.7 Lion (not Mountain Lion!) and you have a similar problem, perhaps this information could help you. My friend noticed that after he updated to Mac OS X Mountain Lion some applications (including famous … Continue reading