Tag Archives: macos

Resuming link between Apogee Duet and keyboard volume controls

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Dae

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 →

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Add a printer via command-line in OS X

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Dae

Goal: add a network printer via Remote Desktop’s command-line to numerous Macs.

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Concisest guide to setting up Time Machine server on Ubuntu Server 12.04, 14.04 & Debian

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Dae

“This worked much better than more recently published guides.” How to quickly set up Time Machine server on Ubuntu Server 12.04/14.04/16.04 and Debian without using extra repositories, unnecessary packages and redundant configuration. Backing up tested on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, … Continue reading →

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“Show in Finder” not working in Mountain Lion

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Dae

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 →

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Fix for applications (TextWrangler, Chrome, Evernote, iPhoto …) crashing on startup in Mountain Lion

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dae

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 →

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Receive “net send” messages in Mac OS X via Growl

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dae

Quick recipe to receive “net send” messages (usually sent from Windows) in Mac OS X via Growl. I worked it out while helping user kamlay @ habrahabr.

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The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dae

…are 32 milliseconds. The main problem of mouse movement in Mac OS X is not acceleration — it’s lag.

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Mac OS X occasionally ignores clicks

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Dae

Sometimes Mac OS X ignores clicks. The bug is easily reproducible on various applications, including Finder, Safari, Firefox, iTunes. * * * SmoothMouse, the long-awaited fix for mouse problems in OS X, has been released. Further discussion about the “ignored … Continue reading →

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Select input language by Caps Lock in Mac OS X

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Dae

(Эта статья также доступна на русском языке). Also: Switch input language by Caps Lock in Windows. !!! This method is not yet compatible with macOS 10.12 Sierra !!! * * * I found a new way to bind input language … Continue reading →

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Переключение языка ввода по Caps Lock в Mac OS X

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dae

(This article is as well available in English). !!! Это метод пока не работает в macOS 10.12 Sierra !!! Для пришедших из поисковых систем по схожим запросам: Если вы не знаете, как вообще переключается раскладка/язык в Mac OS X, попробуйте … Continue reading →

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