Category Archives: Hack

List iTunes Apps by Purchaser

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

I finally developed a way to list all your iTune applications by Purchaser, and even better, I can do it from the command line. Continue reading →

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Turning Web Share Back On in Mountain Lion

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

Apple removed Web Share from Mountain Lion. Next they’ll be removing the Start button… oh, wait… that’s someone else. Here’s how to bring back Apache for those people who use their Mac to test and design websites. Continue reading →

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Resetting MobileMe[ss]

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

Recently I noticed that my iPhone 4 started acting really, really badly. It wouldn’t unlock when a call was coming in, I couldn’t swipe between screens on the desktop, I couldn’t scroll within mail, clicks in the calendar weren’t working. … Continue reading →

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Making RawTherapee Work in OS X Lion

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

I’ve been playing with RawTherapee (v4.0.9), a very impressive RAW file editor that’s extremely technical. It’s available on Google Code. Here’s how I made it work with OS X Lion 10.7.4. After installation, opening the app results in an instant crash … Continue reading →

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Case-Sensitive GNU sort

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

GNU sort appears to be producing case-insenstive output all the time, no matter what you use for the case-insenstive switch. Turns out there’s a little more going on behind the scenes you need to know. Continue reading →

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Installing CS5.5 Master Collection on OS X Lion

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

Installing Adobe CS5.5 Master Collection on OS X Lion and having the Installer hang? Here’s the solution. It isn’t pretty, but it works. Continue reading →

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CoffeeScript Bundle for TextMate (FIX for Command Not Found)

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Installed HomeBrew to get Node.js, used the node package manager to get CoffeeScript, added a TextMate Bundle for CoffeeScript and got a “coffee: command not found” when doing a Command-B. WTF? Here’s how I fixed it. Continue reading →

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Files Gone on Drobo FS with OS X Lion? Get ‘em back!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Using DroboFS and OSX Lion only to discover that your Drobo shares have no content!? Yikes! But fret not, you merely have a small corruption problem brought on by the firmware, and in moments you can force a rebuild of that database and all your files will be back safe, happy, and sound with no data loss. Here’s how. Continue reading →

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1Password Woes with Safari Extension (fix)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Safari 5.1 and 1Password 3.7.x not playing well? Getting a Database error? No such column? Overview key missing? Try this… it worked for me. Continue reading →

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Apple Magic Mouse Sleeping on Win7

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

My bluetooth Magic Mouse kept falling asleep. Here’s how to keep it away. Continue reading →

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