OS X category archive

Quickly, and efficiently, mass rename files in bash

June 18th, 2008 | How To, Linux, OS X, Ubuntu | 1 comment

Quick tip for everyone who is using Mac OS X, Unix, or anything with bash. If you want to mass rename a bunch of files, there isn’t a simple way of doing it. Either you would have to do it manually1 or you could use this simple line of code.

ls ryan.* | awk ‘{print("mv "$1" [...]

Safari 3.1.1 and Saft 10.0.7

April 16th, 2008 | How To, OS X | No comments

I have always used Webkit ever since switching to Safari as my general browser. Being that I’m always getting the newest build, I know what’s coming when Safari decides to upgrade.
Since Apple updated Safari from 3.1 to 3.1.1, Saft, a wonderful “addon/plugin/what-have-you”, breaks. I know Hao Li at haoli.dnsalias.com will be updating it pretty soon, [...]

How to run Adium (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and GTalk)

April 12th, 2008 | OS X | 1 comment

Being that not all locations allow all ports to be accessed through their gateway to the internet, sometimes you will run into problems in connecting to your IM programs such as iChat or, even better, Adium.1
Now, we know that all internet access points (WiFi spots, hotels, etc) will allow Port 80.2
So, we’re going to switch [...]

Safari 3.1 and Pith Helmet

March 19th, 2008 | General, How To, OS X | 5 comments

Recently Apple updated their browser Safari to version 3.1. It does boast new features that us web developers love, but it also crashes some hacks we also love. Note that I’m not calling them “plug-ins”. Read the reasoning behind this.
Now, one of my favorite Safari hacks has been Pith Helmet and with the new update, [...]

Must Have Mac Apps: Part I - Free Apps

January 17th, 2008 | OS X, Resource | No comments

A few friends of mine have recently switched over to Mac. I have been using my Macbook for some time now and have grown accustom to some applications. This will be a two part article. The following will be free applications. Part II will be paid applications. I suggest you giving them a try before [...]