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Enable full name display in Twitter for Mac

October 12, 2012October 10, 2012 by Mr.W

By default twitter shows only the twitter usernames in their application. With the following command it’s possible to enable to display the full name instead the twitter username.

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Categories 3rd party appsTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Change auto check interval Google Notifier

September 13, 2012 by Mr.W

When you use Google Notifier you will have noticed that your mailbox will be checked once every 15 minutes. You can change this interval with the following Terminal command.

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Categories 3rd party appsTags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.81 Comment

Disable Google Chrome’s automatic software update

September 12, 2012September 11, 2012 by Mr.W

Google Chrome automatically checks for software updates in the background. If you want to disable the automatic updates to reduce data traffic, you can do this with a defaults write command.

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Categories 3rd party appsTags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.81 Comment

Enable the secret settings in Twitter for OS X

September 8, 2012September 7, 2012 by Mr.W

The Twitter for Mac OS X application has a secret preferences tab. This gives you access to options like: Show full names, Compose windows float over all windows, type anywhere and munch more.

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Categories 3rd party appsTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
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