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Change the Time Machine Backup Schedule

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

If you think Time Machine is backing up your Mac too often, you can customize the interval between two automatic scheduled backups. Use following command to change the Time Machine Backup Schedule.

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Categories Time Machine Tags 10.5, 10.6

Disable the extension change warning in OS X Finder

August 23, 2012July 3, 2012 by Mr.R

When attempting to change a file extension in OS X Finder a warning dialog will appear. This could be annoying if you know what you’re exactly doing. Turn off the extension change dialog with the following command.

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Categories Finder Tags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Show hidden files in OS X Finder

May 29, 2013July 3, 2012 by Mr.R

Mac OS X Finder does not show hidden (.dot) files and folders. Usually administrator will go in the Terminal and browses those hidden files and folders. This command will display all hidden files and folders.

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Categories Finder Tags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 2 Comments

Show OS X Dashboard Widgets on your Desktop

August 23, 2012July 2, 2012 by Mr.R

Enable OS X Dashboard widgets on the desktop, with the F12 or F4 key. After applying the defaults write command activate Dashboard, click on the widget you want to move to your desktop, and while holding the mouse button down, click F12/F4 again.

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Categories Dashboard Tags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 4 Comments

X-Ray style Quick Look folder preview

November 2, 2012July 2, 2012 by Mr.R

This command can be performd in Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and Lion (10.7) to get folders in Quick Look preview to show up with transparent covers. This option gives you an “x-ray” style view of the icons inside a folder.

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Categories Quick Look Tags 10.6, 10.7 4 Comments

Disable Apple TV support in iTunes

August 23, 2012July 1, 2012 by Mr.R

Disable support for Apple TV within iTunes 7.1 or above. After applying this command the option ‘Apple TV’ will disappear in the navigation bar and the Advanced menu options.

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Categories iTunes Tags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
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