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Add a message to the login screen

September 11, 2012August 22, 2012 by Mr.W

The login screen of OS X by default only shows the computer name. It is however possible to add a message or warning to the login screen. Use following command to do this.

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Categories Mac OS X General Tags 10.5, 10.6

Disable support for radio stations (streams) in iTunes

August 27, 2012August 21, 2012 by Mr.R

Disable support for Radio Station (streams) within iTunes 7.1+. After applying this command the option ‘Radio’ 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

Disable ‘Connect to server’ menu option in OS X Finder

September 11, 2012August 21, 2012 by Mr.W

Disable the menu option: ‘Go ▸ Connect to server…’ (cmd⌘ + K) in the Mac OS X Finder menubar.

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Categories Finder Tags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Disable ‘Home Sharing’ options in iTunes

August 23, 2012August 15, 2012 by Mr.R

Disable the Home Sharing functionality within iTunes 7.1 or above. After applying this command the option ‘Home Sharing’ will disappear in the navigation bar and the Advanced menu options.

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Categories iTunes Tags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Show icons from hidden application translucent in OS X Dock

September 10, 2012August 15, 2012 by Mr.R

In Mac OS X you can hide an application with the key combination cmd⌘ + H. That the application is hidden you can not see directly in the Dock. Using this command, hidden applications are displayed with a translucent icon in the Dock:

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Categories Dock Tags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Enable the Safari debug menu

January 19, 2016August 13, 2012 by Mr.W

Safari has a hidden Debug-menu that offers some options for debugging the browser. The debug menu is different from the Developer menu. You can perform load and stress tests en additional logging features.

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Categories Safari Tags 10.10, 10.11, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9

Change default Mac OS X screencapture file type

September 11, 2012August 10, 2012 by Mr.R

Specify what file format you want to use for your screenshots (shift⇧ + cmd⌘ + 3) under Mac OS X. Th default format is .png, there are a lot of additional file formats available: png, pdf, tiff, pict, jpg, bmp, gif, psd, sgi and tga.

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Categories Mac OS X General Tags 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 1 Comment
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