Script to Clear the SideBar Prefs
Here’s a quick little script you can push out to a system having SideBar issues, to clear the prefs. Alternately you can throw the rm command itself into ARD as a support mechanism… #!/bin/bash rm...
View ArticleMac: Setting Screen Saver from the CLI
Earlier today I posted on how to activate the screen saver from the command line. But I hadn’t yet mentioned how to set it up. Before I do, let’s look at the /System/Library/Screen Savers directory....
View ArticleAddress Book File Locations
Address Book.app stores its preferences in the following property list files in ~/Library/Preferences: com.apple.AddressBook.abd.plist com.apple.AddressBook.plist The Address Book data itself is stored...
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iPhone 4: Where is My FaceTime?
I am almost embarrassed how long this took me to figure out. FaceTime was missing on my iPhone 4. Apparently, if you upgrade from 3 to 4 it doesn’t automatically show up. Instead you need to go to...
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Using The Software Update Service In Yosemite Server
The software patching configuration built into most operating systems is configured so all that a user has to do is open a box at home, join the network and start using the computer right away. As...
View ArticleCompletely Reinstall Final Cut In OS X
I’ve seen a few instances where an upgrade caused Final Cut to run kinda’ strangely. To resolve, I’ve just been doing a quick reinstall of Final Cut. To do so: First move the Final Cut application to...
View ArticleScript to Clear the SideBar Prefs
Here’s a quick little script you can push out to a system having SideBar issues, to clear the prefs. Alternately you can throw the rm command itself into ARD as a support mechanism… #!/bin/bash rm...
View ArticleMac: Setting Screen Saver from the CLI
Earlier today I posted on how to activate the screen saver from the command line. But I hadn’t yet mentioned how to set it up. Before I do, let’s look at the /System/Library/Screen Savers directory....
View ArticleAddress Book File Locations
Address Book.app stores its preferences in the following property list files in ~/Library/Preferences: com.apple.AddressBook.abd.plist com.apple.AddressBook.plist The Address Book data itself is stored...
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iPhone 4: Where is My FaceTime?
I am almost embarrassed how long this took me to figure out. FaceTime was missing on my iPhone 4. Apparently, if you upgrade from 3 to 4 it doesn’t automatically show up. Instead you need to go to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using The Software Update Service In Yosemite Server
The software patching configuration built into most operating systems is configured so all that a user has to do is open a box at home, join the network and start using the computer right away. As...
View ArticleCompletely Reinstall Final Cut In OS X
I’ve seen a few instances where an upgrade caused Final Cut to run kinda’ strangely. To resolve, I’ve just been doing a quick reinstall of Final Cut. To do so: First move the Final Cut application to...
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