An AppleScript for real time backups with Path Finder

If you're like me, you use Path Finder in lieu of Apple's OS X Finder as your primary file browser. This means that the Finder is never running on my system, and I would like for it to not launch each time my backup runs. Pre...

published on Tuesday, the 11. April 2006

Locally Cache Mac OS X Network Login Folders

Here at the school district, I was running into a problem where if several Mac OS X wireless clients logged into the network at once, everything slowed down to a crawl. After researching the problem, it looked like the user's...

published on Tuesday, the 11. April 2006

An AppleScript to hide extensions via drag and drop

The recent discussion on hiding a file's extension led me to write this AppleScript: on open (ItemList) set FileList to {} set FolderList to {} tell application "Finder" repeat with thisItem in ItemList if ki...

published on Tuesday, the 11. April 2006

Fix a 'permissions' problem with iTunes authorizations

If iTunes gives you an error saying that it cannot authorize your computer because of a permissions error, then here's how to fix the problem. Make sure that iTunes is not running, then as an administrator, delete the follow...

published on Tuesday, the 11. April 2006

Set up wireless printing via the Linksys WPS54G

After many hours, phone calls, and profanities, I am printing wirelessly using a Linksys WPS54G Print Server. I am printing from a Powerbook G4 running Mac OSX 10.4.5 to an Epson Stylus Photo R320. Here's what worked for me: ...

published on Monday, the 10. April 2006

10.4: Sync Nokia Series 40 via 10.4.6 iSync

At last, iSync has support for the Nokia Series 40 operating system (OS), but not all phones have been added. This is, though, quite easy to do yourself. (This is based on another hint posted about the Series 60 phones.) Fir...

published on Monday, the 10. April 2006

Speed up Adobe Reader PDF rendering in Safari

Launch Adobe Reader, and then open its Preferences. Under the Internet section, update your network speed to LAN (or whatever's appropriate) from 56kbps (default). This really speeds up the Adobe Reader PDF viewer plug-in fr...

published on Monday, the 10. April 2006

Control iTunes playlists, etc. with ATI Remote Wonder

I was looking for a way to control iTunes remotely. An inexpensive alternative to Keyspan or other remotes is the ATI Remote Wonder remote control -- you can buy them on eBay for about $20. The remote is RF based, so it w...

published on Monday, the 10. April 2006

A fix for iCal refusing to show a given view

After several years of use, under 10.4.3 through 10.4.5 on a PowerBook G4, iCal suddenly refused to display the week view -- the one I depend on the most! The failure mode appeared (as best I can tell) shortly after using an ...

published on Monday, the 10. April 2006

Boot Camp - Apple simplifies Windows XP on Intel Macs

The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 9 out of 10]Developer: Apple Computer / Product page Price: Free This week's Pick of the Week is obviously very late. However, the pick itself is the reason that the pick is so late, as I've b...

published on Friday, the 7. April 2006