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Caution filename not matched when unzipping multiple files
Fix for “caution: filename not matched” error when trying to unzip multiple files at once in Terminal. Solution for unzipping multiple zip files with a single command. Open up a Terminal window on OS X, go to the directory containing the zip files and enter this command: unzip *.zip The backslash escapes (prevents) the wildcard…
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Loud MacBook Drive Sounds Listen and Compare
Think you have a loud or noisy CD/DVD drive in your MacBook / MacBook Pro? Apple was kind enough to record the noises from SuperDrives installed in MacBooks so that we can compare our drive sounds to that of “normal” SuperDrives.ย In my opinion, the SuperDrives make horrible loud clunky noises completely unbefitting of sleek…
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How to Turn Off Safe Sleep
First find your current sleep setting by opening Terminal in OS X and entering this at the prompt: pmset -g | grep hibernatemode That should return you something like “hibernatemode 3”. Remember this number, send an email to yourself, write it down on a scratch pad, whatever it takes to remember your default mode. Mode…
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Can’t Wake MacBook Pro from Sleep
Open the lid and nothing? Tap keys, change brightness, close and re-open lid and your MacBook still in sleep mode? Solution: Turn off Safe Sleep. Or use Smart Sleep. If you open your MacBook lid and notice that you can’t wake your MacBook from sleep, it’s because of the Safe Sleep system Apple designed. This…
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Terminal in OS X Leopard or Tiger
Open Finder Go to Applications => Utilities Double click on Terminal or highlight Terminal and Apple/Command Key + Arrow Down.
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LED Screen Color Balance MacBook Pro
In a follow-up to my previous post on the best laptop screen – MacBook Pro 15″ LED backlit screen, I’ve discovered why the laptop screen is quite different in displaying the same photo as compared to something like a Samsung SyncMaster 206bw which I use as my secondary display. It comes down to screen gamut…
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Fix Front Row Crash while playing divx avi
While watching a tv series encoded with divx, in avi package format on a Macbook installed with Leopard, I noticed that Front Row would randomly crash and return to the desktop. First step in investigating what was causing the crash is to look at the syslog. Open up Terminal (Applications => Utilities => Terminal) Go…
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Joining Split files on Mac
With large files, sometimes it’s easier handling them split into many smaller files.ย In order to rejoin the files one typically uses a file joining program.ย I came across two that could possibly perform file joins: MacHacha and Split & Concat. Turns out that MacHacha has some issues, perhaps related to Leopard, as after reaching…
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Hot MacBook Pro Temperature
To reduce the temperature of my MacBook Pro I use smcFanControl by Hendrik Holtmann.ย Normally my MacBook Pro would run somewhere close the 55-60C mark without doing anything intensive, say a 10-15% average CPU utilization.ย I found this somewhat hot for my tastes, especially when using the built in keyboard where it would be uncomfortably…
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Turn off Macbook Pro Display When Using External Display
To use an external display only when watching a movie on an external TV or projector it’s nice to not show the video on your Mac’s main display since it’s distracting. Closing the lid on a MacBook Pro makes it go to sleep and the only way to prevent the MacBook from sleeping with the…
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