Category: MAC OS X
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How to Reindex for Better Results – MAC OS X spotlight search
Spotlight search is a powerful tool on macOS, helping you quickly find files, applications, and information on your computer. However, there are times when you might encounter issues where it doesn’t return the right results. When this happens, reindexing your system can be the solution to improve the accuracy of your searches. I Step 1:…
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#git switch to branch without merge on local repo
To switch from master to a branch or branch to another without merge. git branch*master $ git fetch origin <new_branch> $ git checkoutBranch legacy set up to track remote branch legacy from origin.Switched to a new branch ‘new_branch’ $ git pull $ git branch* new_branchmaster
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git # move directory or file
Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink # clone the repogit clone <repo-url>git mv <source_file_or_directory> <destination>git status # will show the change detailsgit commit -am “comment_for_the_change”git push # push changes to repo
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Create bootable USB on OSX
– Identify the disk number for the USB disk inserted, usually you can find it from the “Name” and “Size” field. Below eg: , We inserted a USB with 4.1 GB size (so as the identified: “disk2”.) Open terminal and execute the following commands: sh-3.2$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme…
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Convert multiple JPEG to single PDF MAC OS
It is rather easy to convert Multiple images files as single PDF. – Select all the files, and open with preview – Print, and select “save as pdf” – this will create a single PDF file with all jpeg in. ./arun
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Root and install google play in Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 (8.1.4)
This is a working procedure to root and install google play Amazon Kindle HD 10″ (8.1.4). Root Kindle Fire HD, I followed the procedure described in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 Download Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18 from http://uploaded.net/file/0fpyh5c5 Extract the 7zip file and execute RunMe.sh (if you using MAC/Linux) $ ./RunMe.sh Select the option 1) Normal Now your device is root’d, you…
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svn: Can’t convert string from ‘UTF-8’ to native encoding:
“svn: Can’t convert string from ‘UTF-8’ to native encoding:” This usually happens with special characters in the file name, which the client cannot understand. Just set proper locale in the client to fix this issues, $ export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 // make sure the locale is properly set. $ locale LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 ./arun
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svn over ssh tunnel
It is very often required that you need to commit/update to the svn repository which is only indirectly accessible through a gateway (user can ssh to gateway and gateway can ssh to internal svn server) Suppose you have a working copy (locally on your machine) setup…
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My Favourite MAC OS X applications
Text Editor vi Text Edit Smultron: http://www.peterborgapps.com/smultron/ Komodo Edit: http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit Voice/Video Calls Skype : http://skype.com Google talk (browser plugin): : http://www.google.com/chat/video G+ hangout Web Browser Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/ Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome Twitter Client A Plus: http://www.aplus-app.com/ IM Adium: http://adium.im/ Office Documents Libre office: http://www.libreoffice.org/ Video Player VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Miro: http://www.getmiro.com/ ( an excellent stream and bit torrent…
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Setting Up IPv6 Tunnels on MAC and Linux
IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, brings a wealth of possibilities to your network, system, and services. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of establishing an IPv6 network tunnel on both MAC OS X and Linux. Step 1: Choose an IPv6 Tunnel Broker First, you need to select an IPv6 tunnel broker.…
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Android ADP1 Firmware to CyanogenMod
This note is more specific to mac os x, more likely the same steps will works with any OS. CyanogenMod is a customized, aftermarket firmware distribution for the HTC Dream and Magic cell phones, and the Google Nexus One. Based on the open-source Android operating system, CyanogenMod is designed to increase performance and reliability over…
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Hotspot Android – Donut 1.6
Finally, I’ve successfully enabled web browsing over a 3G connection on Android (version 1.6, codenamed Donut). Achieving this required a series of steps: Please note that if you’re using a kernel without the netfilter module, you may encounter issues with NAT (Network Address Translation), causing DNS to function but HTTP/HTTPS to fail. To overcome this,…