This is an excellent plug-in that adds Chrome and Firefox-like features to Safari's address bar. There are still a few bugs to work out, but I've been using it for the last few weeks with few problems: Safari Omnibar by Olivier Poitrey.
I've been meaning to post this for a few weeks, but here's a neat tip: you can disable local Time Machine backups to save some space if you're running Mac OS X 10.7.
Enter this into a terminal:
The reason I bought a WD My Book Live is because of a recommendation from Jim Cloudman, who posts an excellent tip to enable SSH access on the device.
I found out a little while ago, though, that it has hidden SSH access, and inside is a Debian installation, with 256MB of RAM and an 800MHz processor.
While my iMac came with an Apple-branded SSD, and received TRIM support through OS X Lion, Joy's MacBook Pro does not and did not. This utility enables it: TRIM Enabler.
I'm going to install it on her MBP shortly and see how it works.
Yesterday, I turned down an awesome opportunity.
Why did I turn it down?
If you want QuickTime Player 7 on your new Lion install, you can download a working copy from Apple here: QuickTime Player 7.6.6 for Mac OS X v10.6.3.
One other note: apparently, this version requires a license. You'll want to purchase that from Apple.
For some reason, Apple decided to hide the user's Library folder in the Finder. Here's a quick tip to keep it visible.
Run this command in the terminal to show the Library folder once-again:
A few months ago, I purchased a Western Digital My Book Live to use solely for backup purposes. Since receiving it, it has worked great keeping my iMac backed up, and I even planned on switching Joy's MacBook Pro to using it, too. Well, it doesn't look like that switch will be happening soon.
After the release of OS X Lion earlier this week, it broke support for older NAS drives. Apparently, Lion requires that a NAS uses the latest version of AFP; specifically, the drive needs to support DHX2. Here is the error that you get:
This account of a university professor's battle with cheating was an interesting read. He goes on to tell of how he used the university's anti-cheating measures, as well as his own tactics, but in the end received the opposite of what he was hoping for: poor professor-evaluations from students resulting in a lower raise in his salary.
If you're an educator, or have any interest in the school systems, you need to read this: Why I Will Never Pursue Cheating Again.
Sometimes, we try to make too much sense out of everything: The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy « You Are Not So Smart.