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How to prevent Terminal from resizing when font size is changed
10.8.3/Terminal 2.3.
Terminal resizes the entire window in seemingly unpredictable ways whenever I change the size of the font -- a frequent operation when frequently going between laptop and external displays.
Is there some way to prevent this? …
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How to push GMail to iPhone without Exchange?
Since Google has ended support for Google Sync aka Microsoft Exchange on Janurary 30th, how can I continue to get mails from GMail pushed?
As far as I know, IMAP does not support push.
I know that there is the offical GMail app, that uses iOS Push…
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How can I remove this icon from the menu bar?
I am seeing attached icon in the top right menu bar. I tried deleting MenuExtras by going to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extrasbut it didn't help, please help to hide or remove it.
seoppc
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Should I block incoming connections from "netbiosd"?
My (application) firewall settings are configured to block incoming connections from netbiosd. I don't recall setting this myself, and wonder what the consequences are.
What are the consequences of blocking incoming connections for netbiosd? If I…
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What does "brew --HEAD" mean?
I've seen it mentioned several times to fix issues with some packages, that it installs newer versions of packages somehow. But I've been unable to find a clear explanation of what that option really does, when to use it, why some packages have a…
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Do /etc/resolver/ files work in Mountain Lion for DNS resolution?
Can anyone tell me if adding a file under /etc/resolver will work for DNS resolution using a DNS server other than what is handed out via DHCP ?
My issue is that I want to use OpenDNS for a clients home DNS resolution in order to take advantage of…
ilium007
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How do I make a bootable USB OS X installer on a Mac?
Does anyone have a Terminal command-line recipe for making a new bootable USB flash drive for one of the new MacBook Air's? Is there a way to dd copy the USB boot device that comes in the box and make the new copy bootable? I'd like to make a new…
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OS X esc key stops working (randomly)
I have a 2011 MacBook Air with OS X Mountain Lion (I've upgraded from Lion). And ever since upgrading my escape key randomly stops working. And it's not that the keyboard on the laptop would be damaged as the same happens if I use Apple's Bluetooth…
Jan Hančič
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Damaged and can't be open app error message
I bought the iBoostUp app when I was using Lion, and one day it suddenly stopped working, I uninstalled it, and yesterday I got Mountain Lion hoping that it would get magically fixed, but it didn't.
Any clues on how to restore the app?
“iBoostUp”…
Jose Calleja
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How do I uninstall a program completely on a Mac?
I come from a PC background... every time I want to uninstall an application, I must use add/remove programs. On the mac, you can simply run a .app file from wherever you want, and many say that the way to uninstall them is simply delete this .app…
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Is There A Free Photoshop Alternative for Mac OS X?
I've been doing quite a bit of searching, but I'm only turning up commercially licensed packages. I don't need something as fully-featured as Photoshop, but something in that genre is sufficient. These features are of most importance to me:
Basic…
AJ.
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Permanently disable "Enable Dictation" keyboard shortcut in Monterey
Is it possible to permanently disable all keyboard shortcuts that toggle the "Enable Dictation" dialog in Monterey? In previous versions of macOS, the dialog had a "Don't Ask Again" button, but that's no longer the case:
Furthermore, the option to…
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Why isn't Alt-Tab working for switching windows of the same app?
In my MacBook Pro running Lion, I use Command + Tab to switch apps, and Alt1 + Tab for switching windows within an app.
In my work iMac, also running Lion, Alt + Tab isn't doing anything, and I can't find any setting for that. Also, I dont remember…
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Was the FileMerge application removed from OS X 10.7.3?
I just updated to 10.7.3 and can no longer find the FileMerge application, which is part of the Xcode developer tools package. Did apple remove this in 10.7.3?
I've checked in my developer directory, and used Spotlight, but it is nowhere to be…
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Can I view system stats in the Terminal?
The widget iStat Pro allows to monitor different system stats like
CPU usage
network bandwidth in/out
memory usage
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How can I view such system stats in the Terminal?
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