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The history is shared between my iTerm2 terminal tabs: how can I switch that off?

I am using iTerm2 (with zsh), and for some reason the history is shared between the different tabs and windows that are open. In most of the cases for me, this is annoying, since I have tabs per specific task, and if I have to redo some commands, I…
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typing a backtick on Mac OS X Snow Leopard

I have had a hunt around the net for this, but cannot find an answer - how do I type a backtick on Mac OSX Snow Leopard? I have a Macbook from late-2010. The backtick character is one I use on a regular basis on StackExchange.
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How can I open a single app by an unidentified developer without allowing all

I know to secure safety it is now not allowed anymore to open apps that were not downloaded from the mac app store. But surely there is a workaround for this to open an app that you know is 'good' but just isn't in the app store. Preferably allowing…
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Mountain Lion with Java 7 only

I performed a clean installation of Mountain Lion and installed JDK7. java -version in Terminal returns java version "1.7.0_05" correctly, still Java Preferences and some other Java programs (such as Eclipse) result in prompts to install…
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Permissions for new files in shared directory

We just got a new iMac are using the /Users/Shared directory to store media assets (pictures, audio, video) that we want accessible to all users on the machine. After copying over all the files initially, we set the desired permissions and then…
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How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros?

I'm thinking about buying the new MacBook Pro. I will use it mostly to write code when I'm not at home and I've read that non-native apps look horrible due to the resolution. I was wondering if someone has tried using Eclipse or Zend Studio and if…
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How do I create a DMG file from a directory?

I'm trying to add a few files into a dmg. How do I create a DMG file from a directory?
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Is M1 chip aarch64 or amd64?

Just as the question says: I'm looking for the canonical word on which architecture M1 is. For when I'm downloading a .dmg to install .... ie, which one means "ARM" ? On the command line: % arch arm64 My "About This Mac" says:
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How to make python 3.11 my default python3 with brew

I like new software and I noticed that 3.11 is available in brew, so I have installed it: brew install python@3.11 I can get a repl by running python3.11, but if I run python3 I still get python 3.10 I have unlinked python@3.10 and then tried…
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Why must I source .bashrc every time I open terminal for aliases to work?

I added this line into my ~/.bashrc file. alias myserver='ssh davidfaux@davidfaux.com' However, when I open terminal and run myserver, terminal complains that -bash: myserver: command not found When I source my .bashrc file, however, (. .bashrc),…
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How can I get the exact URLs/requests that a program is trying to connect to?

I currently use Little Snitch to control network traffic on my Macbook Pro, and see what my apps are connecting to. Unfortunately, Little Snitch only shows you the hostname that an app is connecting to. Is there a tool which will show you the full…
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virtualbox installation failed on macOS Catalina

I am unable to install virtualbox on macOS Catalina. Tried both the GUI installer and Homebrew. Here is the installation error: installer: The upgrade failed. (The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the…
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What are some best practices for a family sharing a single Apple ID?

My family shares an apple ID, and I can't chose whose contacts I want to sync with when I set up Icloud. For example, I own a Mac and an iPhone. I want my content to only be synced between MY Mac and MY iPhone. Instead, everything including my…
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Is using both wireless/wired charging simultaneously for an iPhone faster?

The other day my younger sister had her iPhone plugged in via Lightning cable to the wall and she then put the plugged in phone on a wireless charging dock. She swears it makes the phone charge faster and won't listen to me tell her that the…
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Where is the convert command in macOS?

I need to convert a PNG file to an EPS file. Various sources on the Web refer to the convert command on macOS, but that program does not appear to exist on macOS High Sierra. How do I get it?
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