Ask Different Stack Exchange
Ask Different Stack Exchange

Most Popular

more tags
1500 questions
36
votes
10 answers

how to quickly reboot from OSX to Windows and back

From Windows back to OSX is fairly easy. What I would like is a few less steps to get from OSX to Windows. Currently I launch system preferences -> startup disk - then select the bootcamp partition and press restart. Being completely new to OSX it…
Ralph Shillington
  • 1,096
36
votes
8 answers

How can I clean up 'Other' storage on iPhone 3G?

My iPhone 3G is currently showing 3.1GB of 'Other' disk space in iTunes, and this amount seems to be growing by about 0.1GB every couple of days. I can't find any good references for what this space could actually be getting used for. I've heard…
Wally Lawless
  • 541
36
votes
1 answer

What is a combo update and how is it different than the regular update?

What is a combo update and how is it different from a normal update?
user23396
36
votes
7 answers

Merging Multiple CSV Files without merging the header

I need to merge multiple .CSV files (using the cat command) but without copying the header for each file. What's the best way to accomplish this task?
Dranian
  • 469
36
votes
1 answer

Is there a Mac OS X equivalent of the Linux iwconfig command?

I'm looking for a command line tool in Mac OS X that performs the equivalent of the iwconfig command in Linux. Example: kirkland@x220:~/src/byobu/byobu$ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"serenity" Mode:Managed …
Dustin Kirkland
  • 726
36
votes
3 answers

Hide username from menu bar

In Mountain Lion, my full name is displayed at the right of the menu bar (between the time and the search icon, to be specific). As it takes a lot of space, I was wondering if there is a way to hide this?
Stijn.V
  • 681
36
votes
7 answers

Can I get windows 7 like window resizing on Mac OS X?

Windows 7 has a nice new feature for moving around windows. The one that I am particularly interested in is: Windows Key + Left/Right : Move the window to the left or right of the screen, or over to a second monitor. But, Windows Key + Up:…
tobes
  • 361
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
36
votes
4 answers

Syncing non-Amazon purchased eBooks between Kindle, iPad, and iPhone

I have an Amazon Kindle Keyboard, an iPhone, and an iPad. I have purchased a load of eBooks from the publisher, O'Reilly, and have downloaded them on to the Kindle via USB. I note these do not show up in my Kindle account on the Amazon website, and…
tomfanning
  • 585
36
votes
1 answer

Is it possible to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers?

I'd really like to be able to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers on my MBP. Is this possible? If so, how?
daviesgeek
  • 38,901
  • 52
  • 159
  • 203
36
votes
4 answers

How to control Bluetooth wireless radio from the command line?

This question is almost the same as my previous question, but with one major difference; I want to turn on/off Bluetooth from the command line (bash or similar), NOT from AppleScript - the answers for this I saw on superuser all used AppleScript. I…
Andrew Wonnacott
  • 683
36
votes
5 answers

Do computers slow down as they age?

I have an eMac I bought in 2004. I just used the system restore CD to re-install Panther, iLife '04, Internet Explorer for Mac(!), etc. I don't have any timed specs from "back then", so I can't answer this definitively, but the machine feels slower…
Daniel
  • 34,803
36
votes
4 answers

How can I figure out which tab in Safari is using CPU?

I usually have several tabs open in Safari in the background, and sometimes I see it taking up an unusual amount of CPU (PluginProcess or WebProcess). How can I figure out which tab (or tabs) is causing this? If there are no easy GUI solutions, I'm…
jtbandes
  • 11,074
36
votes
3 answers

How do I get back the input source flags on my menu bar?

I just upgraded to macOS Monterey 12.4 and now the flags, primarily the one for the current input source, is gone from the menu bar and was replaced with a country code. I find the colored flags much easier to work with, also when quickly switching…
Tom
  • 592
  • 1
  • 6
  • 13
36
votes
10 answers

Preview automatically password protects PDF when saving

I experienced a behaviour I've never seen before when opening, editing and saving a PDF today. As soon as save the PDF with Preview the file will be password protected, and I cannot open it again. I've tested this on multiple files, but it seems to…
c3p0
  • 461
  • 1
  • 4
  • 3
36
votes
5 answers

How to remove Microsoft AutoUpdate from macOS?

I tried Microsoft Edge, but It installed "Microsoft AutoUpdate" app. Its very annoying that Microsoft installs crap I didn't want on my machine. I tried to look for the Application but no luck.
Jaekov Segovia
  • 871
1 2 3
…
99 100